Central Perkiomen Valley
Managed by Montgomery County
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Perikomen Bridge Hotel · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Collegeville
11% of Collegeville’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Collegeville, 1.1 per square mile of land. 11% of Collegeville’s land is conserved, about 110 acres.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #73 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
110 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Collegeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Collegeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Collegeville is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #73 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Collegeville’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (119 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 93%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Collegeville’s 11% is ahead of 60% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Creekside Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Central Perkiomen Valley49 acres · Montgomery County
DirectionsCreekside Park9 acres
Hunsberger Woods8 acres
DirectionsCollegeville Community Park5 acres
DirectionsCentral Perkiomen Valley Park2 acres
Who protects it
110 conserved acres
11% of Collegeville’s land. Who manages Collegeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government104 ac
Not recorded21 ac
Local Park · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 50 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Perkiomen Valley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
| Hunsberger Woods Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| 1St Avenue Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Montgomery County Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Scout Cabin Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Clayhor Avenue Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Collegeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Collegeville
Welakamike Creekside Park Boat RampIn Creekside Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
2Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Perikomen Bridge HotelBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Collegeville: 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.
| 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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Collegeville →
Next door
Collegeville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lower Providence Township23 miUpper Providence Township17 miCollegeville1.7 miTrappe1.4 miPerkiomen Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegeville | 11% | 1.1 | 23 | 99%+ | A |
| Trappe | 20% | 0.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Lower Providence Township | 25% | 1.5 | 63 | 99% | A+ |
| Upper Providence Township | 13% | 1.0 | 46 | 96% | A |
| Perkiomen Township | 20% | 0.2 | 54 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Collegeville
How much of Collegeville is conserved land?
11% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Collegeville’s trails?
Central Perkiomen Valley and Creekside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Collegeville?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Collegeville?
18,312 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Collegeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 119 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Collegeville have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Collegeville 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 →