7% of Spring Township’s land is conserved: 1,351 acres
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Spring Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Spring Township’s 7% is ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1,351 conserved acres
7% of Spring Township’s land. Who manages Spring Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 401 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reineman Wildlife Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 947 | Closed |
| Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
7 places to go in Spring Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Spring Township: April 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) | 9.6 | 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 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Township →
Spring Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Township | 7% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Carroll Township | 2% | 0.4 | 26 | 32% | C+ |
| North Middleton Township | 8% | 0.3 | 21 | 69% | B+ |
| Centre Township | 10% | 0.3 | 216 | 10% | B |
| Tyrone Township | 24% | 0.4 | 18 | 22% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Township
How much of Spring Township is conserved land?
7% 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.
Is there public land near Spring Township?
37,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Spring Township neighbors.
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 →