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Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PA Municipal Building, July 2025Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Caernarvon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Caernarvon Township

22% of Caernarvon Township’s land is conserved, about 1,234 acres. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Caernarvon Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
22%
1,234 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 52, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Lands Number 52

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
110 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

State Game Lands Number 43

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,234 conserved acres

22% of Caernarvon Township’s land. Who manages Caernarvon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County3,857 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits259 ac
State fish & wildlife133 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government14 ac
Private owners9 ac
Town or city6 ac
Not recorded57 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,857 acForest Stewardship Easement · 194 acState Resource Management Area · 133 acConservation Easement · 65 acLocal Other or Unknown · 53 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,023 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 80 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Game Land 052
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife110Open
Pennwood Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded47Open
State Game Land 043
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife15Open
Zach Saint Memorial Field
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government10Open
Twin Valley Swim Club
Local Recreation Area
Private owners9Open
Sgl 043
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife8Open
Municipal Land
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded7Open
Caernarvon Township Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government6Open
Highcroft Baseball Field
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Morgan Circle
Local Park
Not recorded2Open

3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

6 places to go in Caernarvon Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Caernarvon Township
Caernarvon Friendship ParkIn Caernarvon Township Park
Directions

Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
9Baseball
6Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Morgantown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Caernarvon Township: April to June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)394250637280858376655343
Rain (in)3.42.84.23.73.84.54.84.45.04.43.54.1

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Caernarvon Township →

Next door

Caernarvon Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Caernarvon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Robeson Township15%2.69338%A
Honey Brook Township33%0.1943%B−
West Nantmeal Township36%0.18155%B+
Brecknock Township17%0.81136%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Caernarvon Township

Where can I hike in Caernarvon Township?

The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 52, 0.1 miles; State Game Lands Number 43, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Caernarvon Township’s trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Caernarvon Township Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Caernarvon Township?

31,116 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caernarvon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 215 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Caernarvon Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →