Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in West Chillisquaque Township
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross West Chillisquaque Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #949 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
How much outdoors does West Chillisquaque Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Chillisquaque Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #949 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Chillisquaque Township’s 2% is ahead of 15% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
Water is 8% of West Chillisquaque Township’s area (1 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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191 conserved acres
2% of West Chillisquaque Township’s land. Water is left out: West Chillisquaque Township has 12.9 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Chillisquaque Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belles Private Conservation | Not recorded | 34 | Closed |
| Montandon Marsh Local Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 30 | Open |
| Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Restricted |
| Chillisquaque Access (Penn Nursery Access) State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 21 | Open |
| Buffalo Valley Rail-Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Buffalo Valley Rail Trail Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
3 places to go in West Chillisquaque Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in West Chillisquaque 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in West Chillisquaque Township →
West Chillisquaque Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chillisquaque Township | 2% | 0.2 | 5 | 41% | C |
| Milton | 6% | 1.2 | 21 | 84% | A− |
| East Chillisquaque Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kelly Township | 21% | under 0.1 | 21 | 37% | B− |
| East Buffalo Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 15 | 43% | B− |
| Lewisburg | 12% | 1.3 | 15 | 99%+ | A |
| Turbot Township | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 29% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Chillisquaque Township
How much of West Chillisquaque Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near West Chillisquaque Township?
20,755 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Chillisquaque Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Chillisquaque Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #949 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 West Chillisquaque Township neighbors.
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 →