State Game Lands Number 310
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,184 acres2.7 mi of trail
Wyoming Branch
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Township
10% of Lake Township’s land is conserved: 1,738 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 310 (2.7 mi). 152 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #777 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,738 acres · of 27.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
152 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Township is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #777 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (152 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home7% 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 46%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 25%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Township’s 10% is ahead of 56% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
Water is 7% of Lake Township’s area (2 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
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
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 310, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Varden Conservation Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
146 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Lake Township Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cobbs Lake Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,738 conserved acres
10% of Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Lake Township has 27.8 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,374 ac
County1,247 ac
State parks304 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Not recorded34 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,374 acAgricultural Easement · 963 acForest Stewardship Easement · 189 acState Other or Unknown · 159 acState Conservation Area · 145 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 345 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 310 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,190 | Open |
| Sgl 310 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,183 | Open |
| Varden Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 304 | Open |
| Price-Simpson Wetland Private Conservation | Not recorded | 34 | Closed |
| Lake Township Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Township
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Lake Township
2 swimming spots without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Lake Township
Secluded Acres CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.8 miHorses · 2.8 miUnpaved · 2.8 mi
Wyoming Branch2.8 mi
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
1Pickleball
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake 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) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Township →
Next door
Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jefferson Township23 miPaupack Township12 miLake Township3.3 miSalem Township2.8 miSouth Canaan Township2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | 10% | 0.1 | 31 | 7% | B− |
| South Canaan Township | 4% | 0.1 | 146 | 9% | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | 34% | 0.7 | 25 | 19% | B+ |
| Salem Township | 4% | 0.1 | 23 | 17% | C+ |
| Paupack Township | 7% | 0.4 | 125 | 24% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Township
Where can I hike in Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 310, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Lake Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 310 and Varden Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Township?
38,723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,366 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Township have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #777 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 Lake 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 →