Photo: Marduk · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Penndel
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Penndel’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #778 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Penndel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Penndel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Penndel is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #778 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Penndel’s 5% is ahead of 36% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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14 conserved acres
5% of Penndel’s land. Who manages Penndel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Woods Property Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Penndel Recreation Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
The best walking months in Penndel: 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Penndel →
Questions about parks and trails in Penndel
How much of Penndel is conserved land?
5% 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 Penndel?
21,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penndel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Penndel have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #778 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 Penndel 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 →