Carlton Drake Memorial Park
Park
48 acres1.2 mi of trail
Nature TrailBackfeild TraailWillow TrailGrass Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bridge in Dreher Township · Photo: PennDOT · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Dreher Township
Dreher Township has 345 acres of parks, 252 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Carlton Drake Memorial Park (1.2 mi). 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Dreher Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
397 acres · of 14.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
345 ac
252 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Dreher Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dreher Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dreher Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dreher Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% 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. 0.4C+Park land252 acres of park per 1,000 residents (345 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home15% 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 50%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Dreher Township’s 4% is ahead of 30% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Carlton Drake Memorial Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tobyhanna State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
237 acres0.3 mi of trail
Range Trail
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
397 conserved acres
4% of Dreher Township’s land. Who manages Dreher Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks293 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits224 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government47 ac
Town or city18 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Park · 294 acForest Stewardship Easement · 168 acConservation Easement · 56 acLocal Park · 47 acLocal Recreation Area · 18 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobyhanna State Park State Park | State parks | 294 | Open |
| Carlton Drake Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 47 | Open |
| Carlton Drake Memorial Park Addn. Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Dreher Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dreher Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Dreher Township
Horeshoe picnic groveIn Carlton Drake Memorial Park
DirectionsWillow picnic groveIn Carlton Drake Memorial Park
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Nature Trail0.6 mi
Range Trail0.3 mi
Backfeild Traail0.2 mi
Willow Trail0.1 mi
Grass Trail0.1 mi
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Softball
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).
Bridge in Dreher TownshipStructure · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Dreher Township: May, July 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) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dreher Township →
Next door
Dreher Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Coolbaugh Township65 miGreene Township32 miLehigh Township5.2 miDreher Township2.2 miSterling Township1.2 miPocono Springs0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreher Township | 4% | 0.1 | 252 | 15% | B− |
| Greene Township | 18% | 0.5 | 628 | 16% | A− |
| Sterling Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 7 | 3% | C− |
| Coolbaugh Township | 62% | 0.8 | 379 | 36% | A |
| Lehigh Township | 45% | 0.4 | 322 | 44% | A− |
| Pocono Springs | — 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 Dreher Township
Where can I hike in Dreher Township?
The longest trail networks: Carlton Drake Memorial Park, 1.2 miles; Tobyhanna State Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dreher Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Dreher Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Tobyhanna State Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dreher Township?
71,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dreher Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 346 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dreher Township have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Dreher 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 →