Mercersburg Lions Club
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lane House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0COutdoors
Outdoors in Mercersburg
Mercersburg has 9 acres of parks, 5.0 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mercersburg’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mercersburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mercersburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mercersburg is ahead of 28% 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 Mercersburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home92% 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 28%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Mercersburg’s 1% is ahead of 9% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
8 conserved acres
1% of Mercersburg’s land. Who manages Mercersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2 ac
Local Park · 6 acAgricultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercersburg Lions Club Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mercersburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mercersburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Basketball
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 Mercersburg: April, 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) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mercersburg →
Next door
Mercersburg and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercersburg | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 92% | C |
| Peters Township | 19% | 0.5 | 8 | 18% | B− |
| Montgomery Township | 12% | 0.2 | 15 | 8% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mercersburg
How much of Mercersburg is conserved land?
1% 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 Mercersburg’s trails?
Mercersburg Lions Club and John W Angle Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mercersburg?
22,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mercersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mercersburg have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Mercersburg 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 →