State Game Lands Number 13
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,279 acres0.5 mi of trail
Old Berwick Turnpike
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cherry Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cherry Township
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 13 (0.5 mi). 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cherry Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,503 acres · of 58.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cherry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cherry Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cherry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cherry Township’s 4% is ahead of 30% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cherry 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 13, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 66
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
111 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Loyalsock State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,503 conserved acres
4% of Cherry Township’s land. Who manages Cherry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,390 ac
County428 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,392 acAgricultural Easement · 428 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 013 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,279 | Open |
| State Game Land 066 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 111 | Open |
| Loyalsock State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
State Line and Sullivan Branch2.1 mi
Old Berwick Turnpike0.5 mi
T3070.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Cherry Township: May 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) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Cherry Township →
Next door
Cherry Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Forks Township75 miLaporte Township38 miColley Township11 miCherry Township4.3 miAlbany Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 13% | C− |
| Colley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laporte Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Forks Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Albany Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cherry Township
Where can I hike in Cherry Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 13, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherry Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Cherry Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 13 and State Game Lands Number 66 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cherry Township?
149,723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,408 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cherry Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Cherry 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 →