Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Old Lycoming Township
46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Old Lycoming Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 9.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #965 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
How much outdoors does Old Lycoming Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Old Lycoming Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #965 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Old Lycoming Township’s 1% is ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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46 conserved acres
1% of Old Lycoming Township’s land. Who manages Old Lycoming Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Open |
| Old Lycoming Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
1 places to go in Old Lycoming Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Old Lycoming 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Old Lycoming Township →
Old Lycoming Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Lycoming Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 46% | C |
| Loyalsock Township | 2% | 0.2 | 11 | 48% | C+ |
| Lycoming Township | 2% | 0.1 | 22 | 38% | C+ |
| Williamsport | 4% | 0.2 | 8 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Old Lycoming Township
How much of Old Lycoming Township is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Old Lycoming Township?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Old Lycoming Township?
36,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Lycoming Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Old Lycoming Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #965 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 Old Lycoming Township neighbors.
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 →