Kocher Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Scott Township
Scott Township has 29 acres of parks, 5.3 for every 1,000 residents
51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Scott Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #944 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
28 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
935 ft
Turkey Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #944 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home51% 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 30%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 9%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Scott Township’s 1% is ahead of 5% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
Water is 7% of Scott Township’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Scott Township Schools Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Espy Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
1% of Scott Township’s land. Water is left out: Scott Township has 7.0 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
County1 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Park · 10 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 acState Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Center Street Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Open |
| Kocher Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Espy Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Light Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Scott Township Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Espy Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Fishing Creek Nature Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Brodeur Property Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Scott Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Scott Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Scott Township
Turkey Hill935 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Scott Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
4Basketball
3Baseball
2Tennis
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Scott Township: April 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Scott Township →
Next door
Scott Township and its neighbors
Scott Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bloomsburg4.3 miScott Township2.6 miNorth Centre Township2.4 miEspy1.6 miMain Township1.2 miSouth Centre Township0.1 miMount Pleasant Township0.0 miLightstreet0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 51% | C |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 36 | 13% | C− |
| Lightstreet | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Centre Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 28 | 54% | C+ |
| Main Township | 37% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| North Centre Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Espy | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomsburg | 5% | 1.0 | 11 | 58% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott Township
How much of Scott 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 Scott Township’s trails?
Kocher Park and Scott Township Schools Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scott Township?
18,838 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #944 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 Scott 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 →