State Game Lands Number 165
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
258 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Coal Township
Coal Township has 127 miles of mapped trails, 4.8 for every square mile of land
19% of Coal Township’s land is conserved, about 3,208 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 165 (1.6 mi). 23 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #420 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
3,208 acres · of 26.3 sq mi of land
Trails
127 mi
4.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Coal Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coal Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coal Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #420 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coal Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails4.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (127 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 60%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Coal Township’s 19% is ahead of 78% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 165, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Weiser State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Ferndale Ballfields
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 165258 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
Weiser State Forest27 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest27 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsFerndale Ballfields6 acres
Springfield Memorial Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
3,208 conserved acres
19% of Coal Township’s land. Who manages Coal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government2,918 ac
State fish & wildlife256 ac
State natural resources27 ac
County5 ac
Town or city4 ac
Private owners3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 2,908 acState Resource Management Area · 283 acLocal Park · 21 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2,904 | Restricted |
| State Game Land 165 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 256 | Open |
| Weiser State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 27 | Open |
| Coal Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
| West End Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Mulberry Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Coal Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Coal Township
Edgewood pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Coal Township
5th Street Playground
DirectionsCoal Township Playground
DirectionsMulberry Street Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.1 mi
Bunker Hill4.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
3Basketball
1Softball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Coal Township: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Coal Township →
Next door
Coal Township and its neighbors
Coal Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mount Carmel Township183 miCoal Township127 miZerbe Township71 miWest Cameron Township29 miEast Cameron Township27 miRalpho Township8.0 miCleveland Township6.6 miShamokin Township5.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Township | 19% | 4.8 | 2 | 62% | B+ |
| Ralpho Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 24% | C− |
| Shamokin Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Cleveland Township | 10% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| East Cameron Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Cameron Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Zerbe Township | 35% | 6.4 | 9 | 72% | A |
| Mount Carmel Township | 19% | 8.5 | 21 | 71% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coal Township
Where can I hike in Coal Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 165, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coal Township is conserved land?
19% 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 Coal Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 165 and Weiser State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coal Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coal Township?
26,981 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 307 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coal Township have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #420 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Coal 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 →