Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area
Park
52 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Byers-Muma House · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in East Donegal Township
More than half of East Donegal Township’s land is conserved: 57%
57% of East Donegal Township’s land is conserved, about 7,787 acres. 408 acres are parks and preserves, 47 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area (0.9 mi), Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #349 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
57%
7,787 acres · of 21.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
408 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
3.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is East Donegal Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Donegal Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Donegal Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #349 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Donegal Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land57% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (408 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 66%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Donegal Township’s 57% is ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
Water is 10% of East Donegal Township’s area (2 of 24 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 52%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Charles Greenway
Nature preserve
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area52 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsRiver Front Park237 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCharles Greenway36 acres
Front Street Park6 acres
DirectionsLegion Park6 acres
Kreider Tract Park2 acres
Marrietta Iron Furnace Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
7,787 conserved acres
57% of East Donegal Township’s land. Water is left out: East Donegal Township has 21.4 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Donegal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County27,869 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)762 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government378 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits277 ac
Town or city38 ac
Other state land1 ac
Not recorded276 ac
Agricultural Easement · 28,482 acConservation Easement · 426 acLocal Park · 408 acPrivate Agricultural · 276 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 240 | Open |
| 1995-008-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 59 | Closed |
| Chickies Rock County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 51 | Open |
| Front Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 47 | Open |
| 1992-002 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 45 | Closed |
| 1998-005 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 45 | Closed |
| 2003-019 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 44 | Closed |
| 1996-009 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 39 | Closed |
| Susquehanna River Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| 2007-020 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 27 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in East Donegal Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in East Donegal Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in East Donegal Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
6Baseball
4Basketball
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cameron EstateBuilding · listed 1975
About itDonegal Mills PlantationBuilding · listed 1978
About itGrove MansionBuilding · listed 1983
About itDanville West Market Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itDonegal Presbyterian Church ComplexDistrict · listed 1985
About itByers-Muma HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itChickies Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in East Donegal 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in East Donegal Township →
Next door
East Donegal Township and its neighbors
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Hellam Township33 miWest Hempfield Township7.8 miEast Donegal Township4.5 miMarietta1.6 miRapho Township1.4 miConoy Township1.2 miWest Donegal Township0.6 miMount Joy0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Donegal Township | 57% | 0.2 | 47 | 59% | A− |
| Rapho Township | 31% | under 0.1 | 4 | 37% | C+ |
| Marietta | 22% | 2.1 | 34 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hellam Township | 22% | 1.2 | 375 | 49% | A |
| Mount Joy | 6% | under 0.1 | 12 | 99% | B− |
| West Hempfield Township | 27% | 0.4 | 10 | 81% | A− |
| West Donegal Township | 28% | under 0.1 | 2 | 43% | C+ |
| Conoy Township | 37% | 0.1 | 100 | 68% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Donegal Township
Where can I hike in East Donegal Township?
The longest trail networks: Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area, 0.9 miles; Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park, 0.5 miles; River Front Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Donegal Township is conserved land?
57% 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 East Donegal Township’s trails?
Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area and Lloyd H. Fuhrman Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East Donegal Township?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East Donegal Township?
13,295 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Donegal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 408 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Donegal Township have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #349 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 East Donegal 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 →