Ringing Rocks Park
Managed by Ringing Hill Fire Company
108 acres0.7 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue TrailYellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sanatoga Union Sunday School · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Pottsgrove Township
5% of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
The biggest trail networks: Ringing Rocks Park (0.7 mi), Gerald G. Richards Community Park (0.5 mi). 405 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s land is conserved, about 264 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #419 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
264 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
405 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Pottsgrove Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Pottsgrove Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Pottsgrove Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #419 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (405 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
LessMore
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 60%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Pottsgrove Township’s 5% is ahead of 37% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Ringing Rocks Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gerald G. Richards Community Park
Park
29 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sanatoga Memorial Park
Park
109 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shaner's Grove
Managed by Lower Pottsgrove Township
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Ringing Rocks Park108 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Ringing Hill Fire Company
DirectionsGerald G. Richards Community Park29 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSanatoga Memorial Park109 acres
Shaner's Grove2 acres · Lower Pottsgrove Township
DirectionsLower Pottsgrove Township Recreation Area1 acres
Alfred B. Miles Park1 acres
Who protects it
264 conserved acres
5% of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s land. Who manages Lower Pottsgrove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government237 ac
Not recorded26 ac
Local Park · 254 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatoga Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 46 | Open |
| Ringing Rocks Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 42 | Open |
| Gerald Richards Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 37 | Open |
| Snell and Norton Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Sprogels Run Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 20 | Unknown |
| Pleasantview Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Schuylkill River Property Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Schuylkill River Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Alfred B Miles Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Lower Pottsgrove Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lower Pottsgrove Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Red Trail0.3 mi
Blue Trail0.2 mi
Yellow Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
7Baseball
5Basketball
5Soccer
2Pickleball
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 Lower Pottsgrove 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lower Pottsgrove Township →
Next door
Lower Pottsgrove Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
New Hanover Township15 miLimerick Township13 miEast Coventry Township11 miUpper Pottsgrove Township5.1 miLower Pottsgrove Township1.3 miPottstown1.1 miPottsgrove0.7 miSanatoga0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | 5% | 0.2 | 32 | 98% | B+ |
| East Coventry Township | 13% | 1.0 | 53 | 55% | A− |
| Pottsgrove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pottstown | 6% | 0.2 | 8 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | 10% | 1.0 | 55 | 97% | A |
| Sanatoga | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Hanover Township | 13% | 0.7 | 24 | 61% | A− |
| Limerick Township | 11% | 0.6 | 22 | 64% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Pottsgrove Township
Where can I hike in Lower Pottsgrove Township?
The longest trail networks: Ringing Rocks Park, 0.7 miles; Gerald G. Richards Community Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Pottsgrove Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township’s trails?
Ringing Rocks Park and Gerald G. Richards Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lower Pottsgrove Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lower Pottsgrove Township?
31,265 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Pottsgrove Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 405 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Pottsgrove Township have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #419 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →