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Deibler's Mill bridge over Mahantango CreekPhoto: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Mifflin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mifflin Township

32% of Mifflin Township’s land is conserved, about 3,182 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Mifflin Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
32%
3,182 acres · of 15.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

3,182 conserved acres

32% of Mifflin Township’s land. Who manages Mifflin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County12,673 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)196 ac
Not recorded94 ac
Agricultural Easement · 12,869 acPrivate Agricultural · 94 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,088 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
King, Eli & Sadie
Private Agricultural
Not recorded94Closed
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
T4740.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Mifflin 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)363948617180848275635140
Rain (in)3.22.53.63.84.04.34.44.04.64.03.23.5

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mifflin Township →

Next door

Mifflin Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Mifflin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lower Mahanoy Township3%0.1455%C+
Lykens Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Washington Township14%0.1514%C
Upper Paxton Township18%0.61537%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Mifflin Township

Is there public land near Mifflin Township?

38,881 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mifflin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mifflin 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 →