Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Derry Township
3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Derry Township’s land is conserved, about 158 acres.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Derry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Derry Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Derry Township’s 2% is ahead of 10% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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158 conserved acres
2% of Derry Township’s land. Who manages Derry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ppl Wetlands Private Conservation | Not recorded | 111 | Closed |
| Ppl Wetlands Addition Private Conservation | Not recorded | 5 | Closed |
| Frank Delong Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
4 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Derry 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Derry Township →
Derry Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 28% | C− |
| Madison Township | 18% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Limestone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Anthony Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 459 | 13% | C+ |
| Valley Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 22 | 14% | C− |
| Liberty Township | 6% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Derry Township
How much of Derry Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Derry Township?
9,172 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Derry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Derry Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Derry Township neighbors.
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 →