Chrome Serpentine Barrens
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in East Nottingham Township
25% of East Nottingham Township’s land is conserved: 3,267 acres
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross East Nottingham Township. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #890 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
3,267 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is East Nottingham Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Nottingham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Nottingham Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #890 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 Nottingham Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (68 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home18% 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 36%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 14%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so East Nottingham Township’s 25% is ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in East Nottingham Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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.
Who protects it
3,267 conserved acres
25% of East Nottingham Township’s land. Who manages East Nottingham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12,321 ac
Joint87 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government67 ac
Not recorded150 ac
Agricultural Easement · 12,490 acLocal Conservation Area · 67 acLocal Park · 66 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,199 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 210 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Area Regional Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 66 | Open |
| Moran Tract----(Old) Gray Property Acquisition Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 66 | Open |
| Chrome Barrens Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Chrome Barrens Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
1Equestrian
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in East Nottingham 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) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in East Nottingham Township →
Next door
East Nottingham Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Nottingham Township18 miLower Oxford Township14 miElk Township8.5 miNew London Township1.4 miPenn Township1.2 miEast Nottingham Township0.6 miOxford0.1 miNottingham0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Nottingham Township | 25% | under 0.1 | 7 | 18% | C+ |
| West Nottingham Township | 37% | 1.3 | 373 | 52% | A |
| New London Township | 17% | 0.1 | 9 | 37% | B− |
| Nottingham | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oxford | 3% | 0.1 | 1 | 92% | C |
| Lower Oxford Township | 38% | 0.8 | 129 | 36% | A |
| Elk Township | 55% | 0.8 | 765 | 51% | A |
| Penn Township | 15% | 0.1 | 25 | 44% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Nottingham Township
How much of East Nottingham Township is conserved land?
25% 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 Nottingham Township’s trails?
Chrome Serpentine Barrens doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East Nottingham Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East Nottingham Township?
13,129 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Nottingham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Nottingham Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #890 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 Nottingham 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 →