State Game Lands Number 62
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,565 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township has 283 miles of mapped trails, 4.0 for every square mile of land
45% of Lafayette Township’s land is conserved, about 20,256 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 62 (1.6 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
45%
20,256 acres · of 71.1 sq mi of land
Trails
283 mi
4.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Highest peak
2,244 ft
Dana Heights
What kind of outdoors town is Lafayette Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lafayette Township is ahead of 59% 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 Lafayette Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land45% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails4.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (283 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home2% 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 59%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lafayette Township’s 45% is ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
20,256 conserved acres
45% of Lafayette Township’s land. Who manages Lafayette Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service18,687 ac
State fish & wildlife1,565 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
National Forest · 18,687 acState Resource Management Area · 1,565 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 18,687 | Open |
| State Game Land 062 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,565 | Open |
| Beaver Dr Township Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lafayette Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Lafayette Township
Dana Heights2,244 ft elevation
DirectionsCherry Hill2,205 ft elevation
DirectionsBig Shanty Hill2,201 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.5 mi
T4690.9 mi
508 Wintergreen Run0.4 mi
Forestry Rd4550.4 mi
Camp Run0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lafayette 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) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lafayette Township →
Next door
Lafayette Township and its neighbors
Lafayette Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lafayette Township283 miCorydon Township169 miHamilton Township158 miWetmore Township150 miKeating Township134 miHamlin Township124 miBradford Township110 miLewis Run4.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | 45% | 4.0 | 2 | 2% | B |
| Lewis Run | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamlin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bradford Township | 11% | 2.0 | 325 | 22% | A− |
| Keating Township | 9% | 1.4 | 40 | 14% | B+ |
| Hamilton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wetmore Township | 54% | 1.9 | 3 | 5% | B |
| Corydon 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 Lafayette Township
Where can I hike in Lafayette Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 62, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lafayette Township is conserved land?
45% 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 Lafayette Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 62 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lafayette Township?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lafayette Township?
171,198 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lafayette Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20,343 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Lafayette 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 →