State Game Lands Number 86
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,054 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Niagara · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Brokenstraw Township
15% of Brokenstraw Township’s land is conserved: 3,754 acres
99 acres are parks and preserves, 61 per 1,000 residents. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Brokenstraw Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
3,754 acres · of 38.0 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
61 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,883 ft
Crippen Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Brokenstraw Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brokenstraw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brokenstraw 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 Brokenstraw Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land61 acres of park per 1,000 residents (99 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% 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 70%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Brokenstraw Township’s 15% is ahead of 72% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cornplanter State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Anders Run Natural Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,754 conserved acres
15% of Brokenstraw Township’s land. Who manages Brokenstraw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,055 ac
U.S. Forest Service601 ac
State natural resources99 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,055 acNational Forest · 601 acState Conservation Area · 99 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 086 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,055 | Open |
| Allegheny National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 601 | Open |
| Anders Run Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 99 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Brokenstraw Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Brokenstraw Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Brokenstraw Township
Crippen Hill1,883 ft elevation
DirectionsCrippen Hill1,870 ft elevation
DirectionsYork Mountain1,811 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Brokenstraw Township
Buckaloons CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
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).
Irvine United Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Brokenstraw 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Brokenstraw Township →
Next door
Brokenstraw Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pleasant Township148 miDeerfield Township37 miPittsfield Township34 miBrokenstraw Township32 miConewango Township13 miSugar Grove Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokenstraw Township | 15% | 0.8 | 61 | 2% | B+ |
| Pleasant Township | 59% | 4.4 | 373 | 60% | A+ |
| Conewango Township | 2% | 0.4 | 17 | 35% | C+ |
| Pittsfield Township | 24% | 0.6 | 4 | 12% | B− |
| Deerfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sugar Grove Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 3% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brokenstraw Township
How much of Brokenstraw Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Brokenstraw Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 86 and Cornplanter State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brokenstraw Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brokenstraw Township?
79,639 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brokenstraw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,277 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brokenstraw 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 Brokenstraw 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 →