State Game Lands Number 91
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,509 acres8.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jenkins Township
41% of Jenkins Township’s land is conserved: 3,553 acres
12 miles of mapped trail cross Jenkins Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 91 (8.5 mi). 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #243 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
41%
3,553 acres · of 13.6 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Jenkins Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jenkins Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jenkins Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #243 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jenkins Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land41% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 77%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jenkins Township’s 41% is ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 91, with 8.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Spadi Park
Managed by Jenkins Township
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,553 conserved acres
41% of Jenkins Township’s land. Who manages Jenkins Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4,497 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
Not recorded15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,509 acState Recreation Area · 989 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 acLocal Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 091 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,509 | Open |
| Sgl 091 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 989 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Luzerne County National Recreation Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Greenfield Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| May Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Jenkins Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jenkins 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
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jenkins Township: May to July
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 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Jenkins Township →
Next door
Jenkins Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Thornhurst Township52 miBear Creek Township45 miSpring Brook Township40 miPittston Township19 miJenkins Township12 miPlains Township4.9 miPittston0.3 miWyoming0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Township | 41% | 0.9 | 11 | 83% | A− |
| Plains Township | 21% | 0.4 | 22 | 85% | A− |
| Pittston Township | 20% | 1.4 | 81 | 68% | A |
| Spring Brook Township | 37% | 1.2 | under 1 | 4% | B− |
| Bear Creek Township | 69% | 0.7 | 1,249 | 42% | A |
| Thornhurst Township | 70% | 2.3 | 109 | 11% | A |
| Pittston | 4% | 0.2 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Wyoming | 7% | 0.2 | 20 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jenkins Township
Where can I hike in Jenkins Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 91, 8.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jenkins Township is conserved land?
41% 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 Jenkins Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 91 and Spadi Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Jenkins Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Jenkins Township?
93,518 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jenkins Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,583 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jenkins Township have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #243 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Jenkins 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 →