Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
6,480 acres25.9 mi of trail
Watres Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto High Bridge Access AreaWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Spring Brook Township
37% of Spring Brook Township’s land is conserved: 8,105 acres
40 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Brook Township, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (25.9 mi), State Game Lands Number 91 (4 mi). 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #754 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
8,105 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,178 ft
Big Shiney Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Brook Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spring Brook Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Brook Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #754 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spring Brook Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (40 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home4% 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 49%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 27%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Spring Brook Township’s 37% is ahead of 95% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. 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 Pinchot State Forest, with 25.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 91
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,539 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
8,105 conserved acres
37% of Spring Brook Township’s land. Who manages Spring Brook Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources6,481 ac
State fish & wildlife2,090 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits320 ac
Not recorded6,482 ac
State Resource Management Area · 14,503 acState Recreation Area · 551 acForest Stewardship Easement · 240 acConservation Easement · 80 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 6,482 | Open |
| Montage Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 4,078 | Open |
| Thornhurst Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,403 | Open |
| State Game Land 091 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,539 | Open |
| Sgl 091 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 551 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Spring Brook Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Spring Brook Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Spring Brook Township
Rattlesnake FallsIn Pinchot State Forest
DirectionsPeaks in Spring Brook Township
Big Shiney Mountain2,178 ft elevation
DirectionsPinnacle Hill1,850 ft elevation · In Pinchot State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.7 miHorses · 3.4 miUnpaved · 18.1 mi
Watres Trail1.6 mi
8th0.1 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Spring Brook Township: May, 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Brook Township →
Next door
Spring Brook Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Thornhurst Township52 miScranton48 miSpring Brook Township40 miPittston Township19 miClifton Township16 miJenkins Township12 miCovington Township11 miMoscow1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Brook Township | 37% | 1.2 | under 1 | 4% | B− |
| Pittston Township | 20% | 1.4 | 81 | 68% | A |
| Covington Township | 14% | 0.5 | 210 | 43% | A− |
| Thornhurst Township | 70% | 2.3 | 109 | 11% | A |
| Moscow | 6% | 0.5 | 14 | 89% | B+ |
| Clifton Township | 41% | 0.8 | 33 | 34% | A− |
| Jenkins Township | 41% | 0.9 | 11 | 83% | A− |
| Scranton | 22% | 1.9 | 14 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Brook Township
Where can I hike in Spring Brook Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 25.9 miles; State Game Lands Number 91, 4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring Brook Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Spring Brook Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and State Game Lands Number 91 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring Brook Township?
105,359 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Brook Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,094 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Brook Township have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #754 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 Spring Brook 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 →