Gibson Park
Park
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Summit Township
Summit Township has 70 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Summit Township. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Summit Township’s land is conserved, about 261 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
261 acres · of 26.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Summit Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summit Township is ahead of 27% 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 Summit 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. 0.4DPark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Summit Township’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Summit 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 D to C+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
261 conserved acres
2% of Summit Township’s land. Who manages Summit Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)314 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government67 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Not recorded32 ac
Conservation Easement · 314 acLocal Park · 67 acPrivate Conservation · 32 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 159 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 58 | Open |
| Harmonsburg Fen Private Conservation | Not recorded | 32 | Restricted |
| Conneaut Lake Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Conneaut Lake Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Summit Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Summit Township
Camperland at Conneaut Lake Park
DirectionsPineview CamplandsFee
DirectionsTrails & 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Summit 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 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Summit Township →
Next door
Summit Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Vernon Township6.5 miConneaut Township3.6 miPine Township1.5 miSadsbury Township1.1 miSummit Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 46 | 10% | C |
| Sadsbury Township | 19% | under 0.1 | 162 | 53% | B+ |
| Pine Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Vernon Township | 10% | 0.2 | 72 | 46% | B+ |
| Conneaut Township | 7% | 0.1 | 1,632 | 15% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Summit Township
How much of Summit 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 Summit Township’s trails?
Gibson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Summit Township?
35,343 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summit Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summit Township have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Summit 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 →