Mickey Vernon Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Mickey Vernon Memorial Park Parking Lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Marcus Hook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Marcus Hook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Marcus Hook’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
17 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Marcus Hook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marcus Hook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marcus Hook is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marcus Hook’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Marcus Hook’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 32% of Marcus Hook’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
2% of Marcus Hook’s land. Water is left out: Marcus Hook has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Marcus Hook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Vernon Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| 11th & Market Street Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| McClure Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Williamson Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Marcus Hook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marcus Hook
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 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
2Baseball
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.
Marcus Hook Plank HouseSite · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Marcus Hook: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marcus Hook →
Next door
Marcus Hook 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hook | 2% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Trainer | 12% | under 0.1 | 44 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Lower Chichester Township | 5% | 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Linwood | — 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 Marcus Hook
How much of Marcus Hook is conserved land?
2% 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 Marcus Hook’s trails?
Mickey Vernon Memorial Park and Market Square Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marcus Hook?
16,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marcus Hook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marcus Hook have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Marcus Hook 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 →