Riverside Community Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Stonycreek Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Stonycreek Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Stonycreek Township, 3.7 per square mile of land. 90 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #70 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
88 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
3.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Stonycreek Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stonycreek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stonycreek Township is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #70 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stonycreek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails3.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 93%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Stonycreek Township’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Coldren St. Playground
Managed by Stonycreek Township
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
4% of Stonycreek Township’s land. Who manages Stonycreek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government88 ac
Local Park · 87 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Regional Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 81 | Open |
| Dale Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Lorain Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Coldren Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Stonycreek Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Stonycreek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stonycreek Township
Luxor Gardens Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.2 miUnpaved · 8.0 mi
Map of the Earth3.7 mi
LSHT - Whitetail Trail1.3 mi
LSHT - Historic Trail0.9 mi
LSHT - Hunter Spur0.6 mi
LSHT - Pathway to the Falls0.5 mi
LSHT - Overlook Trail0.5 mi
LSHT - Cub Scout Loop0.3 mi
LSHT - Boy Scout Loop0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
3Tennis
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stonycreek 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stonycreek Township →
Next door
Stonycreek Township and its neighbors
Stonycreek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Conemaugh Township17 miStonycreek Township13 miBelmont7.3 miOakland5.3 miJohnstown4.5 miLorain1.7 miFerndale0.0 miRiverside0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonycreek Township | 4% | 3.7 | 33 | 99%+ | A |
| Oakland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Johnstown | 2% | 0.8 | 3 | 96% | B− |
| Ferndale | 3% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Conemaugh Township | 5% | 0.4 | 185 | 8% | B |
| Lorain | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Riverside | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Belmont | — 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 Stonycreek Township
How much of Stonycreek Township 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 Stonycreek Township’s trails?
Riverside Community Park and Coldren St. Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stonycreek Township?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stonycreek Township?
44,408 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stonycreek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stonycreek Township have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Stonycreek 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 →