State Game Lands Number 323
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
442 acres2.4 mi of trail
Lambs Gap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marion Township
Marion Township has 77 acres of parks, 64 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 323 (2.4 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Marion Township’s land is conserved, about 1,017 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,017 acres · of 22.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
64 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marion Township is ahead of 52% 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 Marion Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land64 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home8% 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 52%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Marion Township’s 7% is ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
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 323, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bald Eagle State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Lieutenant Jonas M. Panik Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,017 conserved acres
7% of Marion Township’s land. Who manages Marion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife441 ac
County344 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits335 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)111 ac
State parks22 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
Not recorded376 ac
Agricultural Easement · 682 acState Resource Management Area · 441 acUnknown Easement · 335 acConservation Easement · 111 acLocal Park · 54 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 500 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 323 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 441 | Open |
| Fort Bellefonte Campground Local Park | Not recorded | 38 | Open |
| Bald Eagle State Park State Park | State parks | 22 | Open |
| Jonas Panik Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Marion Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Marion Township
The Bellefonte Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
Lambs Gap Trail1.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marion 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Marion Township →
Next door
Marion Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Liberty Township21 miHoward Township15 miWalker Township12 miPorter Township9.1 miMarion Township4.7 miBoggs Township4.7 miMingoville0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | 7% | 0.2 | 64 | 8% | B− |
| Walker Township | 16% | 0.3 | 12 | 30% | B |
| Howard Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Liberty Township | 29% | 0.9 | 1,111 | 43% | A |
| Boggs Township | 19% | 0.1 | 8 | 8% | C+ |
| Mingoville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Porter Township | 36% | 0.4 | 11 | 45% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marion Township
Where can I hike in Marion Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 323, 2.4 miles; Lieutenant Jonas M. Panik Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marion Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Marion Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 323 and Bald Eagle State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marion Township?
66,617 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marion Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 520 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Marion 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 →