State Game Lands Number 12
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
667 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Canton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Canton Township
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 12 (1.7 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Canton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
797 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Canton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canton Township is ahead of 13% 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 Canton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 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 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 13%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Canton Township’s 3% is ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Canton 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 12, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tioga State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
797 conserved acres
3% of Canton Township’s land. Who manages Canton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife668 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits348 ac
State natural resources38 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)7 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 705 acAgricultural Easement · 348 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 92 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 012 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 668 | Open |
| Tioga State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 38 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Canton Township: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Canton Township →
Next door
Canton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
McNett Township59 miLeroy Township25 miUnion Township9.6 miCanton Township3.8 miArmenia Township2.1 miTroy Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Armenia Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Leroy Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| McNett Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Troy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 84 | 5% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canton Township
Where can I hike in Canton Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 12, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Canton Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Canton Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 12 and Tioga State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Canton Township?
109,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 711 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canton Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Canton 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 →