Hickory Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pleasant Township
Mount Pleasant Township has 173 acres of parks, 52 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pleasant Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Mount Pleasant Township’s land is conserved, about 919 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #784 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
919 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
173 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi paths
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 46% of U.S. towns, #784 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land52 acres of park per 1,000 residents (173 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home36% 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 46%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 24%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Pleasant Township’s 4% is ahead of 29% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
919 conserved acres
4% 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.
County2,712 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Not recorded203 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,712 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 125 acPrivate Conservation · 53 acLocal Other or Unknown · 22 acLocal Park · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 747 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 41 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montour Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 178 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Mt Pleasant Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Panhandle Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Southview Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Viking Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Southview Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Mount Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Pleasant Township
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Pleasant Township: April 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Pleasant Township →
Next door
Mount Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cecil Township8.0 miSmith Township6.5 miCross Creek Township5.7 miRobinson Township5.3 miHopewell Township4.1 miMount Pleasant Township2.4 miChartiers Township1.1 miCanton Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | 4% | 0.1 | 52 | 36% | B− |
| Hopewell Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Robinson Township | 1% | 0.2 | 78 | 40% | B− |
| Chartiers Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 17 | 52% | C+ |
| Smith Township | 13% | 0.2 | 43 | 54% | B+ |
| Cross Creek Township | 12% | 0.2 | 809 | 16% | B |
| Cecil Township | 1% | 0.3 | 14 | 59% | C+ |
| Canton Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 6 | 55% | C |
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?
4% 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?
Hickory Park and Southview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Pleasant Township?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant Township?
25,142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 175 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #784 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 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 →