State Game Lands Number 144
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
390 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Sparta Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sparta Township
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sparta Township. 2% of Sparta Township’s land is conserved, about 540 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
540 acres · of 41.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,808 ft
Eastman Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sparta Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sparta Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sparta Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 8%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sparta Township’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sparta 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 D. 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
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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
540 conserved acres
2% of Sparta Township’s land. Who manages Sparta Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife382 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)314 ac
State Resource Management Area · 382 acConservation Easement · 314 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 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 144 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 382 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sparta Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Sparta Township
Eastman Hill1,808 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sparta Township: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sparta Township →
Next door
Sparta Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Creek Township4.3 miRome Township1.1 miSparta Township0.9 miBloomfield Township0.9 miConcord Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Bloomfield Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 10 | 24% | C− |
| Concord Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 50 | 6% | C |
| Rome Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Spring Creek 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 Sparta Township
How much of Sparta Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Sparta Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 144 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sparta Township?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sparta Township?
21,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sparta Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 386 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sparta Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Sparta 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 →