State Game Lands Number 84
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
219 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Augusta Township
Lower Augusta Township has 8.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 84 (2.5 mi), State Game Lands Number 233 (1.1 mi). 31 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Lower Augusta Township’s land is conserved, about 581 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
581 acres · of 18.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Augusta Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Augusta Township is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Augusta Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks 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 46%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Augusta Township’s 5% is ahead of 35% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
Water is 11% of Lower Augusta Township’s area (2 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 84, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 233
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
319 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
581 conserved acres
5% of Lower Augusta Township’s land. Water is left out: Lower Augusta Township has 18.3 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lower Augusta Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife548 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government32 ac
State Resource Management Area · 548 acLocal Recreation Area · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 233 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 320 | Open |
| State Game Land 084 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 228 | Open |
| Open space, Little Norway Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 32 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lower Augusta Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Lower Augusta Township
River Mile 116 CampsiteSusquehanna River Trail Association
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Fisher Island1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Caspar Snyder HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lower Augusta 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lower Augusta Township →
Next door
Lower Augusta Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Little Mahanoy Township11 miRockefeller Township9.0 miLower Augusta Township8.6 miUpper Augusta Township4.6 miPenn Township4.0 miMonroe Township3.2 miSelinsgrove0.4 miUnion Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Augusta Township | 5% | 0.5 | 25 | under 1% | B− |
| Penn Township | 7% | 0.2 | 10 | 35% | C+ |
| Selinsgrove | 28% | 0.2 | 59 | 99%+ | A |
| Upper Augusta Township | 3% | 0.2 | 25 | 23% | C+ |
| Little Mahanoy Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 12 | 28% | C |
| Rockefeller Township | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Monroe Township | 4% | 0.2 | 58 | 73% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Augusta Township
Where can I hike in Lower Augusta Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 84, 2.5 miles; State Game Lands Number 233, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Augusta Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Lower Augusta Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 84 and State Game Lands Number 233 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lower Augusta Township?
14,272 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Augusta Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 584 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Augusta Township have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Lower Augusta 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 →