State Game Lands Number 203
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,079 acres11.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Marshall Township
Marshall Township has 26 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
15% of Marshall Township’s land is conserved, about 1,472 acres. 403 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 203 (11.7 mi), Knob Hill Park (4.6 mi), Venango Trail (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #117 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
1,472 acres · of 15.4 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
403 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Marshall Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marshall Township is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #117 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marshall Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (403 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home75% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 89%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Marshall Township’s 15% is ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 203, with 11.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Knob Hill Park
Park
117 acres4.6 mi of trail
Knob Hill Disc Golf CourseSean DeArment TrailDisk Golf Path
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lot
Venango Trail
Managed by Allegheny Land Trust
83 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 2031,079 acres · 11.7 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsKnob Hill Park117 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
DirectionsVenango Trail83 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Allegheny Land Trust
Altmeyer Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWarrendale Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Who protects it
1,472 conserved acres
15% of Marshall Township’s land. Who manages Marshall Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,079 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government298 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits83 ac
Not recorded95 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,079 acLocal Park · 295 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 83 acPrivate Conservation · 83 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 203 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,079 | Open |
| Venango Trails Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 167 | Open |
| Millvale Sportsmen's Club Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 118 | Open |
| Knob Hill Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 114 | Open |
| Windwood Health and Sports Club Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 36 | Open |
| Shadowwood Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Altmyer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Warrendale Park Local Park | Not recorded | 7 | Unknown |
| Warrendale Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Marshall Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marshall Township
Knob Hill Park PlaygroundIn Knob Hill Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miHorses · 3.8 miUnpaved · 16.7 mi
Knob Hill Disc Golf Course1.9 mi
Sean DeArment Trail0.4 mi
Shadow Wood Trail0.3 mi
Summit Trail0.3 mi
Disk Golf Path0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Softball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marshall 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Marshall Township →
Next door
Marshall Township and its neighbors
Marshall Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Marshall Township26 miPine Township25 miFranklin Park21 miCranberry Township17 miBradford Woods1.4 miEconomy0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | 15% | 1.7 | 39 | 75% | A |
| Bradford Woods | 1% | 1.6 | 5 | 99% | B |
| Cranberry Township | 4% | 0.7 | 16 | 65% | B+ |
| Economy | 3% | under 0.1 | 37 | 42% | C+ |
| Franklin Park | 8% | 1.6 | 34 | 58% | A− |
| Pine Township | 12% | 1.5 | 77 | 48% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marshall Township
Where can I hike in Marshall Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 203, 11.7 miles; Knob Hill Park, 4.6 miles; Venango Trail, 0.7 miles; Altmeyer Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marshall Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Marshall Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 203 and Knob Hill Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marshall Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marshall Township?
15,329 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marshall Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,489 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #117 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Marshall 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 →