State Game Lands Number 57
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,957 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Lake Township
13% of Lake Township’s land is conserved: 2,208 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Township.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
2,208 acres · of 26.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,260 ft
Kocher Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
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 15% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 15%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Township’s 13% is ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lake Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. 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 57, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,208 conserved acres
13% of Lake Township’s land. Who manages Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,959 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits726 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,959 acForest Stewardship Easement · 483 acConservation Easement · 242 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 249 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 057 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,959 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Lake Township
Kocher Mountain2,260 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Township: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Township →
Next door
Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | 13% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Ross Township | 34% | 0.5 | 509 | under 1% | B+ |
| Lehman Township | 15% | 0.1 | 44 | 16% | 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 57, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Township is conserved land?
13% 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 57 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Township?
92,499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,968 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 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 →