State Game Lands Number 111
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
9,532 acres48.9 mi of trail
Laurel Highlands Hiking TrailTrail Number 1Pipeline
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 111 (48.9 mi), Laurel Ridge State Park (9.6 mi), Ohiopyle State Park (0.9 mi). 50% of Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s land is conserved, about 11,509 acres. 1,523 acres are parks and preserves, 3,240 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
50%
11,509 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
64 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,523 ac
3,240 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 111, with 48.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Laurel Ridge State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
1,048 acres9.6 mi of trail
Laurel Highlands Hiking TrailYellow XC TrailYellow / Blue Dot XC Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Ohiopyle State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
60 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Forbes State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
476 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
11,509 conserved acres
50% of Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s land. Who manages Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife9,526 ac
State parks1,378 ac
State natural resources476 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits118 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Not recorded287 ac
State Resource Management Area · 10,002 acState Park · 1,378 acPrivate Conservation · 304 acState Other or Unknown · 80 acConservation Easement · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, 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 111 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 9,606 | Open |
| Laurel Ridge State Park State Park | State parks | 1,321 | Open |
| Forbes State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 476 | Open |
| Bear Run Nature Reserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 186 | Open |
| Casselman River Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 118 | Open |
| Ohiopyle State Park State Park | State parks | 57 | Open |
| Great Allegheny Passage Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Lower Turkeyfoot Township
Paddler's Lane Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.9 miHorses · 11.1 miUnpaved · 20.0 mi
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail10.1 mi
Yellow XC Trail2.0 mi
Trail Number 11.9 mi
Yellow / Blue Dot XC Trail1.2 mi
Pipeline0.8 mi
T4470.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lower Humbert BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lower Turkeyfoot Township: April and 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lower Turkeyfoot Township →
Next door
Lower Turkeyfoot Township and its neighbors
Lower Turkeyfoot Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Stewart Township105 miLower Turkeyfoot Township64 miSpringfield Township43 miAddison Township18 miHenry Clay Township18 miUpper Turkeyfoot Township4.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Turkeyfoot Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Upper Turkeyfoot Township | 10% | 0.1 | 151 | 11% | B− |
| Addison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Henry Clay Township | 16% | 0.3 | 2,351 | 16% | B+ |
| Springfield Township | 9% | 0.7 | 919 | 28% | A− |
| Stewart 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 Turkeyfoot Township
Where can I hike in Lower Turkeyfoot Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 111, 48.9 miles; Laurel Ridge State Park, 9.6 miles; Ohiopyle State Park, 0.9 miles; Forbes State Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 111 and Laurel Ridge State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lower Turkeyfoot Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lower Turkeyfoot Township?
81,365 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Turkeyfoot Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11,565 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lower Turkeyfoot 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 →