Highpoint Recreation Area
Nature preserve
78 acres2.2 mi of trail
Lower Meadow TrailMason-Dixon TrailHeritage TrailEast Meadow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Windsor Township
Lower Windsor Township has 818 acres of parks, 108 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Lower Windsor Township’s land is conserved, about 2,556 acres. The biggest trail networks: Highpoint Recreation Area (2.2 mi), Samuel S. Lewis State Park (2 mi), Native Lands Park (1.9 mi). 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #429 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
2,556 acres · of 25.0 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
818 ac
108 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
840 ft
Mount Pisgah
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Windsor Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Windsor Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Windsor Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #429 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Windsor Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land108 acres of park per 1,000 residents (818 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home28% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 59%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Windsor Township’s 16% is ahead of 73% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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 Highpoint Recreation Area, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Samuel S. Lewis State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
80 acres2 mi of trail
Hilltop TrailBack TrailShortcut Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Native Lands Park
Nature preserve
179 acres1.9 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Klines Run Park
Park
39 acres0.3 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Highpoint Recreation Area78 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSamuel S. Lewis State Park80 acres · 2 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
DirectionsNative Lands Park179 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Rexroth Park25 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsKlines Run Park39 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Cabin Branch Creek Park8 acres
Yorkana Park6 acres
East Prospect Community Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
2,556 conserved acres
16% of Lower Windsor Township’s land. Who manages Lower Windsor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5,271 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,177 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government329 ac
State parks85 ac
State fish & wildlife38 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 4,995 acConservation Easement · 967 acForest Stewardship Easement · 851 acPrivate Conservation · 599 acLocal Park · 287 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,712 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 111 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna Riverlands Private Conservation | County | 599 | Open |
| Native Lands Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 179 | Open |
| Samuel S. Lewis State Park State Park | State parks | 85 | Open |
| Highpoint Scenic Vista and Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 78 | Open |
| Klines Run Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 38 | Open |
| Susquehanna Heritage Park Local Park | County | 37 | Open |
| Fishing Creek State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 36 | Open |
| Rexroth Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Willow Creek Farm Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| East Prospect Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Lower Windsor Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lower Windsor Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Lower Windsor Township
Highpoint Scenic VistaIn Highpoint Recreation Area
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Lower Windsor Township
Mount Pisgah840 ft elevation · In Samuel S. Lewis State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.6 miHorses · 1.6 miUnpaved · 2.9 mi
Mason-Dixon Trail3.8 mi
Hilltop Trail1.0 mi
Lower Meadow Trail0.6 mi
Heritage Trail0.4 mi
Back Trail0.4 mi
East Meadow Trail0.4 mi
Shortcut Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Volleyball
1Field hockey
1Football
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 Windsor 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 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lower Windsor Township →
Next door
Lower Windsor Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hellam Township33 miChanceford Township18 miManor Township18 miLower Windsor Township10 miWindsor Township5.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Windsor Township | 16% | 0.4 | 108 | 28% | B+ |
| Chanceford Township | 27% | 0.4 | 102 | 28% | B+ |
| Manor Township | 36% | 0.5 | 45 | 75% | A |
| Windsor Township | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 36% | C |
| Hellam Township | 22% | 1.2 | 375 | 49% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Windsor Township
Where can I hike in Lower Windsor Township?
The longest trail networks: Highpoint Recreation Area, 2.2 miles; Samuel S. Lewis State Park, 2 miles; Native Lands Park, 1.9 miles; Rexroth Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Windsor Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Windsor Township’s trails?
Highpoint Recreation Area and Samuel S. Lewis State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lower Windsor Township?
16,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Windsor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 859 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Windsor Township have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #429 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 Windsor 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 →