State Game Lands Number 159
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
835 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pleasant Township
9% of Mount Pleasant Township’s land is conserved: 3,351 acres
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pleasant Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
3,351 acres · of 56.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,923 ft
Church Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
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 16% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Pleasant Township’s 9% is ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,351 conserved acres
9% 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.
County5,086 ac
State fish & wildlife2,295 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits247 ac
Agricultural Easement · 4,557 acState Resource Management Area · 1,502 acState Other or Unknown · 793 acConservation Easement · 424 acForest Stewardship Easement · 353 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,645 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 59 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 159 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 995 | Open |
| Belmont (Beaver Meadows) Lake State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 741 | Open |
| Miller Pond State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 183 | Open |
| Pleasant Mount State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 170 | Open |
| Hankins (Stevenson) Pond State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 118 | Closed |
| Long (Cramer) Pond State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 89 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mount Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Mount Pleasant Township
Church Hill1,923 ft elevation
DirectionsFlat Rock1,483 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
O&W Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Pleasant 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 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.
Clinton Township18 miPreston Township15 miLebanon Township12 miHerrick Township8.5 miBuckingham Township6.4 miDyberry Township4.0 miMount Pleasant Township3.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | 9% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Clinton Township | 13% | 0.5 | 450 | 27% | A− |
| Lebanon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Preston Township | 2% | 0.3 | 16 | 6% | C+ |
| Buckingham Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Herrick Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dyberry Township | 8% | 0.2 | 87 | 15% | B− |
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?
9% 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?
State Game Lands Number 159 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant Township?
17,828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,598 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 →