State Game Lands Number 239
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Smithfield Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Smithfield Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Smithfield Township.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
269 acres · of 41.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,585 ft
Peas Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Smithfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithfield Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Smithfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Smithfield Township’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Smithfield 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
269 conserved acres
1% of Smithfield Township’s land. Who manages Smithfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County498 ac
State fish & wildlife95 ac
State parks46 ac
Agricultural Easement · 498 acState Resource Management Area · 95 acState Park · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 128 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 239 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 95 | Open |
| Mount Pisgah State Park State Park | State parks | 46 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Smithfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Smithfield Township
Peas Hill1,585 ft elevation
DirectionsKendall Hill1,427 ft elevation
DirectionsPleasant Hill1,398 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Smithfield 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Smithfield Township →
Next door
Smithfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Burlington Township14 miSpringfield Township6.8 miAthens Township1.5 miSmithfield Township1.0 miUlster Township0.3 miRidgebury Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 1% | C− |
| Ulster Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 15% | D |
| West Burlington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springfield Township | 5% | 0.2 | 584 | 7% | B− |
| Athens Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 98 | 47% | B− |
| Ridgebury Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 8% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Smithfield Township
How much of Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 239 and Mount Pisgah State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Smithfield Township?
11,809 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 143 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smithfield Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Smithfield 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 →