Columbia Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in South Centre Township
South Centre Township has 55 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross South Centre Township. 2% of South Centre Township’s land is conserved, about 55 acres. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
55 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Centre Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Centre Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Centre Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home54% 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 36%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so South Centre Township’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
Water is 9% of South Centre Township’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in South Centre Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
2% of South Centre Township’s land. Water is left out: South Centre Township has 5.4 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Centre Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government23 ac
Not recorded32 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 32 acLocal Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
| Columbia Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in South Centre Township
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Playgrounds in South Centre Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & 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
2Soccer
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in South Centre Township: April to August
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 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in South Centre Township →
Next door
South Centre Township and its neighbors
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Scott Township2.6 miNorth Centre Township2.4 miMifflin Township2.1 miMain Township1.2 miSouth Centre Township0.1 miLime Ridge0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Centre Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 28 | 54% | C+ |
| North Centre Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Mifflin Township | 5% | 0.1 | 5 | 49% | C |
| Lime Ridge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Scott Township | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 51% | C |
| Main Township | 37% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Centre Township
How much of South Centre Township is conserved land?
2% 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 South Centre Township’s trails?
Columbia Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Centre Township?
18,091 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Centre Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Centre Township have?
Ahead of 36% 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 South Centre 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 →