Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Ransom Township
Ransom Township has 26 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
107 acres · of 17.8 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Ransom Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ransom Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ransom Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ransom Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home12% 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 28%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ransom Township’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
107 conserved acres
1% of Ransom Township’s land. Who manages Ransom Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County149 ac
State natural resources30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Not recorded30 ac
Agricultural Easement · 149 acState Resource Management Area · 60 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 60 | Open |
| Humphrey Street Athletic Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 10.6 mi
Pinnacle Rock Secondary Trail0.1 mi
Pinnacle Rock Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Ransom Township: May to July 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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Ransom Township →
Next door
Ransom Township and its neighbors
Ransom Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Scranton48 miRansom Township26 miDuryea19 miNewton Township10 miExeter Township4.5 miOld Forge1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom Township | 1% | 1.5 | 1 | 12% | C |
| Exeter Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 22% | C− |
| Scranton | 22% | 1.9 | 14 | 97% | A |
| Newton Township | 1% | 0.5 | 12 | 18% | C |
| Old Forge | 1% | 0.5 | 2 | 76% | C+ |
| Duryea | 1% | 3.4 | 2 | 96% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ransom Township
How much of Ransom Township is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Ransom Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ransom Township?
34,853 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ransom Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ransom Township have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Ransom 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 →