Center Square
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeremy Burgin · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in New Oxford
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in New Oxford
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross New Oxford, 0.3 per square mile of land. 3% of New Oxford’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
12 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is New Oxford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Oxford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Oxford is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Oxford’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home96% 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 47%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so New Oxford’s 3% is ahead of 22% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in New Oxford. 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
The longest trail network is Center Square, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
3% of New Oxford’s land. Who manages New Oxford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
Local Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Oxford School Athletic Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in New Oxford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Oxford
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
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Oxford: 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) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Oxford →
Questions about parks and trails in New Oxford
Where can I hike in New Oxford?
The longest trail networks: Center Square, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Oxford is conserved land?
3% 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 New Oxford’s trails?
Center Square doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Oxford?
6,780 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Oxford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Oxford have?
Ahead of 47% 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 New Oxford 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 →