Forest Lake Township has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Forest Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Lake Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Forest Lake Township’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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16 conserved acres
under 1% of Forest Lake Township’s land. Who manages Forest Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Small Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Walter & Alyce Frystak Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Closed |
| John Frystak Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 3 | Closed |
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Forest Lake Township: May to July and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Forest Lake Township →
Forest Lake Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 6% | D |
| Bridgewater Township | 8% | 0.2 | 4 | 14% | C |
| Silver Lake Township | 4% | 0.4 | under 1 | 1% | C− |
| Middletown Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rush Township | 3% | 0.2 | 9 | 7% | C |
| Choconut Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Lake Township
How much of Forest Lake 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.
Is there public land near Forest Lake Township?
8,170 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Forest Lake Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Forest Lake Township neighbors.
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 →