Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Smethport
44 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Smethport, 0.4 per square mile of land. 3% of Smethport’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Smethport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Smethport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smethport is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Smethport’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
32 conserved acres
3% of Smethport’s land. Who manages Smethport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smethport Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 32 | Open |
1 places to go in Smethport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Smethport: May, June, 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Smethport →
Questions about parks and trails in Smethport
How much of Smethport is conserved land?
3% 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 Smethport’s trails?
Hamlin Park and Hamlin Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Smethport?
33,234 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smethport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smethport have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Smethport neighbors.
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 →