Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Roberts Tract
Managed by DE Division of Fish & Wildlife
233 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Rising Sun-Lebanon
18% of Rising Sun-Lebanon’s land is conserved: 417 acres
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
417 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Rising Sun-Lebanon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rising Sun-Lebanon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rising Sun-Lebanon is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rising Sun-Lebanon’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical DE town 13% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · DE 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · DE 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · DE 85% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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Delaware towns of 2,500+ (37)Ahead of 3%
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Rising Sun-Lebanon’s 18% is ahead of 64% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rising Sun-Lebanon. 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 D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
417 conserved acres
18% of Rising Sun-Lebanon’s land. Who manages Rising Sun-Lebanon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife226 ac
County153 ac
State parks1 ac
Not recorded54 ac
State Other or Unknown · 244 acPrivate Conservation · 131 acResearch or Educational Area · 36 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Harvey Wildlife Area State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 244 | Open |
| Pointe Landing Private Conservation | County | 50 | Unknown |
| Allen Frear Elementary School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 36 | Unknown |
| Pickering Pointe Private Conservation | County | 28 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Hill Private Conservation | County | 21 | Unknown |
| Jonathans Landing Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Unknown |
| Orchard Acres Private Conservation | County | 10 | Unknown |
| Quail Landing Private Conservation | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Barrett Farm Private Conservation | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Riverside Private Conservation | County | 4 | Unknown |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Rising Sun-Lebanon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rising Sun-Lebanon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Rising Sun-Lebanon
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & 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
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rising Sun-Lebanon: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rising Sun-Lebanon →
Next door
Rising Sun-Lebanon and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 26% | C− |
| Highland Acres | 8% | 0.9 | 8 | 75% | B+ |
| Dover Base Housing | 1% | 5.9 | under 1 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rising Sun-Lebanon
How much of Rising Sun-Lebanon is conserved land?
18% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Rising Sun-Lebanon’s trails?
Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Roberts Tract doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rising Sun-Lebanon?
14,330 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rising Sun-Lebanon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 226 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rising Sun-Lebanon have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Rising Sun-Lebanon 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 →