Blue Knob State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
596 acres1.6 mi of trail
Mountain View TrailMTB Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Kimmel Township
Kimmel Township has 48 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
604 acres are parks and preserves, 427 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Blue Knob State Park (1.6 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
601 acres · of 20.2 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
604 ac
427 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,808 ft
Stiefler Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kimmel Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kimmel Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kimmel Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kimmel Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (48 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land427 acres of park per 1,000 residents (604 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% 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 79%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Kimmel Township’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% 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 Blue Knob State Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
601 conserved acres
5% of Kimmel Township’s land. Who manages Kimmel Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks597 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
State Park · 597 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob State Park State Park | State parks | 597 | Open |
| Kimmel Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Kimmel Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Kimmel Township
Stiefler Hill1,808 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.9 miUnpaved · 2.9 mi
MTB Trail1.0 mi
Mountain View Trail0.8 mi
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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kimmel Township: April and June 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 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kimmel Township →
Next door
Kimmel Township and its neighbors
Kimmel Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pavia Township54 miKimmel Township48 miBloomfield Township32 miLincoln Township31 miGreenfield Township20 miKing Township15 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmel Township | 5% | 2.4 | 427 | 23% | A− |
| Bloomfield Township | 16% | 1.7 | 1 | 7% | B− |
| Greenfield Township | 6% | 0.6 | 3 | 17% | C+ |
| King Township | 3% | 1.0 | 6 | 16% | C+ |
| Pavia Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lincoln 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 Kimmel Township
Where can I hike in Kimmel Township?
The longest trail networks: Blue Knob State Park, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kimmel Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Kimmel Township’s trails?
Blue Knob State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kimmel Township?
52,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kimmel Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 604 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kimmel Township have?
Ahead of 79% 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 Kimmel 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 →