Quakertown Memorial Park
Park
49 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Quakertown
8% of Quakertown’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. The biggest trail networks: Quakertown Memorial Park (0.7 mi). 8% of Quakertown’s land is conserved, about 111 acres.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #311 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
111 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Quakertown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Quakertown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Quakertown is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #311 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Quakertown’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 80%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 70%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Quakertown’s 8% is ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Quakertown Memorial Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Main Street Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cedar Grove Park
Managed by Quakertown Borough
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
111 conserved acres
8% of Quakertown’s land. Who manages Quakertown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government67 ac
Town or city24 ac
Not recorded43 ac
Local Park · 97 acOther Easement · 24 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakertown Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 50 | Open |
| Oak Knoll Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Main Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Green Acres Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Cedar Grove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Parkland Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Park at 4th / Krupp Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Cedar Grove Estates / Wedgewood Place Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Quakertown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Quakertown
Cedar Grove PlaygroundIn Cedar Grove Park
DirectionsQuiNBy's PlaygroundIn Quakertown Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Quakertown
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
8Baseball
6Basketball
2Softball
1Skate park
1Football
1Soccer
1Lacrosse
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Quakertown: 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 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Quakertown →
Next door
Quakertown and its neighbors
Quakertown has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakertown | 8% | 0.5 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Richland Township | 15% | 0.1 | 58 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Quakertown
Where can I hike in Quakertown?
The longest trail networks: Quakertown Memorial Park, 0.7 miles; Cedar Grove Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Quakertown is conserved land?
8% 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 Quakertown’s trails?
Quakertown Memorial Park and Main Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Quakertown?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Quakertown?
22,449 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Quakertown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Quakertown have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #311 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 Quakertown 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 →