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Outdoors in Mount Eagle

50% of Mount Eagle’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 50% of Mount Eagle’s land is conserved, about 71 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Eagle, 1.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
50%
71 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 323, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 323

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
67 acres0.4 mi of trail
Lambs Gap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

71 conserved acres

50% of Mount Eagle’s land. Who manages Mount Eagle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife67 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits63 ac
State Resource Management Area · 67 acUnknown Easement · 63 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 323
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife67Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Lambs Gap Trail0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Mount Eagle: 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)353848617279848275635039
Rain (in)2.82.33.33.64.03.93.93.84.23.63.03.0

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Eagle →

Questions about parks and trails in Mount Eagle

Where can I hike in Mount Eagle?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 323, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Mount Eagle’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 323 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Mount Eagle?

43,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Eagle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mount Eagle 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 →