Patsy Hillman Park
Managed by Brownsville-Luzerne Joint Park Board
446 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Luzerne Township
Luzerne Township has 484 acres of parks, 90 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Luzerne Township. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Luzerne Township’s land is conserved, about 721 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #698 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
721 acres · of 29.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
484 ac
90 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Luzerne Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Luzerne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Luzerne Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #698 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Luzerne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land90 acres of park per 1,000 residents (484 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 33%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Luzerne Township’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Luzerne Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
721 conserved acres
4% of Luzerne Township’s land. Who manages Luzerne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County497 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government455 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Not recorded16 ac
Agricultural Easement · 497 acLocal Park · 442 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 acState Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 249 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Hillman Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 441 | Open |
| Hiller Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Dutch Hill Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| East Fedricktown Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
| Allison Heights Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Palmer Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| East Millsboro Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Luzerne Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Luzerne Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Luzerne Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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
4Baseball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Luzerne Township: April 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) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Luzerne Township →
Next door
Luzerne Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Redstone Township5.2 miCumberland Township3.2 miGerman Township2.7 miLuzerne Township0.3 miHiller0.3 miEast Bethlehem Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 90 | 72% | B− |
| Redstone Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 60% | C |
| Hiller | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cumberland Township | 8% | 0.1 | 8 | 53% | C+ |
| East Bethlehem Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 70% | C |
| German Township | 4% | 0.1 | 42 | 26% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Luzerne Township
How much of Luzerne Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Luzerne Township’s trails?
Patsy Hillman Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Luzerne Township?
7,596 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Luzerne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 488 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Luzerne Township have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #698 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 Luzerne 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 →