State Game Lands Number 62
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
5,256 acres15.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Keating Township
Keating Township has 134 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
108 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 62 (15.6 mi). 9% of Keating Township’s land is conserved, about 5,541 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #451 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
5,541 acres · of 98.2 sq mi of land
Trails
134 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,444 ft
Prospect Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Keating Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Keating Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keating Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #451 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Keating Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (134 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 57%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Keating Township’s 9% is ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% 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 62, with 15.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 301
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
182 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kinzua Bridge State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
37 acres0.2 mi of trail
Kinzua Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,541 conserved acres
9% of Keating Township’s land. Who manages Keating Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife5,439 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government68 ac
State parks37 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,439 acLocal Park · 68 acState Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 062 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 5,257 | Open |
| State Game Land 301 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 182 | Open |
| Sunset Vue Campground Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 56 | Open |
| Kinzua Bridge State Park State Park | State parks | 37 | Open |
| Hilltop Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Keating Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Keating Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Keating Township
Prospect Hill2,444 ft elevation
DirectionsBush Hill2,192 ft elevation
DirectionsOrmsbys Summit2,178 ft elevation
DirectionsDevils Den2,057 ft elevation
DirectionsThe Nipple2,011 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Keating Township
Elk Lick Scout Reserve
DirectionsTrails & water
12 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.9 miHorses · 9.3 miUnpaved · 10.3 mi
Sandy Lane Trail2.7 mi
Stickles Hollow1.7 mi
North Trail1.5 mi
Smethport Overlook Trail1.2 mi
Pennsy Equestrian Trail1.1 mi
Shawns Short Cut0.7 mi
Mountain Top Trail0.7 mi
Short Cut Trail0.6 mi
Wolfinger0.4 mi
Horse Run0.3 mi
2 more trails
Kinzua Creek Trail
0.1 miMount Jewett Kinzua & Riterville Railroad
0.1 miLakes & 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
4Baseball
1Equestrian
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Keating Township: May to 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Keating Township →
Next door
Keating Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lafayette Township283 miNorwich Township139 miKeating Township134 miBradford Township110 miFoster Township107 miOtto Township61 miLiberty Township49 miEldred Township19 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keating Township | 9% | 1.4 | 40 | 14% | B+ |
| Foster Township | 8% | 2.3 | 416 | 29% | A− |
| Liberty Township | 19% | 0.6 | 60 | 8% | B+ |
| Bradford Township | 11% | 2.0 | 325 | 22% | A− |
| Otto Township | under 1% | 1.8 | 22 | 11% | C+ |
| Eldred Township | 8% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Lafayette Township | 45% | 4.0 | 2 | 2% | B |
| Norwich Township | — 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 Keating Township
Where can I hike in Keating Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 62, 15.6 miles; State Game Lands Number 301, 0.4 miles; Kinzua Bridge State Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Keating Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Keating Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 62 and State Game Lands Number 301 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keating Township?
104,621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keating Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,591 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keating Township have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #451 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 Keating 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 →