State Game Lands Number 158
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
8,950 acres12.7 mi of trail
Bells Gap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Antis Township
37% of Antis Township’s land is conserved: 14,208 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 158 (12.7 mi), State Game Lands Number 108 (9.5 mi). 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #734 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
14,208 acres · of 60.8 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Antis Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Antis Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Antis Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #734 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Antis Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home22% 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 51%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 29%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Antis Township’s 37% is ahead of 95% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% 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 State Game Lands Number 158, with 12.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 108
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4,794 acres9.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
State Game Lands Number 166
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
288 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gallitzin State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
14,208 conserved acres
37% of Antis Township’s land. Who manages Antis Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife14,072 ac
County411 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government35 ac
Not recorded3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 14,017 acAgricultural Easement · 411 acState Other or Unknown · 50 acLocal Recreation Area · 35 acRecreation or Education Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 103 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 158 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 8,919 | Open |
| State Game Land 108 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,809 | Open |
| State Game Land 166 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 288 | Open |
| Sandy Run State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 50 | Open |
| Bells Gap Railroad Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Elizabeth Furnace Private Historic or Cultural | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Antis Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Antis Township
Laguna Waterworks
DirectionsWave Pool
DirectionsScenic views in Antis Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.8 miHorses · 6.8 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Bells Gap Trail3.8 mi
Ray Amato Memorial Nature Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Bells Gap TrailBike route
3.8 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
1Football
1Equestrian
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Antis 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Antis Township →
Next door
Antis Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Reade Township33 miLogan Township26 miAntis Township23 miDean Township22 miSnyder Township8.4 miTyrone Township5.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antis Township | 37% | 0.4 | 5 | 22% | B− |
| Tyrone Township | 27% | 0.1 | 102 | 5% | B |
| Reade Township | 48% | 0.9 | 38 | under 1% | B+ |
| Logan Township | 10% | 0.6 | 66 | 39% | B+ |
| Dean Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Snyder Township | 25% | 0.2 | 13 | 18% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Antis Township
Where can I hike in Antis Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 158, 12.7 miles; State Game Lands Number 108, 9.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Antis Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Antis Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 158 and State Game Lands Number 108 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Antis Township?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths. Named routes: Bells Gap Trail.
Is there public land near Antis Township?
98,740 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Antis Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,175 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Antis Township have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #734 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 Antis 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 →