State Game Lands Number 95
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,969 acres3.3 mi of trail
North Country Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cherry Township
12% of Cherry Township’s land is conserved: 2,041 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 95 (3.3 mi). 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Cherry Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,041 acres · of 25.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,519 ft
Boyers Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Cherry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 25% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cherry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 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 home0% 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 25%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cherry Township’s 12% is ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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 95, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,041 conserved acres
12% 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 & wildlife1,966 ac
County198 ac
Joint91 ac
Not recorded169 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,966 acAgricultural Easement · 289 acState Other or Unknown · 166 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 72 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 095 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,132 | Open |
| Moniteau High School Athletic Field Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Cherry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Cherry Township
Boyers Hill1,519 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Cherry Township
Camp Davis Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
North Country Trail4.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cherry 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cherry Township →
Next door
Cherry Township and its neighbors
Cherry Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Slippery Rock Township13 miCherry Township7.0 miWashington Township5.3 miMarion Township4.3 miClay Township4.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Township | 12% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Slippery Rock Township | 4% | 0.5 | 46 | 57% | B+ |
| Washington Township | 27% | 0.2 | 109 | 9% | B |
| Clay Township | 3% | 0.2 | 17 | 14% | C |
| Marion Township | 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 18% | C− |
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 95, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherry Township is conserved land?
12% 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 95 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cherry Township?
29,713 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,979 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cherry Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 →