State Game Lands Number 316
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,772 acres8 mi of trail
(seasonal tall grass)Pine HollowPoint PeterPine Ledge Spur
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Delaware Aqueduct · Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lackawaxen Township
Lackawaxen Township has 1,235 acres of parks, 235 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Lackawaxen Township’s land is conserved, about 9,874 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 316 (8 mi), Delaware State Forest (6.6 mi), State Game Lands Number 116 (1 mi). 32 miles of mapped trail cross Lackawaxen Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #463 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
9,874 acres · of 78.4 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,235 ac
235 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,253 ft
Shimers Mountain
Lakes & rivers
18
2 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lackawaxen Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lackawaxen Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lackawaxen Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #463 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lackawaxen Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land235 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,235 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 55%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lackawaxen Township’s 20% is ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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 316, with 8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Delaware State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2,465 acres6.6 mi of trail
Quarry TrailSteam Mill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
State Game Lands Number 116
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,431 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
State Game Lands Number 180
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
496 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 3162,772 acres · 8 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsDelaware State Forest2,465 acres · 6.6 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
State Game Lands Number 1161,431 acres · 1 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 180496 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 183133 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsVeterans' Memorial Park8 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
9,874 conserved acres
20% of Lackawaxen Township’s land. Who manages Lackawaxen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits9,650 ac
State natural resources6,074 ac
State fish & wildlife4,928 ac
Joint197 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government144 ac
Town or city137 ac
National Park Service10 ac
State Resource Management Area · 10,994 acConservation Easement · 6,455 acForest Stewardship Easement · 2,106 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 804 acRecreation or Education Easement · 397 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 846 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 45 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6,074 | Open |
| State Game Land 316 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,759 | Open |
| State Game Land 116 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,568 | Open |
| Pike County Greenway Acquisition Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 804 | Open |
| State Game Land 180 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 501 | Open |
| Shook Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 274 | Open |
| Lackawaxen Sunrise Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 137 | Open |
| State Game Land 183 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 132 | Open |
| Mark & Courtney Peterson Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 88 | Closed |
| Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Wild and Scenic River | National Park Service | 10 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Lackawaxen Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lackawaxen Township
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Lackawaxen Township
Masthope Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lackawaxen Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Lackawaxen Township
Dog Park at Masthope
DirectionsBoat launches in Lackawaxen Township
Zane Grey Access
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Lackawaxen Township
Shimers Mountain1,253 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Lackawaxen Township
Camp Chayolei
DirectionsCamp Lee Mar / Lee Mar tábor
DirectionsCamp Shohola
DirectionsLake Greeley Camp
DirectionsLake Owego Camp
DirectionsPine Forest Camp
DirectionsSylvania Tree Farm
DirectionsTrails & water
19 named trails and 18 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.4 mi
(yellow blazes)3.3 mi
(seasonal tall grass)3.1 mi
Quarry Trail1.6 mi
Pine Hollow1.2 mi
Point Peter0.8 mi
1 mi. Jogging Route0.7 mi
Steam Mill Trail0.7 mi
Red Oak Court0.5 mi
(blue blazes)0.5 mi
Masthope Nature Trail0.4 mi
9 more trails
Trail
0.4 miPine Ledge Spur
0.4 mi(red blazes)
0.3 miT-492
0.2 miSpruce Court
0.1 mi(unmown)
0.1 miBuck Run Boulevard
0.1 miButternut Court
0.1 miBirch Court
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Briars PondpondCobey PondreservoirCorilla LakelakeFawn LakelakeForest LakereservoirKillams PondlakeLake GreeleyreservoirLake TeedyuskunglakeLittle Teedyuskung LakeSendiment Pond / Ülepítőtó 1.reservoirSendiment Pond / Ülepítőtó 2.reservoirSylvania LakelakeTinkwig LakereservoirWelcome LakeWestcolang PondWolf LakelakeDelaware RiverLackawaxen River
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
19Golf
10Tennis
4Pickleball
3Basketball
2Baseball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lackawaxen Township: May and July 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lackawaxen Township →
Next door
Lackawaxen Township and its neighbors
Lackawaxen Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blooming Grove Township67 miLackawaxen Township32 miPalmyra Township26 miTusten19 miHighland11 miPalmyra Township3.1 miMasthope2.5 miNarrowsburg0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawaxen Township | 20% | 0.4 | 235 | 8% | B+ |
| Palmyra Township | 36% | 0.8 | 181 | 5% | A− |
| Blooming Grove Township | 46% | 0.9 | 62 | 1% | A− |
| Masthope | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Palmyra Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 11% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lackawaxen Township
Where can I hike in Lackawaxen Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 316, 8 miles; Delaware State Forest, 6.6 miles; State Game Lands Number 116, 1 miles; State Game Lands Number 180, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lackawaxen Township is conserved land?
20% 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 Lackawaxen Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 316 and Delaware State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lackawaxen Township?
80,492 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lackawaxen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,390 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lackawaxen Township have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #463 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 Lackawaxen 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 →