Berlin has 1 acre of parks, 0.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Berlin, 1.3 per square mile of land. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Berlin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Berlin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berlin is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Berlin’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Berlin’s land. Who manages Berlin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.B. Schrock Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Berlin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.6 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: July 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) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Berlin →
Questions about parks and trails in Berlin
How much of Berlin is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Berlin?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 0.3 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Berlin?
12,920 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berlin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berlin have?
Ahead of 41% 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 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 →