Paradise Community Park
Park
26 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Paradise Township
11% of Paradise Township’s land is conserved: 1,357 acres
230 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Paradise Community Park (0.7 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Paradise Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #684 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,357 acres · of 18.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
230 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Paradise Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Paradise Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paradise Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #684 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Paradise Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (230 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home39% 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 55%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 34%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Paradise Township’s 11% is ahead of 61% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of 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
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The longest trail network is Paradise Community Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
Park
23 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Denlinger Pond
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,357 conserved acres
11% of Paradise Township’s land. Who manages Paradise Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,112 ac
County46 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government23 ac
Not recorded1,318 ac
Private Agricultural · 1,145 acAgricultural Easement · 1,120 acLocal Park · 122 acPrivate Conservation · 77 acLocal Other or Unknown · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 55 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Of Strasburg Land Local Park | Not recorded | 96 | Unknown |
| 2007-004 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 95 | Closed |
| 2007-005 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 81 | Closed |
| 2007-006 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 80 | Closed |
| 2005-022-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 78 | Closed |
| Homewood Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 77 | Open |
| 2009-014 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 75 | Closed |
| 2011-025 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 75 | Closed |
| 2006-014 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 73 | Closed |
| 2004-012-1 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 73 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Paradise Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Paradise Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Paradise Township
Leaman Place Junction
DirectionsCampgrounds in Paradise Township
Mill Bridge Village Camp ResortFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Leaman Place Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Paradise Township: 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Paradise Township →
Next door
Paradise Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
East Lampeter Township4.5 miSalisbury Township4.5 miParadise Township1.3 miStrasburg Township1.1 miEden Township1.1 miLeacock Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Township | 11% | 0.1 | 40 | 39% | B− |
| Leacock Township | 14% | under 0.1 | 4 | 25% | C |
| East Lampeter Township | 12% | 0.2 | 9 | 56% | B− |
| Salisbury Township | 15% | 0.1 | 44 | 23% | B |
| Strasburg Township | 31% | 0.1 | 32 | 19% | B− |
| Eden Township | 16% | 0.1 | 50 | 29% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Paradise Township
Where can I hike in Paradise Township?
The longest trail networks: Paradise Community Park, 0.7 miles; Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Paradise Township is conserved land?
11% 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 Paradise Township’s trails?
Paradise Community Park and Cherry Crest Adventure Farm don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paradise Township?
8,119 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paradise Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 230 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paradise Township have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #684 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 Paradise 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 →