Sproul State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
3,873 acres14 mi of trail
Scalded Meadows TrailLeft Branch Boiler Run TrailBoiler Run TrailLittle Buckhorn Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bald Eagle Township
22% of Bald Eagle Township’s land is conserved: 5,787 acres
The biggest trail networks: Sproul State Forest (14 mi), Bald Eagle State Forest (1.8 mi), Bucktail State Park Natural Area (0.8 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Bald Eagle Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
5,787 acres · of 41.6 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,683 ft
Round Top
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Bald Eagle Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bald Eagle Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bald Eagle Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bald Eagle Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home18% 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 50%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Bald Eagle Township’s 22% is ahead of 83% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% 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 Sproul State Forest, with 14 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
768 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Bucktail State Park Natural Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
132 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
State Game Lands Number 255
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
352 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Sproul State Forest3,873 acres · 14 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsBald Eagle State Forest768 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Bucktail State Park Natural Area132 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
State Game Lands Number 255352 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
Peddie Memorial Park7 acres · City of Lock Haven
Bald Eagle Township Park3 acres
DirectionsMill Hall Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
5,787 conserved acres
22% of Bald Eagle Township’s land. Who manages Bald Eagle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources4,535 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,428 ac
State fish & wildlife359 ac
County335 ac
State parks132 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded266 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,887 acAgricultural Easement · 1,655 acForest Stewardship Easement · 661 acConservation Easement · 447 acState Park · 264 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 891 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sproul State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,741 | Open |
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 660 | Open |
| State Game Land 255 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 352 | Open |
| Bucktail State Park State Park | State parks | 264 | Open |
| Sproul State Forest - Bucktail State Park Natural Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 134 | Open |
| Bucktail State Park Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 134 | Open |
| Bald Eagle Creek Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| Mill Hall Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Bald Eagle Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bald Eagle Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Bald Eagle Township
Round Top1,683 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
12 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.6 miHorses · 9.9 miUnpaved · 6.5 mi
Scalded Meadows Trail2.2 mi
Boiler Run Trail1.7 mi
Left Branch Boiler Run Trail1.4 mi
Little Buckhorn Trail0.9 mi
Slaughtering Ground Trail0.9 mi
Eagleton Railroad Trail0.7 mi
Bootleg Path0.6 mi
Eagleton Mine Camp Trail0.4 mi
Steiger Trail0.3 mi
Demonstration Forest Trail0.1 mi
2 more trails
Little Buckhorn
0.1 miGobblers Roost (ECMT)
0.1 miLakes & 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.
Eagleton Mine Camp Trail loopBike route
6 miScalded Meadows TrailBike route
2.2 miMill Branch RoadBike route
1.4 miLeft Branch Boiler Run TrailBike route
1.4 miBoiler Run TrailBike route
1.4 miSlaughtering Ground TrailBike route
0.9 miLittle Buckhorn TrailBike route
0.9 miEagleton Railroad TrailBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
9Tennis
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Nathan Harvey HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bald Eagle 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Bald Eagle Township →
Next door
Bald Eagle Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Grugan Township125 miBeech Creek Township93 miLamar Township39 miBald Eagle Township21 miColebrook Township17 miCastanea Township14 miMill Hall0.3 miAllison Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle Township | 22% | 0.5 | 5 | 18% | B− |
| Mill Hall | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 68% | B− |
| Lamar Township | 43% | 0.9 | 11 | 24% | B+ |
| Colebrook Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Castanea Township | 38% | 2.5 | 32 | 98% | A+ |
| Beech Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grugan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Allison 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 Bald Eagle Township
Where can I hike in Bald Eagle Township?
The longest trail networks: Sproul State Forest, 14 miles; Bald Eagle State Forest, 1.8 miles; Bucktail State Park Natural Area, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bald Eagle Township is conserved land?
22% 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 Bald Eagle Township’s trails?
Sproul State Forest and Bald Eagle State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bald Eagle Township?
187,932 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bald Eagle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,953 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bald Eagle Township have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Bald Eagle 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 →