Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in South Mahoning Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross South Mahoning Township.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does South Mahoning Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Mahoning Township is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so South Mahoning Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in South Mahoning 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in South Mahoning Township →
South Mahoning Township and its neighbors
South Mahoning Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mahoning Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D− |
| East Mahoning Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Mahoning Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 6% | D |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Mahoning Township
How much of South Mahoning Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near South Mahoning Township?
5,848 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Mahoning Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Mahoning Township have?
Ahead of 4% 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 Mahoning Township 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 →