State Game Lands Number 73
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,324 acres10.1 mi of trail
Mid-State Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Huston Township
23% of Huston Township’s land is conserved: 5,062 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 73 (10.1 mi), State Game Lands Number 147 (2.5 mi). 13 miles of mapped trail cross Huston Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
5,062 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,021 ft
Lock Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Huston Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Huston Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huston Township is ahead of 31% 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 Huston Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 31%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Huston Township’s 23% is ahead of 84% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 73, with 10.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 147
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,545 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5,062 conserved acres
23% of Huston Township’s land. Who manages Huston Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,826 ac
County3,441 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)139 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits125 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,823 acAgricultural Easement · 3,706 acState Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,236 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 073 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,278 | Open |
| State Game Land 147 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,545 | Open |
| Piney Creek Springs State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Huston Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Huston Township
Lock Mountain2,021 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 147
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miHorses · 1.4 miUnpaved · 7.8 mi
Mid-State Trail6.4 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Huston 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Huston Township →
Next door
Huston Township and its neighbors
Huston Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Frankstown Township28 miHuston Township13 miWoodbury Township11 miHopewell Township10 miLincoln Township9.9 miNorth Woodbury Township5.2 miTaylor Township3.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huston Township | 23% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Frankstown Township | 23% | 0.6 | 167 | 28% | A− |
| Lincoln Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hopewell Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woodbury Township | 30% | 0.3 | 34 | 11% | B |
| North Woodbury Township | 14% | 0.2 | under 1 | 11% | C |
| Taylor Township | 9% | 0.1 | 8 | 11% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Huston Township
Where can I hike in Huston Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 73, 10.1 miles; State Game Lands Number 147, 2.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Huston Township is conserved land?
23% 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 Huston Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 73 and State Game Lands Number 147 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Huston Township?
76,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,850 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Huston Township have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Huston 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 →