Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.512% of Earl Township’s land is conserved: 1,679 acres
8 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Earl Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #886 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Earl Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Earl Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Earl Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #886 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Earl Township’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nolt's Park
New Holland Community Butterfly Garden
1,679 conserved acres
12% of Earl Township’s land. Who manages Earl Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 638 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-007 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 90 | Closed |
| 2000-001 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 80 | Closed |
| 1993-003 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 75 | Closed |
| 2004-006-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 72 | Closed |
| 2008-011 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 71 | Closed |
| 2008-008 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 57 | Closed |
| 1998-006 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 55 | Closed |
| 1992-008 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 52 | Closed |
| 1994-003 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 50 | Closed |
| 2011-014 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 49 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
5 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Earl 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Earl Township →
Earl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Township | 12% | 0.4 | 1 | 19% | C+ |
| Ephrata Township | 20% | 0.1 | 14 | 75% | B+ |
| Leacock Township | 14% | under 0.1 | 4 | 25% | C |
| East Earl Township | 14% | 0.4 | 128 | 25% | B+ |
| Upper Leacock Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 4 | 50% | C+ |
| Brecknock Township | 17% | 0.1 | 14 | 50% | B− |
| West Earl Township | 5% | 0.1 | 4 | 51% | C |
| East Cocalico Township | 9% | 0.6 | 17 | 70% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Earl Township
How much of Earl Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Earl Township’s trails?
New Holland Community Memorial Park and Nolt's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Earl Township?
15,739 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Earl Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Earl Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #886 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 Earl 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 →