State Game Lands Number 130
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,493 acres3.8 mi of trail
Old Conrail RR Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sandy Lake Township
Sandy Lake Township has 345 acres of parks, 295 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Sandy Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 3,067 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 130 (3.8 mi), Maurice K. Goddard State Park (2 mi). 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
3,067 acres · of 24.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
345 ac
295 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Sandy Lake Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sandy Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sandy Lake Township is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sandy Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land295 acres of park per 1,000 residents (345 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home19% 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 70%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sandy Lake Township’s 20% is ahead of 79% 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 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 130, with 3.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maurice K. Goddard State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
340 acres2 mi of trail
Goddard-McKeever Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
134 acres0.4 mi of trail
Goddard-McKeever Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Who protects it
3,067 conserved acres
20% of Sandy Lake Township’s land. Who manages Sandy Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,557 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits364 ac
State parks340 ac
State natural resources134 ac
County67 ac
Not recorded341 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,691 acState Park · 681 acConservation Easement · 273 acForest Stewardship Easement · 91 acAgricultural Easement · 67 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 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 130 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,557 | Open |
| Maurice K. Goddard State Park State Park | State parks | 681 | Open |
| Clear Creek State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 134 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Sandy Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sandy Lake Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Sandy Lake Township
Launch #1In Maurice K. Goddard State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.5 miHorses · 3.5 miUnpaved · 3.3 mi
Old Conrail RR Trail3.5 mi
Goddard-McKeever Trail2.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
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 Sandy Lake Township: April, May, August 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 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sandy Lake Township →
Next door
Sandy Lake Township and its neighbors
Sandy Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sandy Lake Township7.0 miNew Vernon Township3.0 miStoneboro0.6 miMill Creek Township0.4 miWorth Township0.0 miLake Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Lake Township | 20% | 0.3 | 295 | 19% | B+ |
| Mill Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Worth Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Vernon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stoneboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sandy Lake Township
Where can I hike in Sandy Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 130, 3.8 miles; Maurice K. Goddard State Park, 2 miles; McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 130 and Maurice K. Goddard State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sandy Lake Township?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sandy Lake Township?
23,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandy Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,056 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sandy Lake Township have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Sandy Lake 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 →