State Game Lands Number 154
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,443 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wayne Township
11% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved: 2,792 acres
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 6.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wayne Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,792 acres · of 38.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wayne Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wayne Township is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wayne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home3% 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 45%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Wayne Township’s 11% is ahead of 62% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 263
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
578 acres0.1 mi of trail
Corry Junction Rail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,792 conserved acres
11% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,107 ac
County667 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits199 ac
Not recorded350 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,991 acAgricultural Easement · 667 acPrivate Conservation · 371 acPrivate Agricultural · 178 acState Other or Unknown · 117 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 317 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 154 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,412 | Open |
| State Game Land 263 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 579 | Open |
| Ewing Family Woods Private Conservation | Not recorded | 286 | Closed |
| Troyer Growers, Inc. Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 178 | Closed |
| Corry State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 117 | Closed |
| Wattsburg Fen Natural Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 56 | Open |
| Titus And Wattsburg Bogs Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 29 | Closed |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.1 mi
Corry Junction Rail Trail4.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Wayne Township: May, August and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →
Next door
Wayne Township and its neighbors
Wayne Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wayne Township6.7 miCorry5.2 miFrench Creek4.6 miAmity Township2.9 miColumbus Township1.5 miUnion Township0.6 miConcord Township0.1 miElgin0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | 11% | 0.2 | 19 | 3% | B− |
| Corry | 7% | 0.9 | 11 | 65% | B+ |
| Concord Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 50 | 6% | C |
| Amity Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Columbus Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 6 | 27% | C |
| Union Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 153 | 10% | C+ |
| Elgin | — 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 Wayne Township
Where can I hike in Wayne Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 263, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wayne Township is conserved land?
11% 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 Wayne Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 154 and State Game Lands Number 263 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wayne Township?
25,939 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,031 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
Ahead of 45% 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 Wayne 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 →