State Game Lands Number 98
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Decatur Township
Decatur Township has 5.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #1,030 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 37.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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 9% of U.S. towns, #1,030 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Decatur Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home12% 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 9%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)#1,030 of 1,037
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Decatur Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% 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 still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairview Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% 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 & wildlife8 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 8 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 098 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Open |
| Fairview Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.2 miHorses · 2.2 mi
Houtzdale Line Trail2.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Houtzdale Line TrailBike route
2.2 miCourts & fields
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Decatur Township: May and July to 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Decatur Township →
Next door
Decatur Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rush Township181 miBoggs Township10 miDecatur Township5.5 miWoodward Township3.7 miPhilipsburg2.9 miMorris Township0.2 miWest Decatur0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 12% | D |
| Rush Township | 61% | 1.2 | 1,097 | 46% | A |
| Woodward Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 13% | D |
| Boggs Township | 5% | 0.3 | 4 | 26% | C |
| Morris Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 19% | D |
| West Decatur | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Philipsburg | 27% | 2.7 | 65 | 99%+ | 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
How much of Decatur Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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?
State Game Lands Number 98 and Fairview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Decatur Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: Houtzdale Line Trail.
Is there public land near Decatur Township?
63,772 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Decatur Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Decatur Township have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,030 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 →