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Outdoors in Vowinckel

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vowinckel

2% of Vowinckel’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Vowinckel, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
25 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
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.

Clear Creek State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

25 conserved acres

2% of Vowinckel’s land. Who manages Vowinckel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits17 ac
State natural resources7 ac
Not recorded17 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 17 acPrivate Conservation · 17 acState Resource Management Area · 7 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Knox & Kane Railroad Corridor
Private Recreation or Education
Not recorded35Open
Clear Creek State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources7Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Baker Trail0.9 mi
Tom's Run0.3 mi
Biking & sports

2.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Vowinckel: May, August and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333645597077817973614837
Rain (in)3.52.73.64.14.05.14.83.94.03.83.73.6

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vowinckel →

Next door

Vowinckel and its neighbors

Vowinckel has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Vowinckel— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crown— 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 Vowinckel

Are dogs allowed on Vowinckel’s trails?

Clear Creek State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Vowinckel?

2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Vowinckel?

88,023 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vowinckel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vowinckel neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →