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Outdoors in Delano Township

24% of Delano Township’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

24% of Delano Township’s land is conserved, about 1,212 acres. 1,224 acres are parks and preserves, 5,968 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Delano Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
1,212 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,224 ac
5,968 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,080 ft
Bears Head
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Trenton Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Delano Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,212 conserved acres

24% of Delano Township’s land. Who manages Delano Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,209 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
State Recreation Area · 1,209 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Catawissa Recreation Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources1,209Open
Delano Township Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Delano Township

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

Peaks in Delano Township
Bears Head2,080 ft elevation
Directions
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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Delano Township: May, 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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)313543566674797770594736
Rain (in)3.72.94.04.44.54.95.24.75.14.83.94.2

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Delano Township →

Next door

Delano Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Delano Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kline Township30%0.191169%A−
Rush Township15%0.623060%A
Grier City— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mahanoy Townshipunder 1%0.2589%C
Ryan Township24%0.995174%A

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

Questions about parks and trails in Delano Township

Are dogs allowed on Delano Township’s trails?

Trenton Park and Delano Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Delano Township?

27,432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delano Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,224 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Delano 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 →