State Game Lands Number 98
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,159 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Boggs Township
5% of Boggs Township’s land is conserved: 1,159 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 98 (1.1 mi). 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,159 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Boggs Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boggs Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Boggs Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home26% 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 33%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Boggs Township’s 5% is ahead of 36% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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 98, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Boggs Township Community Park
Managed by Boggs Township
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,159 conserved acres
5% of Boggs Township’s land. Who manages Boggs Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,153 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,153 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 098 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,153 | Open |
| Boggs Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Dimeling-Madera Rail Trail5.6 mi
Pine Cone Trail / Dimeling-Madera Rail Trail1.2 mi
Green Road / Dimeling-Madera Rail Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Boggs Township: May and July 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Boggs Township →
Next door
Boggs Township and its neighbors
Boggs Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lawrence Township30 miBoggs Township10 miKnox Township8.4 miDecatur Township5.5 miGraham Township4.1 miWoodward Township3.7 miBradford Township2.6 miWest Decatur0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Township | 5% | 0.3 | 4 | 26% | C |
| Lawrence Township | 34% | 0.4 | 9 | 34% | B |
| Woodward Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 13% | D |
| Bradford Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 14% | D |
| Decatur Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 12% | D |
| Graham Township | 4% | 0.1 | 2 | 1% | C− |
| West Decatur | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Knox 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 Boggs Township
Where can I hike in Boggs Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 98, 1.1 miles; Boggs Township Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boggs Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Boggs Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 98 and Boggs Township Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Boggs Township?
53,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boggs Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,168 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boggs Township have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Boggs 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 →