Saussaman Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Paxtang
10% of Paxtang’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10% of Paxtang’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
25 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Paxtang?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Paxtang have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paxtang is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Paxtang’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Paxtang’s 10% is ahead of 56% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
10% of Paxtang’s land. Who manages Paxtang’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government25 ac
Town or city22 ac
Local Park · 47 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxtang Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Cameron Parkway Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| Paxtang & Simpson Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Paxtang
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Paxtang
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Paxtang: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Paxtang →
Next door
Paxtang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxtang | 10% | under 0.1 | 16 | 99%+ | B |
| Swatara Township | 5% | 0.2 | 7 | 80% | B− |
| Harrisburg | 12% | 1.1 | 14 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Paxtang
How much of Paxtang is conserved land?
10% 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 Paxtang’s trails?
Saussaman Park and Paxtang Commons Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Paxtang?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Paxtang?
13,177 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paxtang or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paxtang have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Paxtang 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 →