Harleysville Community Center Park
Park
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lower Salford Township
18% of Lower Salford Township’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
18% of Lower Salford Township’s land is conserved, about 1,643 acres. 916 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Salford Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #58 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
1,643 acres · of 14.5 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
916 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Salford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Salford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Salford Township is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #58 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Salford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (916 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home99% 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 95%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 94%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Salford Township’s 18% is ahead of 76% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Harleysville Community Center Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Charles L. Reed Memorial Park
Managed by Lower Salford Township
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Heckler Plains Farmstead
Managed by Lower Salford Township
31 acres0.3 mi of trail
Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Alvin C. Alderfer Recreation Area
Managed by Lower Salford Township
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Harleysville Community Center Park34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCharles L. Reed Memorial Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Lower Salford Township
Heckler Plains Farmstead31 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Lower Salford Township
DirectionsGroff's Mill Park30 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Lower Salford Township
DirectionsRobert Clemens Bucher Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Lower Salford Township
Alvin C. Alderfer Recreation Area31 acres · Lower Salford Township
Camp Wawa Park30 acres · Lower Salford Township
Evansburg State Park27 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
Jacob Reiff Park27 acres · Lower Salford Township
Briarwyck Park13 acres · Lower Salford Township
Ted Dannerth Memorial Park13 acres · Lower Salford Township
DirectionsBergey's Mill Park9 acres · Lower Salford Township
Kulp Road Pond Park7 acres · Lower Salford Township
DirectionsDaniel W Roth Memorial Park2 acres · Lower Salford Township
Who protects it
1,643 conserved acres
18% of Lower Salford Township’s land. Who manages Lower Salford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,235 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government867 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits637 ac
Joint130 ac
State parks64 ac
Town or city55 ac
Not recorded399 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,401 acLocal Park · 913 acConservation Easement · 519 acLocal Recreation Area · 226 acLocal Other or Unknown · 179 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 524 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 91 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heckler Plains Farmstead Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 268 | Open |
| Lederach Golf Club Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 226 | Unknown |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 179 | Open |
| Jacob Reiff Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 102 | Open |
| Alderfer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 82 | Open |
| Alvin C Alderfer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 77 | Open |
| Evansburg State Park State Park | State parks | 64 | Open |
| Samuel Harley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 63 | Open |
| Groff's Mill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 56 | Open |
| Berger Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Lower Salford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lower Salford Township
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Nature Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Baseball
10Soccer
8Basketball
5Tennis
1Football
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Dielman Kolb HomesteadBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lower Salford 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) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 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 Salford Township →
Next door
Lower Salford Township and its neighbors
Lower Salford Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Skippack Township24 miLower Salford Township10 miUpper Salford Township6.0 miHarleysville3.1 miTowamencin Township2.4 miFranconia Township1.9 miPerkiomen Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Salford Township | 18% | 0.7 | 57 | 99% | A |
| Upper Salford Township | 13% | 0.7 | 139 | 94% | A |
| Franconia Township | 16% | 0.1 | 26 | 91% | A− |
| Skippack Township | 28% | 1.7 | 165 | 72% | A+ |
| Towamencin Township | 14% | 0.2 | 32 | 91% | A− |
| Perkiomen Township | 20% | 0.2 | 54 | 99%+ | A |
| Harleysville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Salford Township
Where can I hike in Lower Salford Township?
The longest trail networks: Harleysville Community Center Park, 0.4 miles; Charles L. Reed Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Heckler Plains Farmstead, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Salford Township is conserved land?
18% 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 Salford Township’s trails?
Harleysville Community Center Park and Charles L. Reed Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lower Salford Township?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lower Salford Township?
29,533 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Salford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 916 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Salford Township have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Salford Township 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 →