State Game Lands Number 69
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,318 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Troy Township
Troy Township has 178 acres of parks, 201 for every 1,000 residents
9% of Troy Township’s land is conserved, about 1,913 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Troy Township. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,913 acres · of 31.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
178 ac
201 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Troy Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Troy Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Troy Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Troy Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land201 acres of park per 1,000 residents (178 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home14% 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 48%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Troy Township’s 9% is ahead of 55% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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 State Game Lands Number 69, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 122
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
415 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cornplanter State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,913 conserved acres
9% of Troy Township’s land. Who manages Troy Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,724 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits168 ac
State natural resources13 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Not recorded183 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,738 acPrivate Conservation · 336 acState Other or Unknown · 15 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 069 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,334 | Open |
| State Game Land 122 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 406 | Open |
| Thompsons' Wood Private Conservation | Not recorded | 336 | Open |
| Cornplanter State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 13 | Open |
| Crawford County Forest Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Troy Township: May and July to 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Troy Township →
Next door
Troy Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cherrytree Township37 miRandolph Township12 miOil Creek Township5.2 miSteuben Township3.1 miWayne Township2.0 miTroy Township0.4 miPlum Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 201 | 14% | B− |
| Plum Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Steuben Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Randolph Township | 26% | 0.3 | 36 | 13% | B |
| Wayne Township | 6% | 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | C− |
| Oil Creek Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 40 | 19% | C |
| Cherrytree Township | 11% | 1.0 | 1,500 | 17% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Troy Township
Where can I hike in Troy Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 69, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Troy Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Troy Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 69 and State Game Lands Number 122 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Troy Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Troy Township?
26,867 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,918 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Troy Township have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Troy 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 →