State Game Lands Number 327
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
243 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Payne's Folly · Photo: Smallbones · CC0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fawn Township
16% of Fawn Township’s land is conserved: 2,761 acres
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Fawn Township.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #1,006 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
2,761 acres · of 27.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Fawn Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fawn Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fawn Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #1,006 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fawn Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 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 home0% 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 18%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 3%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Fawn Township’s 16% is ahead of 73% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fawn 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,761 conserved acres
16% of Fawn Township’s land. Who manages Fawn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County9,257 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)781 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits595 ac
State fish & wildlife242 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Agricultural Easement · 10,059 acConservation Easement · 288 acForest Stewardship Easement · 286 acState Resource Management Area · 242 acResearch or Educational Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,511 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 327 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 242 | Open |
| School Park Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
Trails & water
1 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
4Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Payne's FollyBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fawn 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Fawn Township →
Next door
Fawn Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lower Chanceford Township23 miPeach Bottom Township11 miHopewell Township6.9 miFawn Township1.3 miFawn Grove1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Township | 16% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Lower Chanceford Township | 33% | 0.5 | 343 | 17% | A− |
| Hopewell Township | 29% | 0.3 | 58 | 18% | B+ |
| Fawn Grove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Peach Bottom Township | 19% | 0.4 | 4 | 3% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fawn Township
How much of Fawn Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Fawn Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 327 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fawn Township?
14,830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fawn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 242 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fawn Township have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,006 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Fawn 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 →