State Game Lands Number 106
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,890 acres15.7 mi of trail
fire breakHa Ha TrailPinnacle TrailAppalachian National Scenic Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Windsor Township
More than half of Windsor Township’s land is conserved: 54%
54% of Windsor Township’s land is conserved, about 7,897 acres. 1,195 acres are parks and preserves, 475 per 1,000 residents. 38 miles of mapped trail cross Windsor Township, 1.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #93 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
54%
7,897 acres · of 23.0 sq mi of land
Trails
38 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,195 ac
475 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Windsor Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windsor Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windsor Township is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #93 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windsor Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land54% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (38 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land475 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,195 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home39% 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 93%
LessMore
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 91%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Windsor Township’s 54% is ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 State Game Lands Number 106, with 15.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hamburg Reservoir Watershed
Nature preserve
1,138 acres10.1 mi of trail
Appalachian National Scenic TrailBlue TrailFurnace Creek TrailBonobo Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Hamburg Reservoir
Windsor Township Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,897 conserved acres
54% of Windsor Township’s land. Who manages Windsor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County9,622 ac
State fish & wildlife6,188 ac
State natural resources1,634 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1,107 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits448 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)411 ac
National Park Service296 ac
Agricultural Easement · 10,358 acState Resource Management Area · 4,728 acState Recreation Area · 2,921 acLocal Park · 1,116 acConservation Easement · 381 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,698 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 159 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sgl 106 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,921 | Open |
| State Game Land 106 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,920 | Open |
| Weiser State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,634 | Open |
| Hamburg Watershed - Hamburg Reservoir - Pulpit Rock Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1,104 | Open |
| Kaerchers Creek Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 347 | Open |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic or Historic Trail | National Park Service | 227 | Open |
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Unknown |
| Hamburg Borough Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| Edenberg Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Windsor Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Windsor Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Windsor Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Windsor Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Windsor Township
1 peak without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Windsor Township
PC4Weiser State Forest
DirectionsPCG1Weiser State Forest
DirectionsPlus 2 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
12 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.7 miHorses · 4.7 miUnpaved · 15.9 mi
Appalachian National Scenic Trail4.4 mi
fire break2.5 mi
Pinnacle Trail2.3 mi
Blue Trail1.2 mi
Ha Ha Trail1.2 mi
Bonobo Trail0.7 mi
Pulpit Rock Trail / Appalachian Trail0.5 mi
Furnace Creek Trail0.5 mi
Stephanie Spring Trail0.5 mi
Rattlesnake Trail (snowmobile)0.3 mi
2 more trails
Derck Trail (snowmobile)
0.1 miWindsor Furnace Shelter Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Windsor Township: April and May
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Windsor Township →
Next door
Windsor Township and its neighbors
Windsor Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | 54% | 1.6 | 475 | 39% | A |
| Greenwich Township | 26% | 0.1 | 11 | 31% | B− |
| Hamburg | 7% | 0.5 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Tilden Township | 28% | 0.6 | 59 | 31% | A− |
| Perry Township | 46% | 0.2 | 67 | 33% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Windsor Township
Where can I hike in Windsor Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 106, 15.7 miles; Hamburg Reservoir Watershed, 10.1 miles; Kaercher Creek Park, 2.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windsor Township is conserved land?
54% 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 Windsor Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 106 and Hamburg Reservoir Watershed don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Windsor Township?
39,088 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windsor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,153 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windsor Township have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 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 Windsor 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 →