State Game Lands Number 245
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,731 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in East Finley Township
8% of East Finley Township’s land is conserved: 1,764 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross East Finley Township. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,764 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,499 ft
Mosier Hill
What kind of outdoors town is East Finley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Finley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Finley Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. 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 East Finley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home1% 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 35%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Finley Township’s 8% is ahead of 48% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in East Finley 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
1,764 conserved acres
8% of East Finley Township’s land. Who manages East Finley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,730 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,730 acLocal Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 245 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,730 | Open |
| East Finley Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in East Finley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in East Finley Township
Mosier Hill1,499 ft elevation
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →3 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 East Finley 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in East Finley Township →
Next door
East Finley Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Richhill Township18 miDonegal Township7.3 miMorris Township3.0 miMorris Township2.3 miWest Finley Township2.0 miSouth Franklin Township1.8 miEast Finley Township0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Finley Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 25 | 1% | C |
| Morris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Morris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richhill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Franklin Township | 2% | 0.1 | 12 | 12% | C− |
| West Finley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Donegal Township | 12% | 0.2 | 57 | 38% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Finley Township
How much of East Finley 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 East Finley Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 245 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Finley Township?
18,652 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Finley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,774 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Finley Township have?
Ahead of 35% 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 East Finley 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 →