Jakey Hollow Natural Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pleasant Township
Mount Pleasant Township has 57 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Mount Pleasant Township’s land is conserved, about 171 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
171 acres · of 16.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Pleasant Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Pleasant Township’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Pleasant Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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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
171 conserved acres
2% of Mount Pleasant Township’s land. Who manages Mount Pleasant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County457 ac
State natural resources50 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 457 acState Conservation Area · 50 acLocal Park · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakey Hollow Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 50 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69Structure · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mount Pleasant Township: 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.
| 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) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Pleasant Township →
Next door
Mount Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bloomsburg4.3 miScott Township2.6 miHemlock Township0.4 miMadison Township0.3 miOrange Township0.3 miMount Pleasant Township0.0 miLightstreet0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 36 | 13% | C− |
| Hemlock Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 22% | D |
| Scott Township | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 51% | C |
| Madison Township | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Orange Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 8 | 23% | C− |
| Bloomsburg | 5% | 1.0 | 11 | 58% | B |
| Lightstreet | — 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 Mount Pleasant Township
How much of Mount Pleasant Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Mount Pleasant Township’s trails?
Jakey Hollow Natural Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant Township?
18,347 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Mount Pleasant 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 →