Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Lansford
4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lansford, 2.7 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Lansford’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #472 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lansford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lansford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lansford is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #472 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 Lansford’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% 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
The longest trail network is Ashton Hill Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Park
20 conserved acres
2% of Lansford’s land. Who manages Lansford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansford Pool Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Ashton Hill Park & Panther Valley Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Panther Valley Football Stadium Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Lansford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Lansford: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lansford →
Lansford and its neighbors
Lansford has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansford | 2% | 2.7 | 5 | 98% | B+ |
| Summit Hill | 20% | 2.5 | 220 | 95% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lansford
Where can I hike in Lansford?
The longest trail networks: Ashton Hill Park, 0.4 miles; John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lansford is conserved land?
2% 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 Lansford’s trails?
Ashton Hill Park and John F. Kennedy Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lansford?
42,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lansford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lansford have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #472 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 Lansford 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 →