Kelly Township Office
Managed by Kelly Township
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kelly Township
21% of Kelly Township’s land is conserved: 2,269 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Kelly Township. 80 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #745 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
2,269 acres · of 17.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kelly Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kelly Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kelly Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #745 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kelly Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home37% 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 50%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 28%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Kelly Township’s 21% is ahead of 81% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kelly 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 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
2,269 conserved acres
21% of Kelly Township’s land. Who manages Kelly Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County7,677 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)82 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government77 ac
Agricultural Easement · 7,736 acLocal Recreation Area · 68 acConservation Easement · 23 acLocal Park · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,192 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYSO Soccer Fields/Riverwoods Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 45 | Open |
| Kelly Twp Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 23 | Open |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Walking Trail Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Kelly Township Land Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
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
6Baseball
3Soccer
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
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).
Slifer HouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kelly 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Kelly Township →
Next door
Kelly Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
White Deer Township12 miMilton4.2 miBuffalo Township3.9 miWest Chillisquaque Township2.6 miLewisburg1.3 miKelly Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Township | 21% | under 0.1 | 21 | 37% | B− |
| Buffalo Township | 22% | 0.1 | 8 | 29% | B− |
| West Chillisquaque Township | 2% | 0.2 | 5 | 41% | C |
| Lewisburg | 12% | 1.3 | 15 | 99%+ | A |
| Milton | 6% | 1.2 | 21 | 84% | A− |
| White Deer Township | 38% | 0.3 | 4 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kelly Township
How much of Kelly 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 Kelly Township’s trails?
Kelly Township Office doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kelly Township?
57,705 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kelly Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kelly Township have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #745 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 Kelly 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 →