Moraine State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Clay Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Clay Township
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clay Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
408 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clay Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clay Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home14% 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 34%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Clay Township’s 3% is ahead of 18% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
408 conserved acres
3% of Clay Township’s land. Who manages Clay Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County756 ac
Joint719 ac
State parks15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Not recorded20 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,475 acState Park · 15 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 369 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine State Park State Park | State parks | 15 | Open |
| West Sunbury Athletic Park Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| West Sunbury Athletic Park #1 Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Clay Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Clay Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Clay Township
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
North Country Trail2.4 mi
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
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clay 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 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 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 Clay Township →
Next door
Clay Township and its neighbors
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Brady Township29 miFranklin Township29 miCherry Township7.0 miClay Township4.2 miCenter Township2.9 miConcord Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | 3% | 0.2 | 17 | 14% | C |
| Brady Township | 32% | 1.7 | 2,825 | 39% | A |
| Center Township | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 16% | C− |
| Cherry Township | 12% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Concord Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Franklin Township | 41% | 1.4 | 2,124 | 23% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clay Township
How much of Clay 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 Clay Township’s trails?
Moraine State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clay Township?
30,703 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clay Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Clay 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 →