Photo: Michael J at English Wikipedia · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Tunkhannock
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Tunkhannock, 0.2 per square mile of land. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tunkhannock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tunkhannock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tunkhannock is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Tunkhannock’s 3% is ahead of 19% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
Water is 6% of Tunkhannock’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McCord Park
16 conserved acres
3% of Tunkhannock’s land. Water is left out: Tunkhannock has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tunkhannock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Mccord Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Tunkhannock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Tunkhannock: April 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) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Tunkhannock →
Tunkhannock and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhannock | 3% | 0.2 | 14 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Tunkhannock Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 18 | 20% | C− |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.8 | 15 | 19% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tunkhannock
How much of Tunkhannock is conserved land?
3% 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 Tunkhannock’s trails?
Riverside Park and McCord Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tunkhannock?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tunkhannock?
4,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tunkhannock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tunkhannock have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Tunkhannock 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 →