State Game Lands Number 69
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,170 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Randolph Township
26% of Randolph Township’s land is conserved: 7,095 acres
64 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 69 (4.5 mi), Erie National Wildlife Refuge (3.7 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
7,095 acres · of 42.3 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Randolph Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Randolph Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Randolph Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Randolph Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home13% 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 63%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Randolph Township’s 26% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 69, with 4.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Erie National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
3,899 acres3.7 mi of trail
Deer Run Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it
7,095 conserved acres
26% of Randolph Township’s land. Who manages Randolph Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,821 ac
State fish & wildlife3,130 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government13 ac
Not recorded180 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 7,802 acState Resource Management Area · 3,130 acState Other or Unknown · 131 acPrivate Conservation · 79 acConservation Easement · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 7,802 | Restricted |
| State Game Land 069 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,261 | Open |
| Raup Wildlife Santuary Private Conservation | Not recorded | 59 | Open |
| Vernal Pool Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 20 | Open |
| Randolph Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Randolph Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Randolph Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Deer Run Trail2.0 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
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Randolph Township: May and July to 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Randolph Township →
Next door
Randolph Township and its neighbors
Randolph Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Randolph Township12 miEast Mead Township5.4 miRichmond Township2.8 miWayne Township2.0 miTroy Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Township | 26% | 0.3 | 36 | 13% | B |
| East Mead Township | 5% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Wayne Township | 6% | 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | C− |
| Troy Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 201 | 14% | B− |
| Richmond Township | 4% | 0.1 | 11 | 5% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Randolph Township
Where can I hike in Randolph Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 69, 4.5 miles; Erie National Wildlife Refuge, 3.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Randolph Township is conserved land?
26% 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 Randolph Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 69 and Erie National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Randolph Township?
24,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Randolph Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,221 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Randolph Township have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Randolph 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 →