State Game Lands Number 39
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
797 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Irwin Township
Irwin Township has 8.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
4% of Irwin Township’s land is conserved, about 789 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
789 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
Highest peak
1,486 ft
Scharf Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Irwin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Irwin Township is ahead of 18% 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 Irwin Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park 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 18%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Irwin Township’s 4% is ahead of 30% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Irwin 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 D 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
789 conserved acres
4% of Irwin Township’s land. Who manages Irwin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife788 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 788 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, 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 039 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 788 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Irwin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Irwin Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Irwin Township
Scharf Hill1,486 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 12 peaks without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Irwin Township: April, May, August and September
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) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Irwin Township →
Next door
Irwin Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Victory Township49 miClinton Township21 miMineral Township17 miIrwin Township8.5 miBarkeyville4.4 miMarion Township4.3 miMercer Township2.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin Township | 4% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Barkeyville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marion Township | 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 18% | C− |
| Clinton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mineral Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Victory Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mercer Township | 2% | 0.2 | under 1 | 6% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Irwin Township
How much of Irwin Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Irwin Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 39 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Irwin Township?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Irwin Township?
27,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Irwin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 794 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Irwin Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Irwin 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 →