State Game Lands Number 224
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
264 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hunlock Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hunlock Township
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hunlock Township. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
419 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.8 mi
3.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hunlock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hunlock Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hunlock Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hunlock Township’s 3% is ahead of 22% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hunlock 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 C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
419 conserved acres
3% of Hunlock Township’s land. Who manages Hunlock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife336 ac
County65 ac
State natural resources23 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Not recorded27 ac
State Resource Management Area · 382 acAgricultural Easement · 65 acUnknown Easement · 21 acLocal Park · 18 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 224 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 336 | Open |
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 46 | Open |
| Hunlock Creek Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hunlock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hunlock Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hunlock 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hunlock Township →
Next door
Hunlock Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunlock Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 11 | 7% | C− |
| Newport Township | 47% | 1.6 | 18 | 54% | A |
| Union Township | 7% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Glen Lyon | — 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 Hunlock Township
How much of Hunlock Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Hunlock Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 224 and Pinchot State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hunlock Township?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hunlock Township?
54,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hunlock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 384 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hunlock Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Hunlock 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 →