Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0East Mead Township has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
5% of East Mead Township’s land is conserved, about 707 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does East Mead Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Mead Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Mead Township’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% 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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707 conserved acres
5% of East Mead Township’s land. Who manages East Mead Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 230 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 477 | Open |
The best walking months in East Mead Township: May and July to September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Mead Township →
East Mead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Mead Township | 5% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| West Mead Township | 7% | 0.1 | 74 | 53% | B |
| Randolph Township | 26% | 0.3 | 36 | 13% | B |
| Woodcock Township | 3% | 0.4 | 297 | 46% | B |
| Wayne Township | 6% | 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Mead Township
How much of East Mead Township is conserved land?
5% 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 East Mead Township?
17,026 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Mead Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 478 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Mead Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 East Mead 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 →