Porter Township has 105 acres of parks, 77 for every 1,000 residents
34% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.9 miles of mapped trail cross Porter Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Porter Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Porter Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Porter Township’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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103 conserved acres
under 1% of Porter Township’s land. Who manages Porter Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbank Valley Trail Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 88 | Open |
| Porter Township Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| New Bethlehem Borough Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Porter Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Porter Township: April, 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) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Porter Township →
Porter Township and its neighbors
Porter Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 77 | 34% | C+ |
| Mahoning Township | 7% | 0.2 | 4 | 18% | C |
| Madison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Distant | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Madison Township | 3% | 0.5 | 527 | 53% | B+ |
| Redbank Township | 1% | 0.1 | 96 | 33% | C+ |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 27% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Porter Township
How much of Porter Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Porter Township?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Porter Township?
15,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Porter Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Porter Township have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Porter Township neighbors.
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 →