State Game Lands Number 296
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
524 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: edenpictures · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Tyrone Township
Lower Tyrone Township has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 296 (1.7 mi). 35 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 8% of Lower Tyrone Township’s land is conserved, about 788 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
788 acres · of 15.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,568 ft
Fort Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Tyrone Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Tyrone Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Tyrone Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Tyrone Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+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 66%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Tyrone Township’s 8% is ahead of 48% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 296, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
788 conserved acres
8% of Lower Tyrone Township’s land. Who manages Lower Tyrone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County737 ac
State fish & wildlife568 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits43 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Agricultural Easement · 737 acState Resource Management Area · 525 acForest Stewardship Easement · 43 acConservation Easement · 43 acLocal Park · 34 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 228 acres are conservation easements, 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 296 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 525 | Open |
| Lower Tyrone Twp Fairgrounds Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lower Tyrone Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Lower Tyrone Township
Fort Hill1,568 ft elevation
DirectionsRoundtop1,417 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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).
Linden Hall at Saint James ParkDistrict · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lower Tyrone 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lower Tyrone Township →
Next door
Lower Tyrone Township and its neighbors
Lower Tyrone Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Dunbar Township56 miLower Tyrone Township13 miSouth Huntingdon Township11 miPerry Township6.4 miEast Huntingdon Township2.9 miFranklin Township1.3 miUpper Tyrone Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Tyrone Township | 8% | 0.8 | 34 | 16% | B+ |
| South Huntingdon Township | 9% | 0.2 | 4 | 15% | C |
| East Huntingdon Township | 10% | 0.1 | 3 | 20% | C |
| Perry Township | 7% | 0.3 | 12 | 32% | B− |
| Franklin Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 16% | C− |
| Dunbar Township | 32% | 0.9 | 109 | 29% | A− |
| Upper Tyrone Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 2 | 40% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Tyrone Township
Where can I hike in Lower Tyrone Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 296, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Tyrone Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Tyrone Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 296 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lower Tyrone Township?
16,882 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Tyrone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 563 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Tyrone Township have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Tyrone 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 →