State Game Lands Number 249
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
487 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PennDOT · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Latimore Township
12% of Latimore Township’s land is conserved: 1,641 acres
126 acres are parks and preserves, 47 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Latimore Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #411 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,641 acres · of 21.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,257 ft
Fickels Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Latimore Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Latimore Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Latimore Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #411 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 Latimore Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home39% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 60%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Latimore Township’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Latimore Valley Fair Grounds
Park
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,641 conserved acres
12% of Latimore Township’s land. Who manages Latimore Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,247 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,139 ac
State fish & wildlife489 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government48 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,440 acForest Stewardship Easement · 660 acState Resource Management Area · 489 acConservation Easement · 285 acLocal Park · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,104 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 249 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 489 | Open |
| Latimore Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Latimore Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Latimore Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Latimore Township
Fickels Hill1,257 ft elevation
DirectionsBoners Hill889 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
2Equestrian
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Latimore Township: April 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Latimore Township →
Next door
Latimore Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South Middleton Township32 miHuntington Township17 miLatimore Township12 miFranklin Township4.0 miLake Meade0.3 miYork Springs0.2 miReading Township0.0 miWashington Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latimore Township | 12% | 0.6 | 47 | 39% | B+ |
| Reading Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C− |
| Franklin Township | 9% | 0.2 | 17 | 34% | B− |
| Huntington Township | 21% | 0.7 | 4 | 2% | B− |
| Lake Meade | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 13% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | C− |
| York Springs | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Middleton Township | 18% | 0.7 | 90 | 47% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Latimore Township
How much of Latimore Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Latimore Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 249 and Latimore Valley Fair Grounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Latimore Township?
33,822 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Latimore Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 617 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Latimore Township have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #411 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 Latimore 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 →