Lenox Township has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
2% of Lenox Township’s land is conserved, about 462 acres.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lenox Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lenox Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lenox Township’s 2% is ahead of 12% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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462 conserved acres
2% of Lenox Township’s land. Who manages Lenox Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 99 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 258 | Closed |
| David & Pamela Burt Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 105 | Closed |
8 places to go in Lenox Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Lenox 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Lenox Township →
Lenox Township and its neighbors
Lenox Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Township | 2% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Brooklyn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harford Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 7% | D |
| Clifford Township | 1% | 0.3 | 39 | 9% | C+ |
| Lathrop Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Benton Township | 23% | 0.6 | 529 | 26% | A− |
| Nicholson Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Hop Bottom | — 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 Lenox Township
How much of Lenox Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Lenox Township?
7,547 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lenox Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lenox Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Lenox Township neighbors.
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 →