State Game Lands Number 232
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,393 acres4.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Margaret Derrow House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Donegal Township
Donegal Township has 129 acres of parks, 57 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Donegal Township’s land is conserved, about 3,155 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 232 (4.2 mi), McGuffey Community Park (0.6 mi). 7.3 miles of mapped trail cross Donegal Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
3,155 acres · of 41.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
129 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Donegal Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Donegal Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Donegal Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Donegal Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (129 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home38% 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 63%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Donegal Township’s 12% is ahead of 63% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 232, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McGuffey Community Park
Park
40 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
State Game Lands Number 245
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
3,155 conserved acres
12% of Donegal Township’s land. Who manages Donegal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,030 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government121 ac
Not recorded4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,446 acState Other or Unknown · 584 acLocal Park · 125 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 232 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,393 | Open |
| Dutch Fork Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 584 | Open |
| McGuffey Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 87 | Open |
| State Game Land 245 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 53 | Open |
| West Alexander Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 38 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Donegal Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Donegal Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Donegal Township: April 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Donegal Township →
Next door
Donegal Township and its neighbors
Donegal Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Donegal Township7.3 miWest Finley Township2.0 miEast Finley Township0.8 miIndependence Township0.3 miBlaine Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Township | 12% | 0.2 | 57 | 38% | B |
| Independence Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 34 | 35% | C+ |
| Blaine Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Finley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Finley Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 25 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Donegal Township
Where can I hike in Donegal Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 232, 4.2 miles; McGuffey Community Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Donegal Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Donegal Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 232 and McGuffey Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Donegal Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Donegal Township?
21,398 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Donegal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,179 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Donegal Township have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Donegal 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 →