Keim Homestead · Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Pike Township
13% of Pike Township’s land is conserved, about 1,192 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pike Township. 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pike Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pike Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pike Township is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Conserved land 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 Pike Township’s 13% is ahead of 67% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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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1,192 conserved acres
13% of Pike Township’s land. Who manages Pike Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,136 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 101 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Landowner Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 17 | Closed |
| Gordon Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| State Game Land 315 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Open |
| Fischer Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Weidner Grove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Larchwood Parcels Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Berks County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
4 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Pike 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pike Township →
Pike 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 17 | 11% | C+ |
| Oley Township | 49% | 0.6 | 19 | 40% | B+ |
| Earl Township | 10% | 0.2 | 172 | 45% | B+ |
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
| District Township | 24% | under 0.1 | 41 | 14% | B− |
| Colebrookdale Township | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 63% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pike Township
How much of Pike Township is conserved land?
13% 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 Pike Township?
17,592 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pike Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pike Township have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Pike 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 →