State Game Lands Number 332
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,662 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Young Township
Young Township has 184 acres of parks, 98 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Young Township’s land is conserved, about 1,845 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Young Township. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,845 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
184 ac
98 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Young Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Young Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Young Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Young Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land98 acres of park per 1,000 residents (184 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home24% 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 47%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Young Township’s 8% is ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Young Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
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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.
Who protects it
1,845 conserved acres
8% of Young Township’s land. Who manages Young Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,663 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government168 ac
Not recorded15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,663 acLocal Park · 170 acLocal Other or Unknown · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 332 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,663 | Open |
| Young Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 152 | Open |
| Shrokman Road Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Mc Intyre Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Iselin Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Young Township: April, May 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Young Township →
Next door
Young Township and its neighbors
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Conemaugh Township10 miArmstrong Township5.4 miBlack Lick Township1.3 miYoung Township0.2 miJacksonville0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 98 | 24% | B− |
| Black Lick Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 5% | D |
| Armstrong Township | 1% | 0.1 | 42 | 11% | C |
| Jacksonville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Conemaugh Township | 3% | 0.3 | 31 | 26% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Young Township
How much of Young Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Young Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 332 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Young Township?
16,726 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Young Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,861 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Young Township have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Young 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 →