State Game Lands Number 87
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,939 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Penn Township
26% of Penn Township’s land is conserved: 4,038 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 87 (1 mi). 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
4,038 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
9.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Penn Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Penn Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Penn Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Penn Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Penn Township’s 26% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% 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
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 State Game Lands Number 87, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,038 conserved acres
26% of Penn Township’s land. Who manages Penn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,939 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits97 ac
Not recorded2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,939 acConservation Easement · 97 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 087 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,939 | Open |
| Bilger'S Rocks Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Penn Township: May, August 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Penn Township →
Next door
Penn Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pike Township15 miGreenwood Township12 miFerguson Township9.8 miPenn Township9.3 miBloom Township7.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | 26% | 0.4 | 1 | 10% | C+ |
| Bloom Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greenwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ferguson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pike Township | 12% | 0.3 | 362 | 15% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Penn Township
Where can I hike in Penn Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 87, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Penn Township is conserved land?
26% 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 Penn Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 87 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Penn Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Penn Township?
48,343 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,987 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Penn Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Penn 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 →