Louis Fanelli Jr. Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Orwigsburg
Orwigsburg has 33 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Orwigsburg, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Orwigsburg’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #616 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
30 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Orwigsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orwigsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orwigsburg is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #616 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orwigsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 61%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 41%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Orwigsburg’s 2% is ahead of 15% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fishers Dam Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
2% of Orwigsburg’s land. Who manages Orwigsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded24 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 24 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Center Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Eagle Recreation Complex Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Albright'S Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Fisher's Dam Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Orwigsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Orwigsburg
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
7Baseball
2Soccer
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Orwigsburg: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Orwigsburg →
Next door
Orwigsburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwigsburg | 2% | 0.6 | 11 | 87% | B |
| West Brunswick Township | 19% | 0.6 | under 1 | 13% | C+ |
| North Manheim Township | 7% | 0.5 | 4 | 46% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orwigsburg
How much of Orwigsburg 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.
Are dogs allowed on Orwigsburg’s trails?
Louis Fanelli Jr. Memorial Park and Fishers Dam Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Orwigsburg?
37,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orwigsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orwigsburg have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #616 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 Orwigsburg 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 →