Loyalsock State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Upper Fairfield Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Upper Fairfield Township
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Fairfield Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
109 acres · of 18.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Fairfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Fairfield Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Fairfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 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 7%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Fairfield Township’s 1% is ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Upper Fairfield 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 still be D. 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.
Who protects it
109 conserved acres
1% of Upper Fairfield Township’s land. Who manages Upper Fairfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency375 ac
County285 ac
State natural resources7 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 660 acState Resource Management Area · 7 acState Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
| Loyalsock Game Farm State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Closed |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Upper Fairfield 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Fairfield Township →
Next door
Upper Fairfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Plunketts Creek Township78 miLoyalsock Township4.0 miEldred Township3.7 miUpper Fairfield Township1.7 miMill Creek Township1.6 miFairfield Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Fairfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Eldred Township | 11% | 0.3 | 132 | 19% | B |
| Loyalsock Township | 2% | 0.2 | 11 | 48% | C+ |
| Fairfield Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 31% | C− |
| Mill Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Plunketts Creek 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 Upper Fairfield Township
How much of Upper Fairfield Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Upper Fairfield Township’s trails?
Loyalsock State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper Fairfield Township?
66,047 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Fairfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Fairfield Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Upper Fairfield 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 →