Photo: Lee Cannon from Bayville aka West Fenwick, DE, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrington
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Harrington’s land is conserved, about 81 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #35 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Harrington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Harrington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrington is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #35 of 37 in Delaware. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrington’s 4% is ahead of 3% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
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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81 conserved acres
4% of Harrington’s land. Who manages Harrington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.T. Chipman Middle School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Friendship Village Private Conservation | Town or city | 19 | Unknown |
| Harrington Community Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 15 | Unknown |
| Lake Forest Elementary School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Tharpe Knoll Private Conservation | County | 2 | Unknown |
| Lake Forest South Elementary School Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Harrington: April to June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrington →
Questions about parks and trails in Harrington
How much of Harrington is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Harrington?
4,661 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harrington have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 of 37 in Delaware. 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 Harrington 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 →