Few parks or trails are on the map in Palmyra Township
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Palmyra Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Palmyra Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmyra Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Palmyra Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Palmyra Township’s land. Who manages Palmyra Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Palmyra Township: May and July 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Palmyra Township →
Palmyra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 11% | D |
| Paupack Township | 7% | 0.4 | 125 | 24% | B+ |
| Hawley | 7% | 1.7 | 29 | 99%+ | A |
| Lackawaxen Township | 20% | 0.4 | 235 | 8% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palmyra Township
How much of Palmyra Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Palmyra Township?
33,985 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmyra Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmyra Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Palmyra 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 →