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Outdoors in Carbon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Carbon Township

The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 67 (9.8 mi). 37% of Carbon Township’s land is conserved, about 4,390 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 59 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
37%
4,390 acres · of 18.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
59 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 67, with 9.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 67

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4,375 acres9.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Raystown Lake Recreation Area

Managed by United States Army Corp of Engineers
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

4,390 conserved acres

37% of Carbon Township’s land. Who manages Carbon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife4,363 ac
Army Corps of Engineers14 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Not recorded2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,363 acRecreation Management Area · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 067
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife4,363Open
Raystown Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers14Open
Middletown Playground
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government10Open
Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned)
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Carbon Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Carbon Township
Raystown Lake / Saxton KOAFee
Directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Minersville Coke OvensSite · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Carbon Township: April and June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)363948617178828174625040
Rain (in)2.82.43.53.74.24.03.93.64.23.53.03.2

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Carbon Township →

Next door

Carbon Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Carbon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hopewell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Todd Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Broad Top Township12%3.31311%B+
Liberty Township42%1.325540%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Carbon Township

Where can I hike in Carbon Township?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 67, 9.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Carbon Township’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 67 and Raystown Lake Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Carbon Township?

76,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carbon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,413 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carbon 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 →