Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
46 acres0.3 mi of trail
Appalachian Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wind Gap
10% of Wind Gap’s land is conserved: 84 acres
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wind Gap, 0.2 per square mile of land. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #587 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
84 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wind Gap?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wind Gap have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wind Gap is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #587 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wind Gap’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 43%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Wind Gap’s 10% is ahead of 57% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 168
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
84 conserved acres
10% of Wind Gap’s land. Who manages Wind Gap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service92 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
National Park Service28 ac
State fish & wildlife5 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Not recorded2 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 92 acLocal Park · 34 acConservation Easement · 28 acState Resource Management Area · 7 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 92 | Restricted |
| Wind Gap Borough Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| State Game Land 168 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
| Sgl 168 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Charron Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
| State Game Land #168 State Resource Management Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wind Gap
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wind Gap
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Appalachian Trail0.3 mi
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
6Baseball
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wind Gap: April, May, July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wind Gap →
Next door
Wind Gap and its neighbors
Wind Gap has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Gap | 10% | 0.2 | 10 | 83% | B |
| Plainfield Township | 30% | 0.2 | 45 | 56% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wind Gap
Where can I hike in Wind Gap?
The longest trail networks: Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wind Gap is conserved land?
10% 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 Wind Gap’s trails?
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wind Gap Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wind Gap?
18,298 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wind Gap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wind Gap have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #587 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Wind Gap 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 →