Richard J. Kritz West Middlesex Girls Softball Complex
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Les Truchel · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Shenango Township
Shenango Township has 61 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Shenango Township’s land is conserved, about 243 acres. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross Shenango Township, 0.3 per square mile of land. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #913 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
243 acres · of 30.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,155 ft
Stony Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shenango Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shenango Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #913 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shenango Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 12%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Shenango Township’s 1% is ahead of 8% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
243 conserved acres
1% of Shenango Township’s land. Who manages Shenango Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)196 ac
County182 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government53 ac
Conservation Easement · 196 acAgricultural Easement · 182 acLocal Park · 53 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 190 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Valley Softball Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| Shenago Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Shenango Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shenango Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Shenango Township
Stony Hill1,155 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shenango Township: April, May, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shenango Township →
Next door
Shenango Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hubbard Township31 miHermitage11 miShenango Township8.3 miPulaski Township2.6 miLackawannock Township1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | 1% | 0.3 | 17 | 17% | C |
| Hermitage | 1% | 0.4 | 20 | 39% | C+ |
| Pulaski Township | 6% | 0.1 | 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Lackawannock Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 2% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shenango Township
How much of Shenango Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Shenango Township’s trails?
Richard J. Kritz West Middlesex Girls Softball Complex and Kiwanis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shenango Township?
6,366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shenango Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shenango Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #913 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shenango Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →