Annette Smith Memorial Park
Managed by Sullivan Township
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Sullivan Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sullivan Township
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Sullivan Township. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
152 acres · of 42.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,778 ft
Hemlock Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sullivan Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sullivan Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sullivan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home12% 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 10%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sullivan Township’s 1% is ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sullivan 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 still be D. 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.
Tioga State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
152 conserved acres
1% of Sullivan Township’s land. Who manages Sullivan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County429 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Agricultural Easement · 429 acLocal Park · 6 acState Resource Management Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 143 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Smith Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Tioga State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sullivan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sullivan Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Sullivan Township
Hemlock Hill1,778 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sullivan Township: May 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Sullivan Township →
Next door
Sullivan Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 12% | D |
| Ward Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rutland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Covington Township | 7% | 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 Sullivan Township
How much of Sullivan Township is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Sullivan Township’s trails?
Annette Smith Memorial Park and Tioga State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sullivan Township?
54,370 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sullivan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sullivan Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Sullivan 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 →