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Centre Mills · Photo: Smallbones · CC0The biggest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest (48.6 mi). 49 miles of mapped trail cross Miles Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Miles Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Miles Township’s 38% is ahead of 95% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Bald Eagle State Forest, with 48.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
38% of Miles Township’s land. Who manages Miles Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 253 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 13,655 | Open |
| State Game Land 295 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,128 | Open |
| McCalls Dam State Park State Park | State parks | 5 | Open |
| Rebersburg Fire Company Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Miles Township →
Miles Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Township | 38% | 0.8 | 6 | 21% | B |
| Haines Township | 52% | 0.9 | 475 | 40% | A |
| Logan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greene Township | 35% | 0.7 | 22 | under 1% | B+ |
| Penn Township | 32% | 0.9 | 563 | 24% | A |
| Gregg Township | 11% | 0.5 | 3 | 13% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest, 48.6 miles; McCalls Dam State Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
38% 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.
Bald Eagle State Forest and State Game Lands Number 295 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
212,075 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Miles Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,872 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 60% 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Miles Township neighbors.
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 →