State Game Lands Number 156
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
666 acres0.1 mi of trail
Iron Alley
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Wherring at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cornwall
16% of Cornwall’s land is conserved: 1,017 acres
5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cornwall, 0.5 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #537 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,017 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
3.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,086 ft
Spring Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cornwall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cornwall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cornwall is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #537 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cornwall’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 48%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cornwall’s 16% is ahead of 74% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 156, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,017 conserved acres
16% of Cornwall’s land. Who manages Cornwall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County806 ac
State fish & wildlife668 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)232 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government42 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits38 ac
Other state land5 ac
Town or city5 ac
Agricultural Easement · 953 acState Resource Management Area · 668 acConservation Easement · 89 acForest Stewardship Easement · 38 acLocal Recreation Area · 32 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 286 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 156 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 668 | Open |
| Borough Of Cornwall Local Park | Not recorded | 19 | Open |
| Richland Borough Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Closed |
| Miners Village Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Cornwall Iron Furnace State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Harold Basehore Memorial Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail - Phase 4 Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Rexmont Fire Company Playground Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Cornwall Borough Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Cornwall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cornwall
Corwall
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Cornwall
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Cornwall
Spring Hill1,086 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.0 miHorses · 2.3 miUnpaved · 2.7 mi
Horse-Shoe Trail2.3 mi
Iron Alley0.4 mi
Old Route 720.2 mi
Old Horse-Shoe Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cornwall: 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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Cornwall →
Next door
Cornwall and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Cornwall Township27 miPenn Township21 miSouth Lebanon Township6.6 miCornwall5.3 miNorth Cornwall Township4.2 miQuentin1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 16% | 0.5 | 10 | 55% | B+ |
| West Cornwall Township | 20% | 3.1 | 7 | 50% | A− |
| South Lebanon Township | 32% | 0.3 | 28 | 54% | B+ |
| Quentin | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Cornwall Township | 20% | 0.4 | 7 | 66% | B |
| Penn Township | 36% | 0.7 | 18 | 53% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cornwall
Where can I hike in Cornwall?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 156, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cornwall 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 Cornwall’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 156 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cornwall?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cornwall?
18,830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cornwall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 718 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cornwall have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #537 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 Cornwall 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 →