Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
5,226 acres16.4 mi of trail
OHM TrailShade Mountain Loop TrailDeer Spring TrailDiamond Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Perry Township
31% of West Perry Township’s land is conserved: 5,304 acres
The biggest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest (16.4 mi). 30 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 20 miles of mapped trail cross West Perry Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
31%
5,304 acres · of 27.0 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is West Perry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Perry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Perry Township is ahead of 73% 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 West Perry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land31% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
LessMore
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Perry Township’s 31% is ahead of 91% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Bald Eagle State Forest, with 16.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Basom Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,304 conserved acres
31% of West Perry Township’s land. Who manages West Perry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources5,226 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits96 ac
Joint47 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government21 ac
Not recorded7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,226 acAgricultural Easement · 143 acLocal Park · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5,226 | Open |
| Graybill's Grove Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Richfield Youth Park Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Basom Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Evendale Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
Trails & water
13 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miHorses · 13.2 mi
OHM Trail8.0 mi
Shade Mountain Loop Trail2.1 mi
Deer Spring Trail1.1 mi
Diamond Trail0.7 mi
Dug trail0.7 mi
Richfield path0.6 mi
Tar Gap trail0.6 mi
West Boyer Trail0.5 mi
OHM trail0.4 mi
Kaiser Trail0.3 mi
3 more trails
Shawyerville Trail
0.2 miMitchell Trail
0.1 miTram Trail
0.1 miWhen to get out
The best walking months in West Perry 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in West Perry Township →
Next door
West Perry Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Township40 miFayette Township24 miWest Beaver Township21 miWest Perry Township20 miBeaver Township5.7 miPerry Township4.8 miFranklin Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Perry Township | 31% | 0.7 | 34 | 14% | B+ |
| Beaver Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fayette Township | 8% | 0.6 | 14 | 20% | B− |
| Spring Township | 43% | 1.1 | 812 | 48% | A |
| Franklin Township | 18% | 0.1 | 4 | 19% | C |
| West Beaver Township | 32% | 0.7 | 559 | under 1% | A− |
| Perry Township | 12% | 0.2 | 4 | 20% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Perry Township
Where can I hike in West Perry Township?
The longest trail networks: Bald Eagle State Forest, 16.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Perry Township is conserved land?
31% 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 West Perry Township’s trails?
Bald Eagle State Forest and Basom Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Perry Township?
57,923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,293 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Perry Township have?
Ahead of 73% 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 West Perry Township neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →