State Game Lands Number 171
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
824 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Delaware Township
8% of Delaware Township’s land is conserved: 1,492 acres
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Delaware Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,492 acres · of 29.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
965 ft
Dewey Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delaware Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delaware Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home9% 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 22%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Delaware Township’s 8% is ahead of 48% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Delaware 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tuscarora State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
249 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
James C. Nelson Wild Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
249 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,492 conserved acres
8% of Delaware Township’s land. Who manages Delaware Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,160 ac
State fish & wildlife829 ac
State natural resources249 ac
Not recorded45 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,160 acState Resource Management Area · 824 acState Wilderness · 249 acPrivate Agricultural · 45 acState Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 370 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 171 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 824 | Open |
| James C. Nelson Wild Area State Wilderness | State natural resources | 249 | Open |
| Supplee Borthers Farm, Llc Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 45 | Closed |
| Thompsontown Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Delaware Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Delaware Township
Dewey Hill965 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Delaware 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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Delaware Township →
Next door
Delaware Township and its neighbors
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Fayette Township24 miWalker Township6.1 miDelaware Township4.9 miGreenwood Township3.4 miGreenwood Township1.6 miTuscarora Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | 8% | 0.2 | under 1 | 9% | C− |
| Tuscarora Township | 17% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Greenwood Township | 8% | 0.1 | 53 | 5% | B− |
| Fayette Township | 8% | 0.6 | 14 | 20% | B− |
| Walker Township | 12% | 0.2 | 30 | 20% | B |
| Greenwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Delaware Township
How much of Delaware Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Delaware Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 171 and Tuscarora State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delaware Township?
36,265 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delaware Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,090 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Delaware 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 →