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Foster Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 01Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Foster Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Foster Township

10 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Foster Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 13.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,276 ft
Peaked Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

under 1% of Foster Township’s land. Who manages Foster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hill Area Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government5Open
Foster Township Community Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government5Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Foster Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Foster Township
Peaked Mountain1,276 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Foster Township: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323544576775797871604837
Rain (in)3.93.04.44.44.54.74.94.55.24.63.84.1

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Foster Township →

Next door

Foster Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Foster Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cass Townshipunder 1%under 0.12561%C
Barry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hegins Township12%0.12748%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Foster Township

Is there public land near Foster Township?

33,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Foster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Foster 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 →