Montour Preserve
Managed by Montour Area Recreation Commission
654 acres7.5 mi of trail
Chilisuagi TrailRidgefield Point Loop TrailGoose Woods TrailWildlife Management Trail+1
No dogs
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: fishhawk · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Anthony Township
Anthony Township has 658 acres of parks, 459 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Montour Preserve (7.5 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Anthony Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 25.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
658 ac
459 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
4 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Anthony Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Anthony Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anthony Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Anthony Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land459 acres of park per 1,000 residents (658 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+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 40%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Anthony Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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 Montour Preserve, with 7.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Anthony Township’s land. Who manages Anthony Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency15 ac
County10 ac
Agricultural Easement · 25 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
7 places to go in Anthony Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Anthony Township
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Anthony Township
Boat RampIn Montour Preserve
DirectionsFishing spots in Anthony Township
Fishing PierIn Montour Preserve
DirectionsScenic views in Anthony Township
Sunset Point OverlookIn Montour Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.0 mi
Chilisuagi Trail3.2 mi
Ridgefield Point Loop Trail0.8 mi
Goose Woods Trail0.7 mi
Wildlife Management Trail0.7 mi
Bluebird Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Anthony Township: April to June and 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Anthony Township →
Next door
Anthony Township and its neighbors
Anthony Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Anthony Township13 miLimestone Township10 miLewis Township1.6 miDerry Township1.5 miMadison Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 459 | 13% | C+ |
| Lewis Township | 7% | 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | C− |
| Limestone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Derry Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 28% | C− |
| Madison Township | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Anthony Township
Where can I hike in Anthony Township?
The longest trail networks: Montour Preserve, 7.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Anthony Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Anthony Township’s trails?
Montour Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Anthony Township?
13,918 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anthony Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 658 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Anthony Township have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Anthony 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 →