Island Park
Park
19 acres0.4 mi of trail
Irish Flats Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Schuylkill Haven
7% of Schuylkill Haven’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. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Schuylkill Haven, 0.6 per square mile of land. 7% of Schuylkill Haven’s land is conserved, about 58 acres.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #257 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
58 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Schuylkill Haven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Schuylkill Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Schuylkill Haven is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #257 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Schuylkill Haven’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 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 84%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 75%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Schuylkill Haven’s 7% is ahead of 43% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% 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 Island Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Schuylkill Haven Football Field and Baseball Fields
Park
21 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
State Game Lands Number 286
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Island Park19 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSchuylkill Haven Football Field and Baseball Fields21 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsState Game Lands Number 2867 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
Bubeck Park7 acres
DirectionsSaylor Street Playground1 acres
Green Goose Playground1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
58 conserved acres
7% of Schuylkill Haven’s land. Who manages Schuylkill Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government51 ac
State fish & wildlife13 ac
Local Park · 47 acState Resource Management Area · 7 acState Recreation Area · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Compost Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Bubeck Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| State Game Land 286 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| Sgl 286 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| Schuylkill Haven Senior Citizens Center Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Willow Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Saylor Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Green Goose Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Schuylkill Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Schuylkill Haven
N. Berne Street Playground
DirectionsNaffin Street Playground
DirectionsNorth Garfield Street Playground
DirectionsReed's Mill Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Irish Flats Trail0.5 mi
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
4Baseball
3Basketball
3Soccer
2Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Schuylkill Haven: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Schuylkill Haven →
Next door
Schuylkill Haven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Haven | 7% | 0.6 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
| North Manheim Township | 7% | 0.5 | 4 | 46% | B− |
| Cressona | 3% | under 0.1 | 16 | 99%+ | B− |
| South Manheim Township | 14% | 0.3 | 6 | 47% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Schuylkill Haven
Where can I hike in Schuylkill Haven?
The longest trail networks: Island Park, 0.4 miles; Schuylkill Haven Football Field and Baseball Fields, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Schuylkill Haven is conserved land?
7% 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 Schuylkill Haven’s trails?
Island Park and Schuylkill Haven Football Field and Baseball Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Schuylkill Haven?
31,217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Schuylkill Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Schuylkill Haven have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #257 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 Schuylkill Haven 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 →