Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Summerhill Township
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Summerhill Township. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Summerhill Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summerhill Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Summerhill Township’s 1% is ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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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90 conserved acres
1% of Summerhill Township’s land. Who manages Summerhill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 90 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Summerhill Township: May and July to 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Summerhill Township →
Summerhill Township and its neighbors
Summerhill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 13% | D |
| Conneautville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Conneaut Township | 7% | 0.1 | 1,632 | 15% | B− |
| Summit Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 46 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Summerhill Township
How much of Summerhill 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.
Is there public land near Summerhill Township?
32,375 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summerhill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summerhill Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Summerhill 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 →