Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in New Schaefferstown
13% of New Schaefferstown’s land is conserved, about 87 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross New Schaefferstown, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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87 conserved acres
13% of New Schaefferstown’s land. Who manages New Schaefferstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 87 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in New Schaefferstown: 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in New Schaefferstown →
Questions about parks and trails in New Schaefferstown
Is there public land near New Schaefferstown?
22,266 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Schaefferstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Schaefferstown 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 →