State Game Lands Number 249
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
592 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Huntington Township
21% of Huntington Township’s land is conserved: 3,365 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Huntington Township, 0.7 per square mile of land. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
3,365 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,043 ft
Snyders Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Huntington Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Huntington Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huntington Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Huntington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home2% 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 47%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Huntington Township’s 21% is ahead of 82% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,365 conserved acres
21% of Huntington Township’s land. Who manages Huntington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County7,706 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,795 ac
State fish & wildlife596 ac
Joint508 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)155 ac
Town or city148 ac
Not recorded35 ac
Agricultural Easement · 8,860 acForest Stewardship Easement · 919 acState Resource Management Area · 596 acConservation Easement · 520 acPrivate Agricultural · 25 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,734 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 249 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 596 | Open |
| Lobaugh, V Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 25 | Closed |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Huntington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Huntington Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Huntington Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Huntington Township
Snyders Hill1,043 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 15 peaks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
1Softball
1Field hockey
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Heikes Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Huntington 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Huntington Township →
Next door
Huntington Township and its neighbors
Huntington Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South Middleton Township32 miHuntington Township17 miLatimore Township12 miTyrone Township1.9 miYork Springs0.2 miReading Township0.0 miHeidlersburg0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Township | 21% | 0.7 | 4 | 2% | B− |
| Tyrone Township | 12% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Reading Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C− |
| Latimore Township | 12% | 0.6 | 47 | 39% | B+ |
| York Springs | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Middleton Township | 18% | 0.7 | 90 | 47% | A− |
| Heidlersburg | — 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 Huntington Township
How much of Huntington Township is conserved land?
21% 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 Huntington Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 249 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Huntington Township?
44,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huntington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 610 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Huntington Township have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Huntington 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 →