Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hemlock Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hemlock Township. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hemlock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hemlock Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hemlock Township’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
59 conserved acres
under 1% of Hemlock Township’s land. Who manages Hemlock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 45 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Hemlock Township: April 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 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hemlock Township →
Hemlock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 22% | D |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 36 | 13% | C− |
| Madison Township | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Bloomsburg | 5% | 1.0 | 11 | 58% | B |
| Fernville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Montour Township | 3% | 0.3 | 4 | 22% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hemlock Township
How much of Hemlock 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hemlock Township’s trails?
Fernville Family Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hemlock Township?
19,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hemlock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hemlock Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Hemlock 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 →