State Game Lands Number 117
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,741 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Smith Township
13% of Smith Township’s land is conserved: 2,946 acres
182 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 117 (1.6 mi). 6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Smith Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #511 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
2,946 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
182 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi paths
Highest peak
1,453 ft
Quakers Knob
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Smith Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Smith Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smith Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #511 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Smith Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (182 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home54% 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 Smith Township’s 13% is ahead of 67% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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 117, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
G. J. Barbush Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,946 conserved acres
13% of Smith Township’s land. Who manages Smith Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,756 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government172 ac
County24 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Not recorded32 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,756 acLocal Recreation Area · 152 acLocal Park · 47 acAgricultural Easement · 24 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 117 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,756 | Open |
| Panhandle Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 141 | Open |
| Burgettstown Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Smith Township Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| JB2 Abandoned Mine Discharge Treatment System Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Smith Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Smith Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Smith Township
Quakers Knob1,453 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Smith Township: April 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Smith Township →
Next door
Smith Township and its neighbors
Smith Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hanover Township72 miSmith Township6.5 miJefferson Township6.3 miCross Creek Township5.7 miRobinson Township5.3 miMount Pleasant Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | 13% | 0.2 | 43 | 54% | B+ |
| Robinson Township | 1% | 0.2 | 78 | 40% | B− |
| Hanover Township | 14% | 1.5 | 1,544 | 28% | A |
| Cross Creek Township | 12% | 0.2 | 809 | 16% | B |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 4% | 0.1 | 52 | 36% | B− |
| Jefferson Township | 1% | 0.3 | 9 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Smith Township
Where can I hike in Smith Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 117, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Smith Township is conserved land?
13% 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 Smith Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 117 and G. J. Barbush Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Smith Township?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Smith Township?
28,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smith Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,946 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smith Township have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #511 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 Smith 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 →