Kiwanis Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Paul Comstock · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Royalton
12% of Royalton’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. 12% of Royalton’s land is conserved, about 28 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
28 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Royalton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Royalton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Royalton is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Royalton’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% 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 land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks 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 64%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Royalton’s 12% is ahead of 63% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 9% of Royalton’s area (0 of 0 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Royalton. 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 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
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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
28 conserved acres
12% of Royalton’s land. Water is left out: Royalton has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Royalton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County57 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Agricultural Easement · 57 acPrivate Conservation · 10 acLocal Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Royalton Private Conservation | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Royalton and Iron Mine Run Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Borough Hall Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Market Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Royalton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Royalton
Middletown Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Royalton: 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) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Royalton →
Next door
Royalton and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalton | 12% | under 0.1 | 15 | 99%+ | B |
| Middletown | 6% | 0.4 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Londonderry Township | 17% | 0.4 | 130 | 38% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Royalton
How much of Royalton is conserved land?
12% 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 Royalton’s trails?
Kiwanis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Royalton?
4,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Royalton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Royalton have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Royalton 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 →