Benjamin Evans House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Nescopeck Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Nescopeck Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Nescopeck Township’s land is conserved, about 197 acres.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Nescopeck Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nescopeck Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Nescopeck Township’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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197 conserved acres
2% of Nescopeck Township’s land. Who manages Nescopeck Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 185 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
3 places to go in Nescopeck Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Nescopeck Township: April to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Nescopeck Township →
Nescopeck Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nescopeck Township | 2% | 0.1 | 11 | 4% | C− |
| Salem Township | 17% | under 0.1 | 2 | 38% | C |
| Hollenback Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 3 | 11% | C− |
| Nescopeck | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 88% | C |
| Conyngham Township | 36% | 1.3 | 15 | 47% | A− |
| Sugarloaf Township | 6% | 0.3 | 6 | 23% | C+ |
| Black Creek Township | 10% | 0.3 | 4 | 9% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nescopeck Township
How much of Nescopeck Township 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.
Is there public land near Nescopeck Township?
26,650 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nescopeck Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nescopeck Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Nescopeck Township neighbors.
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 →