Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lycoming Township
35 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lycoming Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lycoming Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lycoming Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lycoming Township’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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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226 conserved acres
2% of Lycoming Township’s land. Who manages Lycoming Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 192 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Lycoming Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| AYSO Jones Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Lycoming Township: April, May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lycoming Township →
Lycoming Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycoming Township | 2% | 0.1 | 22 | 38% | C+ |
| Hepburn Township | 1% | 0.1 | 29 | 37% | C |
| Anthony Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Old Lycoming Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 46% | C |
| Lewis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cogan House Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Loyalsock Township | 2% | 0.2 | 11 | 48% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lycoming Township
How much of Lycoming 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.
Where can I bike in Lycoming Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lycoming Township?
53,747 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lycoming Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lycoming Township have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Lycoming 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 →