More than half of Hartley Township’s land is conserved: 66%
66% of Hartley Township’s land is conserved, about 33,768 acres. 4,694 acres are parks and preserves, 2,760 per 1,000 residents. 87 miles of mapped trail cross Hartley Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hartley Township is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hartley Township’s overall grade.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hartley Township’s 66% is ahead of 100% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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.
Halfway Run Natural Area265 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Lincoln Park16 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Joyce Kilmer Natural Area102 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Who protects it
33,768 conserved acres
66% of Hartley Township’s land. Who manages Hartley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources33,625 ac
State fish & wildlife1,076 ac
State parks666 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits521 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government37 ac
Not recorded1,811 ac
State Resource Management Area · 30,733 acState Conservation Area · 3,966 acState Wilderness · 1,804 acState Park · 672 acConservation Easement · 518 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 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
Bald Eagle State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources
26,097
Open
The Hook Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources
3,593
Open
Penns Creek Wild Area
State Wilderness
State natural resources
1,804
Open
Bald Eagle State Forest - Penns Creek Wild Area
State Resource Management Area
Not recorded
1,804
Open
White Mountain Wild Area
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources
1,758
Open
State Game Land 317
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife
1,074
Open
Raymond B. Winter State Park
State Park
State parks
672
Open
Halfway Run Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources
271
Open
Joyce Kilmer Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources
103
Open
Laurelton Recreation Park
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government
35
Open
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
38 places to go in Hartley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hartley Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Hartley Township
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Playgrounds in Hartley Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Hartley Township
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Hartley Township
Paddy Mountain2,165 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Fallen Timber TrailBike route
1.6 mi
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Hartley 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.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Daylight (h)
9.5
10.6
11.8
13.3
14.4
15.1
14.8
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
32
36
45
59
69
76
80
79
72
60
48
37
Rain (in)
3.2
2.5
3.5
3.8
4.3
4.2
4.3
3.9
4.7
4.1
3.3
3.4
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hartley Township →
Next door
Hartley Township and its neighbors
Hartley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hartley Township
Where can I hike in Hartley Township?
The longest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest, 59.2 miles; Raymond B. Winter State Park, 7.8 miles; The Hook Natural Area, 5.7 miles; Penns Creek Wild Area, 5.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hartley Township is conserved land?
66% 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 Hartley Township’s trails?
Bald Eagle State Forest and Raymond B. Winter State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hartley Township?
206,427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hartley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33,788 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hartley Township have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Hartley Township neighbors.
Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0