State Game Lands Number 254
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
658 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Buffalo Township
6% of Buffalo Township’s land is conserved: 733 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Buffalo Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
733 acres · of 20.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
Highest peak
1,329 ft
Buffalo Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buffalo Township is ahead of 15% 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 Buffalo Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 15%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Buffalo Township’s 6% is ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Buffalo 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 D 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 254, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
733 conserved acres
6% of Buffalo Township’s land. Who manages Buffalo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife682 ac
County195 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 678 acAgricultural Easement · 195 acState Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 254 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 678 | Open |
| Montgomery Ferry Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Susquehanna Water Gaps State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Buffalo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Buffalo Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Buffalo Township
Buffalo Mountain1,329 ft elevation
DirectionsBerry Mountain1,168 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Buffalo 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Buffalo Township →
Next door
Buffalo Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Upper Paxton Township15 miHalifax Township14 miGreenwood Township3.4 miBuffalo Township2.2 miHowe Township2.0 miLiverpool Township0.2 miWatts Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | 6% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Upper Paxton Township | 18% | 0.6 | 15 | 37% | B+ |
| Halifax Township | 14% | 0.5 | 54 | 12% | B+ |
| Liverpool Township | 17% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Watts Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 9 | 12% | C− |
| Howe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greenwood Township | 8% | 0.1 | 53 | 5% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Buffalo Township
Where can I hike in Buffalo Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 254, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buffalo Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Buffalo Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 254 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Buffalo Township?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Buffalo Township?
31,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buffalo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 684 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Buffalo 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 →