State Game Lands Number 114
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,040 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mifflin Township
6% of Mifflin Township’s land is conserved: 1,055 acres
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Mifflin Township, 0.4 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,055 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,847 ft
Puterbaugh Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mifflin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mifflin Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mifflin Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−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 42%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mifflin Township’s 6% is ahead of 41% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,055 conserved acres
6% of Mifflin Township’s land. Who manages Mifflin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,038 ac
Regional agency19 ac
County15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,038 acAgricultural Easement · 33 acLocal Park · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 114 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,038 | Open |
| Mifflin Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mifflin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Mifflin Township
Puterbaugh Mountain1,847 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Bear Run0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Mifflin Township: April to June 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) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mifflin Township →
Next door
Mifflin Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cummings Township120 miCogan House Township46 miWatson Township34 miMifflin Township11 miAnthony Township2.8 miPiatt Township2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Township | 6% | 0.4 | 11 | 8% | C+ |
| Piatt Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 2% | D |
| Cogan House Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Anthony Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cummings Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Watson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mifflin Township
How much of Mifflin Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Mifflin Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 114 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mifflin Township?
85,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mifflin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,056 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mifflin Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 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 →