State Game Lands Number 185
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
623 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Green Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Green Township
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Green Township. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #1,014 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
761 acres · of 52.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,696 ft
Buck Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Green Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Green Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #1,014 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Green Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home13% 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 of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 2%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Green Township’s 2% is ahead of 15% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Green 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
761 conserved acres
2% of Green Township’s land. Who manages Green Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife623 ac
County484 ac
Not recorded17 ac
State Resource Management Area · 623 acAgricultural Easement · 484 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 122 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 185 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 623 | Open |
| Green Township Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Dixonville Ballpark Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Green Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Green Township
Buck Hill1,696 ft elevation
DirectionsTurkey Knob1,686 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Baseball
1Football
1Softball
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).
Commodore Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1994
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Green Township: April, May, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Green Township →
Next door
Green Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cherryhill Township15 miGrant Township9.5 miMontgomery Township6.6 miSusquehanna Township4.7 miRayne Township2.9 miPine Township2.2 miGreen Township1.4 miAlverda1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 13% | C− |
| Pine Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 32% | C− |
| Cherryhill Township | 5% | 0.3 | 376 | 9% | B |
| Montgomery Township | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 16% | C |
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rayne Township | 2% | 0.1 | 260 | 5% | C+ |
| Alverda | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Susquehanna Township | 6% | 0.2 | 75 | 21% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Green Township
How much of Green Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Green Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 185 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Green Township?
18,227 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 642 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Green Township have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,014 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 Green 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 →