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Bridge in Greenwood TownshipPhoto: PennDOT · Public domain
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Outdoors in Greenwood Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenwood Township

The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 87 (6.1 mi). 17% of Greenwood Township’s land is conserved, about 2,245 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Greenwood Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
2,245 acres · of 20.4 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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 State Game Lands Number 87, with 6.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 87

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,245 acres6.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2,245 conserved acres

17% of Greenwood Township’s land. Who manages Greenwood Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife2,245 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,245 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 087
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife2,245Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Bridge in Greenwood TownshipStructure · listed 1988
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Greenwood 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343746607078828073624938
Rain (in)3.02.63.33.83.94.34.33.84.03.53.23.3

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Greenwood Township →

Next door

Greenwood Township and its neighbors

Greenwood Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Greenwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ferguson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Penn Township26%0.4110%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood Township

Where can I hike in Greenwood Township?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 87, 6.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Greenwood Township’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 87 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Greenwood Township?

39,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,246 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Greenwood Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →