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Outdoors in Hiller

18% of Hiller’s land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park

18% of Hiller’s land is conserved, about 193 acres. 204 acres are parks and preserves, 133 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hiller, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
193 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
204 ac
133 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Patsy Hillman Park

Managed by Brownsville-Luzerne Joint Park Board
190 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

193 conserved acres

18% of Hiller’s land. Who manages Hiller’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government186 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Local Park · 182 acLocal Other or Unknown · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Patsy Hillman Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government182Open
Hiller Ballfield
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded14Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Hiller

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Hiller

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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
3Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Hiller: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)394251647381848377655343
Rain (in)3.12.73.53.54.34.34.23.73.43.12.93.2

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Hiller →

Next door

Hiller and its neighbors

Hiller has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Hiller— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Luzerne Township4%under 0.19072%B−
Redstone Townshipunder 1%0.2960%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Hiller

Are dogs allowed on Hiller’s trails?

Patsy Hillman Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hiller?

2,786 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hiller or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 204 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hiller 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 →