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Outdoors in Pike Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pike Township

The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 64 (4 mi), Susquehannock State Forest (1.2 mi). 44% of Pike Township’s land is conserved, about 10,198 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Pike Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
44%
10,198 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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 64, with 4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 64

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
7,494 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Susquehannock State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2,717 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

State Game Lands Number 208

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

10,198 conserved acres

44% of Pike Township’s land. Who manages Pike Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife7,599 ac
State natural resources2,709 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits42 ac
State Resource Management Area · 10,308 acForest Stewardship Easement · 21 acConservation Easement · 21 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 064
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife7,585Open
Susquehannock State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources2,709Open
State Game Land 208
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife15Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.6 mi
Vetr0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Pike Township: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)303443566875797871594635
Rain (in)2.92.23.13.53.94.24.33.74.33.93.23.2

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Pike Township →

Next door

Pike Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Pike Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Galeton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West Branch Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ulysses Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gaines Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hector Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Pike Township

Where can I hike in Pike Township?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 64, 4 miles; Susquehannock State Forest, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Pike Township’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 64 and Susquehannock State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Pike Township?

153,386 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pike Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,282 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pike Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →