Danny Fisher Memorial Park
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Conewago Township
9% of Conewago Township’s land is conserved: 1,015 acres
35 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #958 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,015 acres · of 16.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Conewago Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conewago Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conewago Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #958 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conewago Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 8%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Conewago Township’s 9% is ahead of 55% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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.
High Family Nature Preserve
Managed by Lancaster County Conservancy
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,015 conserved acres
9% of Conewago Township’s land. Who manages Conewago Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,563 ac
Town or city23 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,563 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Park · 18 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 acPrivate Conservation · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 978 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey School/Trust Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Conewago Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Donegal Highlands Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Conewago Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Conewago Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Conewago Township
Hershey Road CampgroundFee
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Conewago 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.
| 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) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Conewago Township →
Next door
Conewago Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 12 | 9% | C |
| Mount Joy Township | 29% | 0.2 | 45 | 53% | B+ |
| South Londonderry Township | 29% | 1.0 | 7 | 70% | A− |
| Derry Township | 2% | 1.1 | 14 | 63% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Conewago Township
How much of Conewago Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Conewago Township’s trails?
Danny Fisher Memorial Park and High Family Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Conewago Township?
11,428 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conewago Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Conewago Township have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #958 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 Conewago Township 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 →