Tohickon Valley Park
Managed by Bucky County
74 acres1.4 mi of trail
Chief Running Deer Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Dyerstown Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Plumstead Township
26% of Plumstead Township’s land is conserved: 4,495 acres
942 acres are parks and preserves, 67 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Tohickon Valley Park (1.4 mi), Landis Park (0.8 mi), High Rocks Vista (0.7 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #184 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
4,495 acres · of 27.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
942 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Highest peak
571 ft
Plumstead Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Plumstead Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plumstead Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plumstead Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #184 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plumstead Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land67 acres of park per 1,000 residents (942 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home88% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 82%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Plumstead Township’s 26% is ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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The longest trail network is Tohickon Valley Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
High Rocks Vista
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
31 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Owl's Nest Park
Managed by Plumstead Township
27 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Tohickon Valley Park74 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Bucky County
DirectionsLandis Park32 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsHigh Rocks Vista31 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
DirectionsOwl's Nest Park27 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Plumstead Township
DirectionsJennifer Schweitzer Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJoseph E. Hanusey III Community Park48 acres
DirectionsPeace Valley Park23 acres
Delaware Canal State Park13 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
DirectionsAllohaken Park5 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
4,495 conserved acres
26% of Plumstead Township’s land. Who manages Plumstead Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County6,239 ac
Town or city5,675 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,143 ac
Joint688 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government406 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)291 ac
State parks78 ac
Agricultural Easement · 7,140 acOther Easement · 2,645 acConservation Easement · 1,724 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1,232 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,229 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,479 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 360 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 222 | Open |
| Tohickon Valley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 84 | Open |
| Landis Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 82 | Open |
| Ralph Stover State Park State Park | State parks | 63 | Open |
| Estates At Timberly Farm Local Park | Not recorded | 49 | Unknown |
| Country Greene Local Park | Not recorded | 48 | Unknown |
| Hanusey Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 47 | Open |
| Cabin Run Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 47 | Closed |
| Allohaken Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 46 | Open |
| Summer Hill Local Park | Not recorded | 41 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Plumstead Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Plumstead Township
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Plumstead Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Plumstead Township
Plumstead Hill571 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Plumstead Township
Island Picnic GroveIn High Rocks Vista
DirectionsPlus 3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Plumstead Township
Watt's Outpost Specialty Site
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Chief Running Deer Trail1.5 mi
Pine Run Creek Trail0.6 mi
High Rocks Emergency Access0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Soccer
13Baseball
8Tennis
7Basketball
2Football
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Plumstead 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) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Plumstead Township →
Next door
Plumstead Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bedminster Township20 miKingwood Township18 miTinicum Township14 miSolebury Township9.6 miDoylestown Township8.3 miPlumstead Township8.1 miBuckingham Township5.4 miPlumsteadville1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead Township | 26% | 0.3 | 67 | 88% | A |
| Tinicum Township | 36% | 0.5 | 312 | 46% | A− |
| Bedminster Township | 33% | 0.6 | 193 | 61% | A |
| Buckingham Township | 28% | 0.2 | 45 | 74% | A− |
| Solebury Township | 37% | 0.4 | 54 | 59% | A− |
| Plumsteadville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Doylestown Township | 21% | 0.5 | 82 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Plumstead Township
Where can I hike in Plumstead Township?
The longest trail networks: Tohickon Valley Park, 1.4 miles; Landis Park, 0.8 miles; High Rocks Vista, 0.7 miles; Owl's Nest Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plumstead Township is conserved land?
26% 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 Plumstead Township’s trails?
Tohickon Valley Park and Landis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Plumstead Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Plumstead Township?
36,057 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plumstead Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,010 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plumstead Township have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #184 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 Plumstead 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 →