State Game Lands Number 315
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
118 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Coemgenus · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in District Township
24% of District Township’s land is conserved: 1,783 acres
57 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross District Township. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
1,783 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is District Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does District Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, District Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of District Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home14% 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 48%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so District Township’s 24% is ahead of 84% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in District 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 C to B+. 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.
Who protects it
1,783 conserved acres
24% of District Township’s land. Who manages District Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,790 ac
County594 ac
State conservation288 ac
State fish & wildlife117 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government55 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)50 ac
Town or city45 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 2,807 acConservation Easement · 1,323 acAgricultural Easement · 594 acState Resource Management Area · 117 acPrivate Agricultural · 70 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,540 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 315 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 117 | Open |
| Smith Farm Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 70 | Closed |
| Gordon Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 55 | Open |
| Larchwood Parcels Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Fischer Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in District Township: April to June and 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in District Township →
Next door
District Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Township | 24% | under 0.1 | 41 | 14% | B− |
| Hereford Township | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 46% | C+ |
| Longswamp Township | 15% | 0.4 | 55 | 35% | B+ |
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in District Township
How much of District Township is conserved land?
24% 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 District Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 315 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near District Township?
11,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside District Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 389 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does District Township have?
Ahead of 48% 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 District 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 →