State Game Lands Number 262
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,082 acres5.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Canoe Township
6% of Canoe Township’s land is conserved: 1,082 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 262 (5.3 mi). 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.0 miles of mapped trail cross Canoe Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,082 acres · of 27.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Canoe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canoe Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Canoe Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% 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 22%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Canoe Township’s 6% is ahead of 42% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Canoe 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 262, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,082 conserved acres
6% of Canoe Township’s land. Who manages Canoe Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,082 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,082 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 262 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,082 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Canoe 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Canoe Township →
Next door
Canoe Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Banks Township49 miBell Township13 miGrant Township9.5 miCanoe Township8.0 miNorth Mahoning Township2.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoe Township | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | 1% | C− |
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Banks Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Mahoning Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Bell Township | 2% | 0.7 | 14 | 44% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canoe Township
Where can I hike in Canoe Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 262, 5.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Canoe 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 Canoe Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 262 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Canoe Township?
25,727 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canoe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,092 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canoe Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Canoe 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 →