Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBurnside Township has 19 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Burnside Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burnside Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Burnside Township’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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30 conserved acres
under 1% of Burnside Township’s land. Who manages Burnside Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cush Creek Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Open |
| Harmony Fairgrounds Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Burnside Township: April, 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Burnside Township →
Burnside Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 11 | 4% | C− |
| Bell Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burnside | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westover | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Montgomery Township | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 16% | C |
| Chest Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Susquehanna Township | 6% | 0.2 | 75 | 21% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burnside Township
How much of Burnside Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near Burnside Township?
49,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burnside Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burnside Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Burnside Township neighbors.
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 →