15% of Hamilton Township’s land is conserved: 1,320 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hamilton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #995 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hamilton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #995 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 Hamilton Township’s 15% is ahead of 71% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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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1,320 conserved acres
15% of Hamilton Township’s land. Who manages Hamilton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,320 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Hamilton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Hamilton 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 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hamilton Township →
Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | 15% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | C− |
| Reading Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C− |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 19% | 0.2 | 1 | 12% | C |
| Oxford Township | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 16% | C− |
| Berwick Township | 3% | 0.5 | under 1 | 10% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton Township
How much of Hamilton Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Hamilton Township?
8,534 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #995 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 Hamilton 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 →