Riverside Park
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Riverwalk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Hawley
7% of Hawley’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hawley, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Riverside Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
26 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Hawley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hawley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hawley is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hawley’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hawley’s 7% is ahead of 45% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 6% of Hawley’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Riverside Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
7% of Hawley’s land. Water is left out: Hawley has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hawley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government26 ac
Local Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Bingham Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Hawley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hawley
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Hawley
Riverside Dog ParkIn Riverside Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Hawley
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Riverwalk Trail0.5 mi
Hawley Blue Trail0.2 mi
Hawley Trail0.1 mi
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
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Hawley: 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 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hawley →
Next door
Hawley and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley | 7% | 1.7 | 29 | 99%+ | A |
| Palmyra Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 11% | D |
| Palmyra Township | 36% | 0.8 | 181 | 5% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hawley
Where can I hike in Hawley?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.5 miles; Bingham Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hawley is conserved land?
7% 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 Hawley’s trails?
Riverside Park and Bingham Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hawley?
28,151 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hawley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hawley have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Hawley 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 →