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Huntingdon ArmoryHuntingdon Armory · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Henderson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Henderson Township

The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 112 (1.5 mi). 9% of Henderson Township’s land is conserved, about 1,503 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Henderson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
1,503 acres · of 26.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,496 ft
Round Top
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 112, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 112

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,443 acres1.5 mi of trail
Standing Stone Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1,503 conserved acres

9% of Henderson Township’s land. Who manages Henderson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife1,443 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)119 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,443 acConservation Easement · 119 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 112
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife1,443Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Henderson Township

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

Peaks in Henderson Township
Round Top1,496 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Standing Stone Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Huntingdon ArmoryBuilding · listed 1989
About it
Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown BranchStructure · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Henderson 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)364049627280848275635140
Rain (in)2.82.43.43.74.04.03.73.74.23.53.03.2

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Henderson Township →

Next door

Henderson 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
Henderson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oneida Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brady Township25%0.5297%B
Huntingdon2%1.0880%B
Smithfield Township1%0.3512%C−
Juniata Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Miller Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Henderson Township

Where can I hike in Henderson Township?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 112, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Henderson Township’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 112 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Henderson Township?

77,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henderson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,448 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Henderson 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 →