State Game Lands Number 108
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
7,691 acres18.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: S.MacMillen · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Reade Township
48% of Reade Township’s land is conserved: 11,768 acres
33 miles of mapped trail cross Reade Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. 62 acres are parks and preserves, 38 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 108 (18.1 mi), State Game Lands Number 158 (9.2 mi).
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
48%
11,768 acres · of 38.7 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,638 ft
Lost Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Reade Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Reade Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reade Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reade Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land48% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (33 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Reade Township’s 48% is ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 108, with 18.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 158
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,646 acres9.2 mi of trail
Bells Gap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gallitzin State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
277 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Prince Gallitzin State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 1087,691 acres · 18.1 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 1583,646 acres · 9.2 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsGallitzin State Forest277 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Prince Gallitzin State Park49 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
Moshannon State Forest19 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Who protects it
11,768 conserved acres
48% of Reade Township’s land. Who manages Reade Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife11,400 ac
State natural resources293 ac
State parks49 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits41 ac
Not recorded10 ac
State Resource Management Area · 11,674 acState Park · 59 acUnknown Easement · 41 acState Conservation Area · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 108 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 7,680 | Open |
| State Game Land 158 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,719 | Open |
| Gallitzin State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 274 | Open |
| Prince Gallitzin State Park State Park | State parks | 59 | Open |
| Wopsononock Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Reade Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Reade Township
Lost Mountain2,638 ft elevation · In Gallitzin State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 9.6 miHorses · 7.1 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
Bells Gap Trail1.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Reade Township: April, May and 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Reade Township →
Next door
Reade Township and its neighbors
Reade Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
White Township57 miReade Township33 miAntis Township23 miDean Township22 miBeccaria Township12 miFlinton0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reade Township | 48% | 0.9 | 38 | under 1% | B+ |
| White Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Antis Township | 37% | 0.4 | 5 | 22% | B− |
| Flinton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dean Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Beccaria Township | 12% | 0.3 | 4 | 20% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Reade Township
Where can I hike in Reade Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 108, 18.1 miles; State Game Lands Number 158, 9.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Reade Township is conserved land?
48% 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 Reade Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 108 and State Game Lands Number 158 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Reade Township?
79,883 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reade Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11,797 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Reade Township have?
Ahead of 71% 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 Reade 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 →