State Game Lands Number 194
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
713 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
East Oriental Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Perry Township
12% of Perry Township’s land is conserved: 2,028 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 194 (0.9 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,028 acres · of 26.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Perry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry Township is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Perry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% 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 37%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry Township’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% 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 194, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,277 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,028 conserved acres
12% of Perry Township’s land. Who manages Perry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,277 ac
State fish & wildlife713 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)55 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government21 ac
Not recorded5 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,990 acConservation Easement · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acLocal Park · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,277 | Open |
| State Game Land 194 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 713 | Open |
| Franklin Township Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Closed |
| Fremont Field Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Fremont Little League Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Grubb's Church Picnic Grove Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
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
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Perry 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) | 9.6 | 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 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Township →
Next door
Perry Township and its neighbors
Perry Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Perry Township20 miPerry Township4.8 miFranklin Township2.4 miChapman Township1.4 miWashington Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | 12% | 0.2 | 4 | 20% | C+ |
| Chapman Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 25 | 13% | C |
| Washington Township | 3% | 0.1 | 1 | 6% | D |
| West Perry Township | 31% | 0.7 | 34 | 14% | B+ |
| Franklin Township | 18% | 0.1 | 4 | 19% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Perry Township
Where can I hike in Perry Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 194, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Perry Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Perry Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 194 and Bald Eagle State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Perry Township?
28,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,010 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Perry 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 →