State Game Lands Number 79
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4,426 acres9.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Blacklick Township
23% of Blacklick Township’s land is conserved: 4,497 acres
74 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 79 (9.4 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
4,497 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
17 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Blacklick Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blacklick Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blacklick Township is ahead of 70% 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 Blacklick Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home20% 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 70%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Blacklick Township’s 23% is ahead of 83% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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 79, with 9.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,497 conserved acres
23% of Blacklick Township’s land. Who manages Blacklick Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4,425 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government72 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,425 acLocal Park · 72 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 079 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,425 | Open |
| Nanty Glo Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 49 | Open |
| Duman Road Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Blacklick Township: April, May and 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) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Blacklick Township →
Next door
Blacklick Township and its neighbors
Blacklick Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jackson Township34 miBlacklick Township14 miCambria Township13 miBarr Township2.5 miVintondale0.6 miTwin Rocks0.0 miNanty-Glo0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacklick Township | 23% | 0.4 | 43 | 20% | B+ |
| Jackson Township | 31% | 0.7 | 11 | 33% | B+ |
| Barr Township | 1% | 0.1 | 85 | 10% | C |
| Twin Rocks | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Vintondale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nanty-Glo | 7% | under 0.1 | 28 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Cambria Township | 3% | 0.3 | 39 | 39% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blacklick Township
Where can I hike in Blacklick Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 79, 9.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blacklick Township is conserved land?
23% 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 Blacklick Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 79 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blacklick Township?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blacklick Township?
33,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blacklick Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,525 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blacklick Township have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Blacklick 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 →