Slippery Rock Community Park
Park
28 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Slippery Rock Community Park
Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock has 45 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Slippery Rock, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Slippery Rock Community Park (1.2 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #421 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
43 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Slippery Rock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Slippery Rock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Slippery Rock is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #421 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Slippery Rock’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 59%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Slippery Rock’s 4% is ahead of 29% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Slippery Rock Community Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
4% of Slippery Rock’s land. Who manages Slippery Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government38 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 42 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 42 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Slippery Rock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Slippery Rock
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Slippery Rock: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Slippery Rock →
Next door
Slippery Rock and its neighbors
Slippery Rock has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock | 4% | 0.9 | 13 | 88% | B+ |
| Slippery Rock University | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Slippery Rock
Where can I hike in Slippery Rock?
The longest trail networks: Slippery Rock Community Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Slippery Rock is conserved land?
4% 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 Slippery Rock’s trails?
Slippery Rock Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Slippery Rock?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Slippery Rock?
27,136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Slippery Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Slippery Rock have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #421 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 Slippery Rock 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 →