State Game Lands Number 249
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Reading Township
17% of Reading Township’s land is conserved: 2,910 acres
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #989 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
2,910 acres · of 26.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
820 ft
Round Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Reading Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Reading Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reading Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #989 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reading Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home25% 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 22%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 5%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Reading Township’s 17% is ahead of 75% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Reading Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,910 conserved acres
17% of Reading Township’s land. Who manages Reading Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County8,421 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,260 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)282 ac
State fish & wildlife64 ac
Town or city54 ac
Agricultural Easement · 8,972 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,357 acConservation Easement · 689 acState Resource Management Area · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,846 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 249 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 64 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Reading Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Reading Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Reading Township
Round Hill820 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Reading Township: April to June 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Reading Township →
Next door
Reading Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Huntington Township17 miLatimore Township12 miMount Pleasant Township5.0 miTyrone Township1.9 miStraban Township1.9 miHamilton Township1.0 miLake Meade0.3 miReading Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C− |
| Hamilton Township | 15% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | C− |
| Latimore Township | 12% | 0.6 | 47 | 39% | B+ |
| Tyrone Township | 12% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Huntington Township | 21% | 0.7 | 4 | 2% | B− |
| Straban Township | 6% | 0.1 | 3 | 5% | C− |
| Lake Meade | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mount Pleasant Township | 19% | 0.2 | 1 | 12% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Reading Township
How much of Reading Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Reading Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 249 and Sunset Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Reading Township?
14,596 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reading Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Reading Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #989 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 Reading 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 →