State Game Lands Number 198
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,480 acres13 mi of trail
New Portage Branch
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Allegheny Township
21% of Allegheny Township’s land is conserved: 4,038 acres
29 miles of mapped trail cross Allegheny Township, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 198 (13 mi). 83 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #568 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
4,038 acres · of 29.6 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Allegheny Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Allegheny Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Allegheny Township is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #568 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Allegheny Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (29 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 45%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Allegheny Township’s 21% is ahead of 82% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 State Game Lands Number 198, with 13 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,038 conserved acres
21% of Allegheny Township’s land. Who manages Allegheny Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,774 ac
National Park Service181 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government81 ac
Not recorded2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,774 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 181 acLocal Recreation Area · 81 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 198 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,774 | Open |
| Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 181 | Restricted |
| Kittanning Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 76 | Open |
| Eldorado Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Allegheny Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Allegheny Township
Winmear's CampgroundWinmear
DirectionsWright's Orchard Station CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.4 miHorses · 8.0 miUnpaved · 2.1 mi
New Portage Branch5.4 mi
Foot of Ten Trail0.9 mi
6 to 10 Trail0.6 mi
Roundhouse0.4 mi
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.
6 to 10 TrailBike route
7.2 miCourts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Allegheny Township: April to August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Allegheny Township →
Next door
Allegheny Township and its neighbors
Allegheny Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Allegheny Township29 miFrankstown Township28 miLogan Township26 miJuniata Township11 miHollidaysburg4.7 miBlair Township1.4 miTunnelhill0.2 miEldorado0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | 21% | 1.0 | 13 | 13% | B |
| Juniata Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Logan Township | 10% | 0.6 | 66 | 39% | B+ |
| Blair Township | 7% | 0.1 | 13 | 51% | B− |
| Tunnelhill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frankstown Township | 23% | 0.6 | 167 | 28% | A− |
| Eldorado | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hollidaysburg | 7% | 2.0 | 21 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Allegheny Township
Where can I hike in Allegheny Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 198, 13 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Allegheny Township is conserved land?
21% 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 Allegheny Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 198 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Allegheny Township?
45,103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Allegheny Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,875 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Allegheny Township have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 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 Allegheny 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 →