Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area
Managed by Lancaster County Parks & Recreation
65 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in East Drumore Township
36% of East Drumore Township’s land is conserved: 5,365 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Drumore Township. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 65 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #822 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
36%
5,365 acres · of 23.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is East Drumore Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Drumore Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Drumore Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #822 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Drumore Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land36% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks 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 43%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 21%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Drumore Township’s 36% is ahead of 94% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Octoraro Lake Watershed
Managed by Chester Water Authority
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5,365 conserved acres
36% of East Drumore Township’s land. Who manages East Drumore Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County17,378 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits513 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)440 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government68 ac
Not recorded475 ac
Agricultural Easement · 18,332 acPrivate Agricultural · 475 acLocal Park · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,822 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-005 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 78 | Closed |
| 1996-004-4 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 74 | Closed |
| 2006-012-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 72 | Closed |
| 1996-004-5 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 71 | Closed |
| Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 68 | Open |
| 1996-004-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 51 | Closed |
| 1996-004-3 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 40 | Closed |
| 1995-011 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 37 | Closed |
| 2008-030 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 35 | Closed |
| 1997-003 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 15 | Closed |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
2 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
6Tennis
5Soccer
4Baseball
2Field hockey
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in East Drumore 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in East Drumore Township →
Next door
East Drumore Township and its neighbors
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Drumore Township12 miColerain Township7.2 miQuarryville1.8 miEden Township1.1 miProvidence Township0.8 miEast Drumore Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Drumore Township | 36% | under 0.1 | 17 | 15% | C+ |
| Colerain Township | 31% | 0.3 | 23 | 25% | B |
| Drumore Township | 43% | 0.5 | 760 | 33% | A− |
| Quarryville | 8% | 1.4 | 24 | 99%+ | A |
| Providence Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 47 | 45% | B |
| Eden Township | 16% | 0.1 | 50 | 29% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Drumore Township
How much of East Drumore Township is conserved land?
36% 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 Drumore Township’s trails?
Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area and Octoraro Lake Watershed don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Drumore Township?
15,934 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Drumore Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Drumore Township have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #822 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 Drumore 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 →