Plumb Creek Park
Park
106 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Conewago Chapel · Photo: Smallbones · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Conewago Township
16% of Conewago Township’s land is conserved: 1,071 acres
123 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Conewago Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #573 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,071 acres · of 10.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
123 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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 64% of U.S. towns, #573 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conewago Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (123 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 45%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Conewago Township’s 16% is ahead of 73% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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.
Myers Park
Park
3 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,071 conserved acres
16% of Conewago Township’s land. Who manages Conewago Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,668 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits610 ac
Joint48 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government13 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,820 acForest Stewardship Easement · 305 acConservation Easement · 153 acUnknown Easement · 48 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,058 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Playground of McSherrystown Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Panther Drive Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
11Baseball
3Basketball
1Tennis
1Field hockey
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).
Conewago ChapelBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Conewago Township →
Next door
Conewago Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Penn Township18 miMount Pleasant Township5.0 miBerwick Township4.2 miConewago Township3.1 miUnion Township1.8 miOxford Township1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Township | 16% | 0.3 | 15 | 54% | B |
| Union Township | 19% | 0.1 | 4 | 8% | C |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 19% | 0.2 | 1 | 12% | C |
| Oxford Township | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 16% | C− |
| Penn Township | 8% | 1.3 | 27 | 83% | A |
| Berwick Township | 3% | 0.5 | under 1 | 10% | C− |
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?
16% 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?
Plumb Creek Park and Fairview Avenue Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Conewago Township?
7,212 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conewago Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 123 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Conewago Township have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #573 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 →