Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
873 acres6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Castanea Township
38% of Castanea Township’s land is conserved: 1,356 acres
14 miles of mapped trail cross Castanea Township, 2.5 per square mile of land. 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest (6 mi).
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
38%
1,356 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Castanea Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Castanea Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Castanea Township is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Castanea Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land38% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Castanea Township’s 38% is ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
Water is 6% of Castanea Township’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 36%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. 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
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The longest trail network is Bald Eagle State Forest, with 6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harvey's Run Park
Managed by Castenea Township
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,356 conserved acres
38% of Castanea Township’s land. Water is left out: Castanea Township has 5.5 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Castanea Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,623 ac
State natural resources788 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government29 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,074 acState Resource Management Area · 788 acUnknown Easement · 549 acLocal Park · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 538 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 788 | Open |
| Lower Creek Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| River Walk Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Harvey's Run Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Castanea Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Castanea Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Castanea Township: April to June and 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Castanea Township →
Next door
Castanea Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wayne Township46 miLamar Township39 miBald Eagle Township21 miCastanea Township14 miLock Haven4.3 miWoodward Township1.8 miFlemington0.6 miDunnstable Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanea Township | 38% | 2.5 | 32 | 98% | A+ |
| Lock Haven | 4% | 1.7 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Woodward Township | 11% | 0.1 | 7 | 59% | B− |
| Bald Eagle Township | 22% | 0.5 | 5 | 18% | B− |
| Flemington | 2% | 1.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Lamar Township | 43% | 0.9 | 11 | 24% | B+ |
| Dunnstable Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wayne Township | 61% | 2.1 | 427 | 67% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Castanea Township
Where can I hike in Castanea Township?
The longest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest, 6 miles; Upper Creek Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Castanea Township is conserved land?
38% 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 Castanea Township’s trails?
Bald Eagle State Forest and Upper Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Castanea Township?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Castanea Township?
82,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castanea Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 831 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Castanea Township have?
Ahead of 98% 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 Castanea 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 →