State Game Lands Number 315
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Rockland Township
11% of Rockland Township’s land is conserved: 1,147 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rockland Township. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #948 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,147 acres · of 17.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,007 ft
Sheep Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Rockland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rockland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rockland Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #948 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rockland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% 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 land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 9%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Rockland Township’s 11% is ahead of 59% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rockland Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
1,147 conserved acres
11% of Rockland Township’s land. Who manages Rockland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,822 ac
County975 ac
State conservation166 ac
State fish & wildlife20 ac
Not recorded140 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 2,020 acAgricultural Easement · 1,246 acConservation Easement · 697 acPrivate Agricultural · 101 acLocal Park · 38 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 987 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 65 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preserved Farm #422 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 95 | Closed |
| Jim Moore Park Local Park | Not recorded | 29 | Open |
| State Game Land 315 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 20 | Open |
| Berks County Park Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Private Landowner Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 6 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Rockland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Rockland Township
Sheep Hill1,007 ft elevation
DirectionsAndstadt Hill955 ft elevation
DirectionsGreen Hill679 ft elevation
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sally Ann Furnace ComplexBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Rockland Township: April and May
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) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Rockland Township →
Next door
Rockland Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Oley Township15 miLongswamp Township10 miRichmond Township4.6 miMaxatawny Township4.3 miBowers0.9 miRockland Township0.1 miDistrict Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
| Maxatawny Township | 24% | 0.2 | 37 | 68% | B+ |
| Longswamp Township | 15% | 0.4 | 55 | 35% | B+ |
| Bowers | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| District Township | 24% | under 0.1 | 41 | 14% | B− |
| Oley Township | 49% | 0.6 | 19 | 40% | B+ |
| Richmond Township | 30% | 0.2 | 22 | 21% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rockland Township
How much of Rockland Township is conserved land?
11% 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 Rockland Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 315 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rockland Township?
13,772 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rockland Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #948 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 Rockland 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 →