Tuscarora State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2,050 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Tuscarora Township
17% of Tuscarora Township’s land is conserved: 3,277 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Tuscarora Township.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
3,277 acres · of 29.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tuscarora Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tuscarora Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuscarora Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tuscarora Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark 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 16%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Tuscarora Township’s 17% is ahead of 75% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tuscarora 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 C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
James C. Nelson Wild Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2,050 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
State Game Lands Number 171
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
239 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,277 conserved acres
17% of Tuscarora Township’s land. Who manages Tuscarora Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,566 ac
State natural resources2,050 ac
State fish & wildlife239 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)152 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,718 acState Wilderness · 2,050 acState Resource Management Area · 239 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 988 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James C. Nelson Wild Area State Wilderness | State natural resources | 2,050 | Open |
| State Game Land 171 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 239 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Tuscarora 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) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Tuscarora Township →
Next door
Tuscarora Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Walker Township6.1 miDelaware Township4.9 miJuniata Township4.6 miGreenwood Township3.4 miOliver Township1.6 miTuscarora Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Township | 17% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Delaware Township | 8% | 0.2 | under 1 | 9% | C− |
| Walker Township | 12% | 0.2 | 30 | 20% | B |
| Juniata Township | 5% | 0.2 | 255 | 12% | B− |
| Greenwood Township | 8% | 0.1 | 53 | 5% | B− |
| Oliver Township | 3% | 0.2 | 21 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tuscarora Township
How much of Tuscarora Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Tuscarora Township’s trails?
Tuscarora State Forest and James C. Nelson Wild Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tuscarora Township?
22,942 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuscarora Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,295 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tuscarora Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Tuscarora 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 →