State Game Lands Number 226
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
225 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Eckman, Sam, Covered Bridge No. 92 · Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pine Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pine Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Township. 2% of Pine Township’s land is conserved, about 329 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
329 acres · of 26.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home2% 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 9%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Pine Township’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
329 conserved acres
2% of Pine Township’s land. Who manages Pine Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits276 ac
State fish & wildlife219 ac
County98 ac
Regional agency66 ac
Not recorded15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 219 acForest Stewardship Easement · 188 acAgricultural Easement · 164 acConservation Easement · 103 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 95 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 226 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 219 | Open |
| Joshi Easement Conservation Easement | Not recorded | 15 | Closed |
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pine 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.
| 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) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Township →
Next door
Pine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jordan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Madison Township | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Township
How much of Pine Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Pine Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 226 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Township?
43,824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 220 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Pine 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 →