Photo: Andrew Shansby from Hyattsville, United States · CC BY 2.0Ralpho Township has 8.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #1,010 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ralpho Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ralpho Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ralpho Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #1,010 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles 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 Ralpho Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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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7 conserved acres
under 1% of Ralpho Township’s land. Who manages Ralpho Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley Avenue Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Weiser State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Ralpho Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Ralpho 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Ralpho Township →
Ralpho Township and its neighbors
Ralpho Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralpho Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 24% | C− |
| Cleveland Township | 10% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Shamokin Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Coal Township | 19% | 4.8 | 2 | 62% | B+ |
| Franklin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rush Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ralpho Township
How much of Ralpho 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.
Is there public land near Ralpho Township?
30,596 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ralpho Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ralpho Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,010 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 Ralpho 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 →