Photo: Kathy · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Amwell Township
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Amwell Township. 2% of Amwell Township’s land is conserved, about 544 acres.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #1,002 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Amwell Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Amwell Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Amwell Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #1,002 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Amwell Township’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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544 conserved acres
2% of Amwell Township’s land. Who manages Amwell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 499 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Run Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Pizzi Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Amwell Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Amwell Township Ballpark Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Ten Mile Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Ray Field Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Amwell Twp Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Amwell Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Amwell Township: April 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Amwell Township →
Amwell Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amwell Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 8% | C− |
| West Bethlehem Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 19% | D |
| Morris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Bethlehem Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| South Franklin Township | 2% | 0.1 | 12 | 12% | C− |
| South Strabane Township | 2% | 0.2 | 18 | 50% | C+ |
| North Franklin Township | 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 55% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Amwell Township
How much of Amwell Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Amwell Township?
10,683 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Amwell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Amwell Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,002 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 Amwell Township 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 →