Kennedy, Robert, Memorial Presbyterian Church · Photo: Smallbones · CC012% of Montgomery Township’s land is conserved: 5,282 acres
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Montgomery Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 86 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #811 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Montgomery Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montgomery Township is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #811 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Montgomery Township’s 12% is ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5,282 conserved acres
12% of Montgomery Township’s land. Who manages Montgomery Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,179 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Acquisition 1 Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Montgomery Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 72 | Open |
| Strickler Ii Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 26 | Closed |
7 places to go in Montgomery Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
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.
10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Montgomery Township: April, 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montgomery Township →
Montgomery Township and its neighbors
Montgomery Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | 12% | 0.2 | 15 | 8% | C+ |
| Peters Township | 19% | 0.5 | 8 | 18% | B− |
| Warren Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Antrim Township | 3% | 0.1 | 21 | 16% | C+ |
| Mercersburg | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 92% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montgomery Township
How much of Montgomery Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Montgomery Township’s trails?
Montgomery Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Montgomery Township?
25,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montgomery Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #811 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 Montgomery 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 →