William DeLong Memorial Park
Managed by Maxatawny Township
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Maxatawny Township
24% of Maxatawny Township’s land is conserved: 4,024 acres
295 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: William DeLong Memorial Park (0.9 mi), Kutztown North Park Est. 2013 (0.6 mi). 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Maxatawny Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #407 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
4,024 acres · of 26.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
295 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Maxatawny Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Maxatawny Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maxatawny Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #407 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Maxatawny Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (295 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home68% 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 74%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 61%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Maxatawny Township’s 24% is ahead of 85% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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 William DeLong Memorial Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kutztown North Park Est. 2013
Park
7 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,024 conserved acres
24% of Maxatawny Township’s land. Who manages Maxatawny Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12,484 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits859 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government147 ac
Other state land33 ac
Not recorded485 ac
Agricultural Easement · 13,343 acPrivate Agricultural · 359 acLocal Park · 273 acLocal Recreation Area · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,368 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 220 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Landowner Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 277 | Closed |
| Berks County Park Local Park | Not recorded | 113 | Unknown |
| North Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 100 | Open |
| Burkholder, L&M Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 82 | Closed |
| Lyons Fire Co. Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Open Space Local Park | Other state land | 24 | Open |
| Berks County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Kutztown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Sacony Marsh Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Field Local Recreation Area | Other state land | 6 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Maxatawny Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Maxatawny Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
T9070.2 mi
Wood Alley0.1 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
7Tennis
3Baseball
3Soccer
3Football
2Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Maxatawny Township: April and May
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Maxatawny Township →
Next door
Maxatawny Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Longswamp Township10 miUpper Macungie Township6.3 miRichmond Township4.6 miMaxatawny Township4.3 miWeisenberg Township2.8 miBowers0.9 miRockland Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxatawny Township | 24% | 0.2 | 37 | 68% | B+ |
| Longswamp Township | 15% | 0.4 | 55 | 35% | B+ |
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
| Richmond Township | 30% | 0.2 | 22 | 21% | B |
| Bowers | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Weisenberg Township | 27% | 0.1 | 10 | 20% | C+ |
| Upper Macungie Township | 9% | 0.2 | 21 | 73% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Maxatawny Township
Where can I hike in Maxatawny Township?
The longest trail networks: William DeLong Memorial Park, 0.9 miles; Kutztown North Park Est. 2013, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Maxatawny Township is conserved land?
24% 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 Maxatawny Township’s trails?
William DeLong Memorial Park and Kutztown North Park Est. 2013 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Maxatawny Township?
19,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maxatawny Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 295 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maxatawny Township have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #407 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 Maxatawny 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 →