Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,662 acres3.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Newport Township
47% of Newport Township’s land is conserved: 4,889 acres
26 miles of mapped trail cross Newport Township, 1.6 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (3.3 mi), State Game Lands Number 224 (0.6 mi). 82 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #201 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
47%
4,889 acres · of 16.1 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
82 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Highest peak
1,204 ft
Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Newport Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newport Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newport Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #201 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newport Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land47% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (82 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home54% 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 86%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 81%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Newport Township’s 47% is ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
The longest trail network is Pinchot State Forest, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 224
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
144 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Newport Township Recreation Area
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,889 conserved acres
47% of Newport Township’s land. Who manages Newport Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits6,665 ac
State natural resources1,466 ac
State fish & wildlife159 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government82 ac
Town or city4 ac
Not recorded1,997 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 3,090 acState Resource Management Area · 2,718 acConservation Easement · 2,545 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,031 acPrivate Conservation · 888 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Conservancy Property Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3,977 | Unknown |
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,109 | Open |
| Wanami Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,008 | Open |
| Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 293 | Open |
| Mocanaqua Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 165 | Open |
| State Game Land 224 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 143 | Open |
| Title 10 Parks Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 57 | Open |
| Main Avenue Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Honey Pot Primitive Rest Stop Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Open |
| Unknown Ballfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Newport Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Newport Township
Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain1,204 ft elevation · In Pinchot State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Stanislaus InstituteBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Newport 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Newport Township →
Next door
Newport Township and its neighbors
Newport Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hanover Township30 miNewport Township26 miGlen Lyon8.0 miNanticoke1.9 miHunlock Township0.7 miUnion Township0.2 miSlocum Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | 47% | 1.6 | 18 | 54% | A |
| Nanticoke | 10% | 0.5 | 3 | 90% | B |
| Hunlock Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 11 | 7% | C− |
| Glen Lyon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Slocum Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 6 | 2% | C− |
| Hanover Township | 37% | 1.6 | 13 | 88% | A |
| Union Township | 7% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newport Township
Where can I hike in Newport Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 3.3 miles; State Game Lands Number 224, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newport Township is conserved land?
47% 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 Newport Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and State Game Lands Number 224 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newport Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Newport Township?
43,664 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newport Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,709 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newport Township have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #201 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 Newport 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 →