Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0Benton Township has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Benton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Benton Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Benton Township’s 1% is ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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98 conserved acres
1% of Benton Township’s land. Who manages Benton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Creek Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
5 places to go in Benton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Benton 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) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Benton Township →
Benton Township and its neighbors
Benton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | 1% | 0.3 | 10 | 17% | C |
| Fairmount Township | 34% | 0.9 | 8,880 | 17% | A |
| Fishing Creek Township | 7% | 0.1 | 3 | 10% | C− |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sugarloaf 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 Benton Township
How much of Benton Township is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Benton Township?
56,023 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Benton Township have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Benton Township neighbors.
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 →