State Game Lands Number 247
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
460 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in North Buffalo Township
North Buffalo Township has 169 acres of parks, 64 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross North Buffalo Township. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of North Buffalo Township’s land is conserved, about 627 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #894 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
627 acres · of 24.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
169 ac
64 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Buffalo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Buffalo Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #894 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Buffalo Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land64 acres of park per 1,000 residents (169 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home12% 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 36%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 14%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so North Buffalo Township’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North Buffalo 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 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
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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
627 conserved acres
4% of North Buffalo Township’s land. Who manages North Buffalo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife458 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government167 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 458 acLocal Park · 167 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 247 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 458 | Open |
| West Ford City Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 167 | Open |
| North Bauffalo Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in North Buffalo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in North Buffalo Township
Ford Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Buffalo Township: April, May and 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Buffalo Township →
Next door
North Buffalo Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South Buffalo Township9.8 miWest Franklin Township3.9 miManor Township3.5 miEast Franklin Township2.9 miCadogan Township1.0 miFord City0.7 miNorth Buffalo Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Buffalo Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 64 | 12% | C+ |
| Manor Township | 3% | 0.2 | 83 | 56% | B |
| East Franklin Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 36% | C− |
| Cadogan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ford City | 17% | 1.1 | 24 | 99%+ | A+ |
| South Buffalo Township | 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 17% | C+ |
| West Franklin Township | 2% | 0.1 | 42 | 30% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Buffalo Township
How much of North Buffalo 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 North Buffalo Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 247 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Buffalo Township?
8,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Buffalo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 629 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Buffalo Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #894 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 North Buffalo 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 →