Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
MLM
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lehman Township
15% of Lehman Township’s land is conserved: 2,074 acres
151 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lehman Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #747 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
2,074 acres · of 21.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
151 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Lehman Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lehman Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lehman Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #747 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 Lehman Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (151 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home16% 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 50%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 28%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lehman Township’s 15% is ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
Water is 6% of Lehman Township’s area (1 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
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 Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,753 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Fedor Road SouthWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,074 conserved acres
15% of Lehman Township’s land. Water is left out: Lehman Township has 21.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lehman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,753 ac
Private owners262 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits33 ac
Not recorded2,176 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,454 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 394 acLocal Other or Unknown · 212 acPrivate Conservation · 131 acForest Stewardship Easement · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,996 | Open |
| Harvey's Creek Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,457 | Open |
| Mekeel/Wallace Tracts Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 525 | Open |
| Luzerne County Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 181 | Unknown |
| Back Mountain Regional Recreation Complex Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lehman Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lehman Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
MLM0.3 mi
Lake-Lehman Walk/Bike Path0.2 mi
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
2Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Baseball
1Tracks
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lehman 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lehman Township →
Next door
Lehman Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Plymouth Township62 miRoss Township21 miJackson Township1.6 miLehman Township1.1 miSilkworth0.6 miLake Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Township | 15% | 0.1 | 44 | 16% | B− |
| Lake Township | 13% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Jackson Township | 8% | 0.1 | 1 | 6% | C− |
| Plymouth Township | 45% | 3.9 | 511 | 67% | A+ |
| Silkworth | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ross Township | 34% | 0.5 | 509 | under 1% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lehman Township
Where can I hike in Lehman Township?
The longest trail networks: Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area, 0.3 miles; Pinchot State Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lehman Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Lehman Township’s trails?
Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area and Pinchot State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lehman Township?
59,884 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lehman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,903 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lehman Township have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #747 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 Lehman 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 →