State Game Lands Number 169
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Newton Township
13% of North Newton Township’s land is conserved: 1,966 acres
72 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #792 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,966 acres · of 22.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
4.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is North Newton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Newton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Newton Township is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #792 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Newton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home37% 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 45%
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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 North Newton Township’s 13% is ahead of 67% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
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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
1,966 conserved acres
13% of North Newton Township’s land. Who manages North Newton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5,400 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)289 ac
State fish & wildlife248 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government71 ac
Not recorded52 ac
Agricultural Easement · 5,626 acState Other or Unknown · 190 acConservation Easement · 63 acLocal Recreation Area · 62 acState Resource Management Area · 58 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,595 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 142 | Open |
| Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 62 | Open |
| State Game Land 169 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 58 | Open |
| Nealy, Sw & Th Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 52 | Closed |
| Big Spring Creek State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 48 | Open |
| North Newton Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Newville Little League Complex Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Newton Township: April to June 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Newton Township →
Next door
North Newton Township and its neighbors
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Lower Mifflin Township16 miSouth Newton Township10 miUpper Mifflin Township10 miWest Pennsboro Township4.3 miHopewell Township2.1 miNorth Newton Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Newton Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 28 | 37% | B− |
| West Pennsboro Township | 23% | 0.1 | 26 | 34% | B |
| Upper Mifflin Township | 24% | 0.5 | 5 | 5% | B− |
| Lower Mifflin Township | 25% | 0.7 | 140 | 2% | B+ |
| South Newton Township | 29% | 0.9 | 5 | 11% | B |
| Hopewell Township | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 13% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Newton Township
How much of North Newton Township is conserved land?
13% 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 Newton Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 169 and North Newton Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Newton Township?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near North Newton Township?
90,826 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Newton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 324 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Newton Township have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #792 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 Newton 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 →