State Game Lands Number 249
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
581 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tyrone Township
12% of Tyrone Township’s land is conserved: 1,644 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 249 (0.5 mi). 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Tyrone Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,644 acres · of 21.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
951 ft
Chestnut Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tyrone Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tyrone Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tyrone Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tyrone Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark 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 19%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Tyrone Township’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tyrone 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
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 249, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,644 conserved acres
12% of Tyrone Township’s land. Who manages Tyrone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,615 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits654 ac
State fish & wildlife580 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,726 acState Resource Management Area · 580 acForest Stewardship Easement · 347 acConservation Easement · 155 acLocal Resource Management Area · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,017 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 82 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 249 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 580 | Open |
| Adams County 97 Local Resource Management Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 46 | Unknown |
| Lobaugh, V Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Tyrone Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Tyrone Township
Chestnut Hill951 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Tyrone Township: April to June 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tyrone Township →
Next door
Tyrone Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Menallen Township22 miHuntington Township17 miButler Township3.0 miTyrone Township1.9 miStraban Township1.9 miReading Township0.0 miHeidlersburg0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Township | 12% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Huntington Township | 21% | 0.7 | 4 | 2% | B− |
| Straban Township | 6% | 0.1 | 3 | 5% | C− |
| Reading Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C− |
| Butler Township | 14% | 0.1 | 53 | 27% | B |
| Menallen Township | 32% | 0.5 | 29 | 6% | B+ |
| Heidlersburg | — 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 Tyrone Township
Where can I hike in Tyrone Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 249, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tyrone Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Tyrone Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 249 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tyrone Township?
48,385 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tyrone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 584 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tyrone Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Tyrone 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 →