Photo: Jayu from Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0Hummelstown has 30 acres of parks, 6.7 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hummelstown, 1.0 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Hummelstown’s land is conserved, about 28 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #503 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hummelstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hummelstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hummelstown is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #503 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold 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 Hummelstown’s 4% is ahead of 25% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 5% of Hummelstown’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Keller Field
All 5 parks & preserves
28 conserved acres
4% of Hummelstown’s land. Water is left out: Hummelstown has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hummelstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hummel Nature Trail Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Herbert A. Schaffner Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Keller Field Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Mehaffie Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Shope Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Marion F. Alexander Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Dock Street Boat Launch Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Hummelstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Hummelstown: 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) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hummelstown →
Hummelstown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hummelstown | 4% | 1.0 | 7 | 93% | B+ |
| South Hanover Township | 3% | 0.5 | 18 | 70% | B |
| Derry Township | 2% | 1.1 | 14 | 63% | B |
| Swatara Township | 5% | 0.2 | 7 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hummelstown
How much of Hummelstown 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 Hummelstown’s trails?
Barry Mehaffie Memorial Park and Schaffner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hummelstown?
7,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hummelstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hummelstown have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #503 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 Hummelstown 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 →