State Game Lands Number 115
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
984 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Point Township
7% of Point Township’s land is conserved: 1,147 acres
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Point Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #954 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,147 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
745 ft
Red Point Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Point Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Point Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #954 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Point Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home29% 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 29%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 8%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Point Township’s 7% is ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
Water is 9% of Point Township’s area (2 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Point Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,147 conserved acres
7% of Point Township’s land. Water is left out: Point Township has 25.1 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Point Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife985 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government135 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits96 ac
Town or city2 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 985 acLocal Recreation Area · 122 acForest Stewardship Easement · 72 acConservation Easement · 24 acLocal Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 24 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 115 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 985 | Open |
| Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 122 | Restricted |
| Ridge Road Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Point Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Point Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Point Township
Red Point Hill745 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Point Township
Splash Magic Recreation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Point 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Point Township →
Next door
Point Township and its neighbors
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Mahoning Township27 miLiberty Township15 miRush Township7.2 miUnion Township4.8 miUpper Augusta Township4.6 miPoint Township1.8 miRiverside0.6 miEast Buffalo Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Township | 7% | 0.1 | 4 | 29% | C |
| Union Township | 9% | 0.4 | 119 | 4% | B |
| Upper Augusta Township | 3% | 0.2 | 25 | 23% | C+ |
| Liberty Township | 6% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Rush Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Riverside | 4% | 0.1 | 2 | 48% | C |
| East Buffalo Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 15 | 43% | B− |
| Mahoning Township | 14% | 3.2 | 159 | 87% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Point Township
How much of Point Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Point Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 115 and Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Point Township?
10,750 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Point Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,003 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Point Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #954 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Point 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 →