Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,027 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Decatur Township
10% of Decatur Township’s land is conserved: 2,945 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Decatur Township.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #1,021 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,945 acres · of 45.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Decatur Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Decatur Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Decatur Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #1,021 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Decatur Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark 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 14%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 2%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Decatur Township’s 10% is ahead of 57% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Decatur 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 Bald Eagle State Forest, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 107
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,909 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,945 conserved acres
10% of Decatur Township’s land. Who manages Decatur Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,909 ac
State natural resources1,027 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits33 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,936 acConservation Easement · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 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 107 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,909 | Open |
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,027 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Decatur 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) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Decatur Township →
Next door
Decatur Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Armagh Township87 miFayette Township24 miFermanagh Township21 miWest Beaver Township21 miDerry Township1.3 miDecatur Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | 10% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Armagh Township | 54% | 0.9 | 60 | 42% | A |
| Fermanagh Township | 20% | 0.7 | 17 | 32% | B+ |
| Fayette Township | 8% | 0.6 | 14 | 20% | B− |
| Derry Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 13 | 53% | C+ |
| West Beaver Township | 32% | 0.7 | 559 | under 1% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Decatur Township
Where can I hike in Decatur Township?
The longest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Decatur Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Decatur Township’s trails?
Bald Eagle State Forest and State Game Lands Number 107 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Decatur Township?
115,108 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Decatur Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,959 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Decatur Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,021 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 Decatur 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 →