Photo: Adam Moss aka Roadgeek Adam on Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hatfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hatfield, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #635 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hatfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hatfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hatfield is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #635 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park 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 Hatfield’s 4% is ahead of 32% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
20 conserved acres
4% of Hatfield’s land. Who manages Hatfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Park at Heather Meadows Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Hatfield Township Nature Area Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Electric Plant Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Edgewood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Hatfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Hatfield: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hatfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Hatfield
How much of Hatfield is conserved land?
4% 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 Hatfield’s trails?
Heritage Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hatfield?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hatfield?
22,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hatfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hatfield have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #635 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 Hatfield 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 →