Mount Pisgah County Park
Park
477 acres5.6 mi of trail
Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Springfield Township
Springfield Township has 761 acres of parks, 584 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mount Pisgah County Park (5.6 mi), Mount Pisgah State Park (0.8 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,209 acres · of 41.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
761 ac
584 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,267 ft
Mount Pisgah
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Springfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land584 acres of park per 1,000 residents (761 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home7% 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 51%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Springfield Township’s 5% is ahead of 33% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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 Mount Pisgah County Park, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mount Pisgah State Park
Park
148 acres0.8 mi of trail
Hicks Hollow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
State Game Lands Number 123
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
146 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,209 conserved acres
5% of Springfield Township’s land. Who manages Springfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,276 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government593 ac
State fish & wildlife146 ac
State parks137 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)74 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,276 acLocal Park · 593 acState Resource Management Area · 146 acState Park · 137 acConservation Easement · 74 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 335 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pisgah County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 593 | Open |
| State Game Land 123 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 146 | Open |
| Mount Pisgah State Park State Park | State parks | 137 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Springfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Springfield Township
Mount Pisgah2,267 ft elevation · In Mount Pisgah County Park
DirectionsOak Hill1,929 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Ridge Trail0.6 mi
Hicks Hollow Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Springfield 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 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Springfield Township →
Next door
Springfield Township and its neighbors
Springfield Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Burlington Township14 miSpringfield Township6.8 miSmithfield Township1.0 miTroy Township0.9 miRidgebury Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | 5% | 0.2 | 584 | 7% | B− |
| Troy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 84 | 5% | C− |
| Ridgebury Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 8% | D |
| Smithfield Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 1% | C− |
| West Burlington 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 Springfield Township
Where can I hike in Springfield Township?
The longest trail networks: Mount Pisgah County Park, 5.6 miles; Mount Pisgah State Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springfield Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Springfield Township’s trails?
Mount Pisgah County Park 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 Springfield Township?
13,988 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 908 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Springfield 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 →