Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Monroe Township
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Monroe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monroe Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Monroe Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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19 conserved acres
under 1% of Monroe Township’s land. Who manages Monroe Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Beaumont Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
2 places to go in Monroe Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Monroe Township: May to September
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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Monroe Township →
Monroe Township and its neighbors
Monroe Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 16% | D |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.8 | 15 | 19% | C+ |
| Noxen 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 Monroe Township
How much of Monroe Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near Monroe Township?
51,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monroe Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Monroe Township neighbors.
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 →