Few parks or trails are on the map in Berlin Township
335 acres are parks and preserves, 118 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Berlin Township. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Berlin Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Berlin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berlin Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Berlin Township’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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520 conserved acres
2% of Berlin Township’s land. Who manages Berlin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 186 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Scott Nature Reserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 430 | Open |
| County Farm Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 190 | Open |
4 places to go in Berlin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
8 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Berlin Township: May and July to September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Berlin Township →
Berlin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 118 | 8% | C |
| Texas Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
| Lackawaxen Township | 20% | 0.4 | 235 | 8% | B+ |
| Damascus Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 35 | 5% | C |
| Palmyra Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 11% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Berlin Township
How much of Berlin 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 Berlin Township?
26,035 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berlin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berlin Township have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Berlin 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 →