State Game Lands Number 87
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
673 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brady Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brady Township
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Brady Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
687 acres · of 37.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,037 ft
Coal Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brady Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brady Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brady Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home7% 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 23%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Brady Township’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brady 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
687 conserved acres
3% of Brady Township’s land. Who manages Brady Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife673 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government14 ac
State Resource Management Area · 673 acLocal Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 087 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 673 | Open |
| Brady Township Community Center Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Brady Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brady Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Brady Township
Coal Hill2,037 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brady Township: May, August and 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) | 32 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Brady Township →
Next door
Brady Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bell Township53 miSandy Township32 miUnion Township12 miBloom Township7.7 miBrady Township4.3 miHenderson Township1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Township | 3% | 0.1 | 7 | 7% | C− |
| Sandy Township | 12% | 0.6 | 53 | 18% | B+ |
| Union Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloom Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Henderson Township | 3% | 0.1 | 1 | 15% | C− |
| Bell 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 Brady Township
How much of Brady Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Brady Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 87 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brady Township?
73,031 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brady Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 694 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brady Township have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Brady 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 →