Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
3,229 acres15.7 mi of trail
Mocanaqua Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Mulholland Parking AreaWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Conyngham Township
36% of Conyngham Township’s land is conserved: 3,660 acres
21 miles of mapped trail cross Conyngham Township, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (15.7 mi). 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
36%
3,660 acres · of 15.9 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Conyngham Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conyngham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conyngham Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conyngham Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land36% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home47% 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 81%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Conyngham Township’s 36% is ahead of 94% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of them.
Water is 5% of Conyngham Township’s area (1 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 34%.
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 Pinchot State Forest, with 15.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
PFBC Lily Lake
Managed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,660 conserved acres
36% of Conyngham Township’s land. Water is left out: Conyngham Township has 15.9 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Conyngham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources3,220 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits703 ac
State fish & wildlife65 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Not recorded3,232 ac
State Resource Management Area · 6,448 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 352 acConservation Easement · 352 acState Other or Unknown · 65 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,236 | Open |
| Mocanaqua Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,211 | Open |
| Earth Conservancy Property Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 352 | Unknown |
| Lily Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 65 | Open |
| Mocanaqua Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Wapwallopen Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Lilylake Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Conyngham Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Conyngham Township
Scenic ViewIn Pinchot State Forest
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.3 miHorses · 13.1 miUnpaved · 2.4 mi
Mocanaqua Loop Trail7.3 mi
T4590.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Conyngham 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Conyngham Township →
Next door
Conyngham Township and its neighbors
Conyngham Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Conyngham Township21 miDorrance Township8.1 miSalem Township1.0 miMocanaqua0.4 miHollenback Township0.3 miUnion Township0.2 miSlocum Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conyngham Township | 36% | 1.3 | 15 | 47% | A− |
| Salem Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 2 | 38% | C |
| Union Township | 7% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Slocum Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 6 | 2% | C− |
| Mocanaqua | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hollenback Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 3 | 11% | C− |
| Dorrance Township | 2% | 0.3 | 29 | 5% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Conyngham Township
Where can I hike in Conyngham Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 15.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Conyngham Township is conserved land?
36% 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 Conyngham Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and PFBC Lily Lake don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Conyngham Township?
28,875 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conyngham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,330 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Conyngham Township have?
Ahead of 81% 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 Conyngham 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 →