Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Exeter Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Exeter Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Exeter Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
17 acres · of 13.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,578 ft
Peterson Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Exeter Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Exeter Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Exeter Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home22% 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 16%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Exeter Township’s under 1% is ahead of 2% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Exeter 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
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 Pinchot State Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Exeter Township’s land. Who manages Exeter Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources14 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Not recorded15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 28 acState Other or Unknown · 1 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 28 | Open |
| Apple Tree Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Exeter Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Exeter Township
Peterson Mountain1,578 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Exeter Township: April 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 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Exeter Township →
Next door
Exeter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 22% | C− |
| Ransom Township | 1% | 1.5 | 1 | 12% | C |
| Duryea | 1% | 3.4 | 2 | 96% | B |
| Exeter | 3% | 6.4 | under 1 | 87% | B |
| Newton Township | 1% | 0.5 | 12 | 18% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Exeter Township
Where can I hike in Exeter Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Exeter 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 Exeter Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Exeter Township?
27,768 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Exeter Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Exeter Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Exeter 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 →