Oley Township Volunteer Park
Park
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Oley Township
49% of Oley Township’s land is conserved: 7,510 acres
15 miles of mapped trail cross Oley Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #387 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
49%
7,510 acres · of 23.9 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
846 ft
Furnace Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Oley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oley Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #387 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land49% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 63%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Oley Township’s 49% is ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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 Oley Township Volunteer Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7,510 conserved acres
49% of Oley Township’s land. Who manages Oley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County29,030 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)539 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits280 ac
Town or city36 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Not recorded157 ac
Agricultural Easement · 29,572 acPrivate Agricultural · 153 acForest Stewardship Easement · 124 acConservation Easement · 94 acOther Easement · 47 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,299 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 409 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 | 153 | Closed |
| Oley Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Oley Valley Youth League Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Berks County Park Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Oley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oley Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Oley Township
Furnace Hill846 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
11Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Henry Fisher HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itGreisemer's Mill BridgeStructure · listed 1981
About itPleasantville BridgeStructure · listed 1981
About itReiff FarmBuilding · listed 1982
About itOley Township Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itKnabb-Bieber MillBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oley 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oley Township →
Next door
Oley Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Exeter Township128 miAlsace Township60 miOley Township15 miRuscombmanor Township9.5 miAmity Township7.6 miEarl Township2.1 miRockland Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oley Township | 49% | 0.6 | 19 | 40% | B+ |
| Exeter Township | 11% | 5.3 | 33 | 82% | A |
| Earl Township | 10% | 0.2 | 172 | 45% | B+ |
| Amity Township | 5% | 0.4 | 39 | 72% | B+ |
| Ruscombmanor Township | 3% | 0.7 | 52 | 40% | B |
| Alsace Township | 3% | 4.9 | 36 | 51% | A− |
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oley Township
Where can I hike in Oley Township?
The longest trail networks: Oley Township Volunteer Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oley Township is conserved land?
49% 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 Oley Township’s trails?
Oley Township Volunteer Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oley Township?
27,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oley Township have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #387 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 Oley 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 →