Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Orange Township
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Orange Township. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Orange Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orange Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Orange Township’s 3% is ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
283 conserved acres
3% of Orange Township’s land. Who manages Orange Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 266 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville Dam State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Kocher Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Orange Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Orange 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Orange Township →
Orange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 8 | 23% | C− |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 36 | 13% | C− |
| North Centre Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Fishing Creek Township | 7% | 0.1 | 3 | 10% | C− |
| Scott Township | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 51% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orange Township
How much of Orange Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Orange Township’s trails?
Kocher Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Orange Township?
17,872 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orange Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orange Township have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Orange 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 →