State Game Lands Number 53
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,850 acres1.7 mi of trail
Jarrett Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ayr Township
19% of Ayr Township’s land is conserved: 5,583 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 53 (1.7 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ayr Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
5,583 acres · of 46.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,706 ft
Meadow Grounds Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Ayr Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ayr Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ayr Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ayr Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home8% 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 24%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ayr Township’s 19% is ahead of 77% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ayr 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 53, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 124
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,256 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Buchanan State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
476 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
5,583 conserved acres
19% of Ayr Township’s land. Who manages Ayr Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife5,106 ac
State natural resources479 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,585 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 053 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,850 | Open |
| State Game Land 124 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,256 | Open |
| Buchanan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 479 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Ayr Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Ayr Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Ayr Township
Jarrett FallsIn State Game Lands Number 53
DirectionsPeaks in Ayr Township
Meadow Grounds Mountain1,706 ft elevation
DirectionsLowery Knob1,237 ft elevation
DirectionsIndian Chair1,135 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Jarrett Trail1.6 mi
Tuscarora Trail0.9 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.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ayr Township: April and June 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ayr Township →
Next door
Ayr Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Todd Township43 miPeters Township27 miLicking Creek Township7.7 miBelfast Township6.2 miAyr Township4.3 miWarren Township3.5 miThompson Township3.4 miMcConnellsburg0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Township | 19% | 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | C− |
| Todd Township | 39% | 1.5 | 550 | 51% | A |
| Warren Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Belfast Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Peters Township | 19% | 0.5 | 8 | 18% | B− |
| McConnellsburg | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C |
| Licking Creek Township | 9% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Thompson Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ayr Township
Where can I hike in Ayr Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 53, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ayr Township is conserved land?
19% 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 Ayr Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 53 and State Game Lands Number 124 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ayr Township?
58,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ayr Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,613 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ayr Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Ayr 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 →