Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Canaan Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Canaan Township
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Canaan Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #1,020 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
274 acres · of 18.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,264 ft
High Knob
Lakes & rivers
6
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Canaan Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canaan Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #1,020 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Canaan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home3% 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 14%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 2%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Canaan Township’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Canaan 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
274 conserved acres
2% of Canaan Township’s land. Who manages Canaan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County420 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits289 ac
State natural resources62 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded63 ac
Agricultural Easement · 420 acConservation Easement · 192 acState Resource Management Area · 125 acForest Stewardship Easement · 96 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 211 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 125 | Open |
| Bob Wilson Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Canaan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Canaan Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Canaan Township
High Knob2,264 ft elevation
DirectionsSalem Hill2,251 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Canaan Township
Keen Lake Camping and Cottage ResortFee
DirectionsTrails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
9Basketball
3Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Canaan 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Canaan Township →
Next door
Canaan Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Carbondale Township19 miClinton Township18 miPrompton7.2 miCanaan Township2.5 miSouth Canaan Township2.0 miTexas Township1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | D |
| South Canaan Township | 4% | 0.1 | 146 | 9% | C+ |
| Carbondale Township | 18% | 1.4 | 262 | 22% | A− |
| Prompton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton Township | 13% | 0.5 | 450 | 27% | A− |
| Texas Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canaan Township
How much of Canaan Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Canaan Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Canaan Township?
20,642 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canaan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canaan Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,020 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Canaan 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 →