14% of Leacock Township’s land is conserved: 1,830 acres
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #967 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Leacock Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Leacock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leacock Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #967 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Leacock Township’s 14% is ahead of 68% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paradise Community Park
1,830 conserved acres
14% of Leacock Township’s land. Who manages Leacock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 174 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-012 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 84 | Closed |
| 2006-020 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 78 | Closed |
| 2016-005 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 72 | Closed |
| 2002-010 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 70 | Closed |
| 2004-019 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 70 | Closed |
| 2004-010 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 69 | Closed |
| 2012-019 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 68 | Closed |
| 2005-015-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 67 | Closed |
| 2002-007 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 66 | Closed |
| 1997-007 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 65 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
3 places to go in Leacock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
The best walking months in Leacock Township: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Leacock Township →
Leacock Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leacock Township | 14% | under 0.1 | 4 | 25% | C |
| Paradise Township | 11% | 0.1 | 40 | 39% | B− |
| Upper Leacock Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 4 | 50% | C+ |
| Earl Township | 12% | 0.4 | 1 | 19% | C+ |
| Salisbury Township | 15% | 0.1 | 44 | 23% | B |
| East Lampeter Township | 12% | 0.2 | 9 | 56% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leacock Township
How much of Leacock Township is conserved land?
14% 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 Leacock Township’s trails?
Intercourse Community Park and Paradise Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leacock Township?
8,494 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leacock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leacock Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #967 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 Leacock Township 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 →