Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
949 acres7.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wright Township
27% of Wright Township’s land is conserved: 2,324 acres
17 miles of mapped trail cross Wright Township, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (7.6 mi), State Game Lands Number 187 (4 mi), Wright Township Community Park (1.9 mi). 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #415 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
2,324 acres · of 13.3 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,522 ft
Little Nescopeck Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Wright Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wright Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wright Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #415 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wright Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home32% 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%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 60%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Wright Township’s 27% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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 Pinchot State Forest, with 7.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 187
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,200 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wright Township Community Park
Park
41 acres1.9 mi of trail
Wright Twp Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nescopeck State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
21 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Pinchot State Forest949 acres · 7.6 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 1871,200 acres · 4 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Game Commission
Wright Township Community Park41 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
DirectionsNescopeck State Park21 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
St Judes Grove4 acres
Who protects it
2,324 conserved acres
27% of Wright Township’s land. Who manages Wright Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,176 ac
State natural resources1,019 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits251 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government35 ac
State parks17 ac
Private owners15 ac
Not recorded1,090 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,213 acForest Stewardship Easement · 144 acConservation Easement · 80 acPrivate Conservation · 54 acLocal Park · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,038 | Open |
| State Game Land 187 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,176 | Open |
| Back Mountain Trail Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 82 | Closed |
| Park Road Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 35 | Open |
| Nescopeck State Park State Park | State parks | 33 | Open |
| Pinchot State Wilderness | Private owners | 15 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wright Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wright Township
Wright Township Community ParkIn Wright Township Community Park
DirectionsDog parks in Wright Township
Wright Twp Dog ParkIn Wright Township Community Park
DirectionsPeaks in Wright Township
Little Nescopeck Mountain1,522 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Wright Twp Walking Trail0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
5Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wright Township: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Wright Township →
Next door
Wright Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Dennison Township40 miFairview Township25 miWright Township17 miMountain Top16 miRice Township8.2 miDorrance Township8.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Township | 27% | 1.3 | 12 | 32% | B+ |
| Rice Township | 20% | 0.7 | 17 | 23% | B+ |
| Mountain Top | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairview Township | 55% | 2.6 | 85 | 55% | A |
| Dennison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dorrance Township | 2% | 0.3 | 29 | 5% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wright Township
Where can I hike in Wright Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 7.6 miles; State Game Lands Number 187, 4 miles; Wright Township Community Park, 1.9 miles; Nescopeck State Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wright Township is conserved land?
27% 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 Wright Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and State Game Lands Number 187 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wright Township?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wright Township?
69,486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wright Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,324 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wright Township have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #415 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 Wright 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 →