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Quarry in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Mahanoy Township

Lower Mahanoy Township has 65 acres of parks, 45 for every 1,000 residents

5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Mahanoy Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Lower Mahanoy Township’s land is conserved, about 417 acres.

Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
3%
417 acres · of 22.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
45 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,017 ft
Hooflander Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Lower Mahanoy Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Mahanoy Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Mahanoy Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land45 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home5% 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 36%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Mahanoy Township’s 3% is ahead of 20% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.

Water is 15% of Lower Mahanoy Township’s area (4 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.

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.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 233

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
110 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

State Game Lands Number 258

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

417 conserved acres

3% of Lower Mahanoy Township’s land. Water is left out: Lower Mahanoy Township has 22.0 square miles of land and 4.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lower Mahanoy Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County877 ac
State fish & wildlife122 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government24 ac
Not recorded40 ac
Agricultural Easement · 877 acState Resource Management Area · 122 acLocal Other or Unknown · 40 acLocal Recreation Area · 24 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 231 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 233
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife110Open
Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned)
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded40Open
Line Mountain Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government24Open
State Game Land 258
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife11Open
Things to do

6 places to go in Lower Mahanoy Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Lower Mahanoy Township
River Mile 107 Campsite ASusquehanna River Trail Association
Directions
River Mile 107 Campsite BSusquehanna River Trail Association
Directions
River Mile 109 CampsiteSusquehanna River Trail Association
Directions
River Mile 111 CampsiteSusquehanna River Trail Association
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Mahantango CreekSusquehanna River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27Structure · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Lower Mahanoy 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)364049627280848275635141
Rain (in)3.02.43.53.73.94.24.33.94.53.93.13.3

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 Mahanoy Township →

Next door

Lower Mahanoy Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Upper Paxton Township15 miJordan Township7.1 miJackson Township2.4 miLower Mahanoy Township2.2 miMifflin Township1.6 miChapman Township1.4 miPort Trevorton0.4 miUnion Township0.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lower Mahanoy Township3%0.1455%C+
Upper Paxton Township18%0.61537%B+
Mifflin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chapman Townshipunder 1%0.12513%C
Port Trevorton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jackson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township6%under 0.11228%C
Jordan Township— 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 Lower Mahanoy Township

How much of Lower Mahanoy Township is conserved land?

3% 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 Mahanoy Township’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 233 and State Game Lands Number 258 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Lower Mahanoy Township?

26,558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Mahanoy Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Lower Mahanoy Township have?

Ahead of 36% 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 Mahanoy 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 →