Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0King Township has 15 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents. 3% of King Township’s land is conserved, about 299 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is King Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does King Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, King Township is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so King Township’s 3% is ahead of 21% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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299 conserved acres
3% of King Township’s land. Who manages King Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 292 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imler Family Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in King 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in King Township →
King Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Township | 3% | 1.0 | 6 | 16% | C+ |
| South Woodbury Township | 14% | 1.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Kimmel Township | 5% | 2.4 | 427 | 23% | A− |
| Lincoln Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East St. Clair Township | 1% | 1.1 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
| Bloomfield Township | 16% | 1.7 | 1 | 7% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in King Township
How much of King Township is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near King Township?
48,473 acres of parks and open public land lie inside King Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does King Township have?
Ahead of 41% 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 King Township neighbors.
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 →