Loyalsock State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
345 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Asylum Township
8% of Asylum Township’s land is conserved: 1,322 acres
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Asylum Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,322 acres · of 25.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,499 ft
Tip Top
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Asylum Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Asylum Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Asylum Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Asylum Township’s 8% is ahead of 50% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Asylum Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 237
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
101 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,322 conserved acres
8% of Asylum Township’s land. Who manages Asylum Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,379 ac
County1,335 ac
State natural resources345 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)326 ac
State fish & wildlife106 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land40 ac
Not recorded20 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,587 acForest Stewardship Easement · 944 acConservation Easement · 548 acState Resource Management Area · 451 acPrivate Conservation · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 851 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 345 | Open |
| State Game Land 237 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 106 | Open |
| Spring Lake Conservation Trust Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 20 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Asylum Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Asylum Township
Tip Top1,499 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Asylum Township: May to 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Asylum Township →
Next door
Asylum Township and its neighbors
Asylum Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Asylum Township3.7 miWysox Township2.6 miWyalusing Township2.1 miTerry Township1.3 miAlbany Township0.6 miStanding Stone Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Standing Stone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wysox Township | 2% | 0.1 | 24 | 18% | C |
| Wyalusing Township | 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 19% | C |
| Terry Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Albany Township | — 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 Asylum Township
How much of Asylum Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Asylum Township’s trails?
Loyalsock State Forest and State Game Lands Number 237 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Asylum Township?
21,088 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Asylum Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 451 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Asylum Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Asylum 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 →