State Game Lands Number 207
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,200 acres4.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rice Township
20% of Rice Township’s land is conserved: 1,428 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 207 (4.9 mi). 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rice Township, 0.7 per square mile of land. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #504 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
1,428 acres · of 11.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Rice Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rice Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rice Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #504 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rice Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home23% 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 68%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 51%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Rice Township’s 20% is ahead of 81% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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 207, with 4.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
American Legion VFW
Park
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rice Township Recreation Area
Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,428 conserved acres
20% of Rice Township’s land. Who manages Rice Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,199 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits589 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Not recorded7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,199 acForest Stewardship Easement · 383 acConservation Easement · 206 acLocal Park · 22 acState Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 207 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 207 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,199 | Open |
| Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| State Game Land 086 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Rice Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Rice Township
Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Rice Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Rice Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Rice Township
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & 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
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rice Township: May 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Rice Township →
Next door
Rice Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairview Township25 miWright Township17 miMountain Top16 miRice Township8.2 miDorrance Township8.1 miNuangola0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Township | 20% | 0.7 | 17 | 23% | B+ |
| Wright Township | 27% | 1.3 | 12 | 32% | B+ |
| Mountain Top | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nuangola | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairview Township | 55% | 2.6 | 85 | 55% | A |
| Dorrance Township | 2% | 0.3 | 29 | 5% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rice Township
Where can I hike in Rice Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 207, 4.9 miles; Rice Township Recreation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rice Township is conserved land?
20% 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 Rice Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 207 and American Legion VFW don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rice Township?
57,988 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rice Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,430 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rice Township have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #504 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 Rice 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 →