Watsontown Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dincher · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Delaware Township
6% of Delaware Township’s land is conserved: 1,091 acres
13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Delaware Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #971 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,091 acres · of 30.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Delaware Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delaware Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #971 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delaware Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home27% 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 25%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 6%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Delaware Township’s 6% is ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William (Jack) Marshall Recreation Area
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,091 conserved acres
6% of Delaware Township’s land. Who manages Delaware Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,962 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government39 ac
Town or city6 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,962 acLocal Recreation Area · 39 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,052 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Restricted |
| Fairchild-Nicely-Sterner Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Springtown Road Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Delaware Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Delaware Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Soccer
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Delaware 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Delaware Township →
Next door
Delaware Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clinton Township21 miGregg Township19 miWhite Deer Township12 miBrady Township8.8 miDelaware Township2.2 miMuncy Creek Township2.0 miLewis Township1.6 miWatsontown0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | 6% | 0.1 | 3 | 27% | C |
| Lewis Township | 7% | 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | C− |
| Gregg Township | 32% | 1.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Watsontown | 3% | 1.0 | 12 | 97% | B+ |
| Muncy Creek Township | 2% | 0.1 | 19 | 52% | C+ |
| White Deer Township | 38% | 0.3 | 4 | 12% | C+ |
| Clinton Township | 34% | 0.8 | 109 | 26% | A− |
| Brady Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Delaware Township
How much of Delaware Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Delaware Township’s trails?
Watsontown Memorial Park and William (Jack) Marshall Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delaware Township?
40,677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delaware Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #971 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 Delaware 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 →