State Game Lands Number 97
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
598 acres1.5 mi of trail
Mid-State Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry Manor · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Snake Spring Township
Snake Spring Township has 55 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 97 (1.5 mi). 6% of Snake Spring Township’s land is conserved, about 986 acres. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
986 acres · of 26.1 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Snake Spring Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Snake Spring Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Snake Spring Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Snake Spring Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (55 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home28% 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 69%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Snake Spring Township’s 6% is ahead of 41% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% 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 97, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 73
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
31 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Snake Spring Community Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
986 conserved acres
6% of Snake Spring Township’s land. Who manages Snake Spring Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County989 ac
State fish & wildlife650 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government27 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Agricultural Easement · 989 acState Resource Management Area · 650 acLocal Park · 27 acPrivate Conservation · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 300 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 097 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 610 | Open |
| State Game Land 073 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Open |
| Snake Spring Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Lutzville Cliffs Natural Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Snake Spring Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Snake Spring Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.9 mi
Mid-State Trail5.9 mi
Peaceful Path0.4 mi
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Snake Spring Township: April, July 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Snake Spring Township →
Next door
Snake Spring Township and its neighbors
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Bedford Township122 miColerain Township87 miSouth Woodbury Township66 miSnake Spring Township55 miWest Providence Township32 miHopewell Township17 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Spring Township | 6% | 2.1 | 20 | 28% | B+ |
| Bedford Township | 3% | 1.8 | 63 | 21% | B+ |
| Hopewell Township | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| West Providence Township | 5% | 0.8 | 12 | 22% | B− |
| South Woodbury Township | 14% | 1.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Colerain Township | 17% | 2.1 | 174 | 3% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Snake Spring Township
Where can I hike in Snake Spring Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 97, 1.5 miles; State Game Lands Number 73, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Snake Spring Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Snake Spring Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 97 and State Game Lands Number 73 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Snake Spring Township?
41,552 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Snake Spring Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 691 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Snake Spring Township have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Snake Spring 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 →