Evansburg State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
1,867 acres21.1 mi of trail
Horse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Horse Trailer ParkingWebsite ↗
Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Skippack Township
28% of Skippack Township’s land is conserved: 2,457 acres
24 miles of mapped trail cross Skippack Township, 1.7 per square mile of land. 2,389 acres are parks and preserves, 165 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Evansburg State Park (21.1 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #50 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
2,457 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,389 ac
165 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.6 mi
9.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Skippack Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Skippack Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Skippack Township is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #50 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Skippack Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land165 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,389 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home72% 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 96%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 95%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Skippack Township’s 28% is ahead of 88% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Evansburg State Park, with 21.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Central Perkiomen Valley
Managed by Montgomery County
141 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Central Perkiomen Valley Park
Park
84 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,457 conserved acres
28% of Skippack Township’s land. Who manages Skippack Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks3,645 ac
County322 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government314 ac
Not recorded193 ac
State Park · 3,645 acLocal Park · 389 acAgricultural Easement · 248 acLocal Other or Unknown · 193 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 84 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evansburg State Park State Park | State parks | 3,645 | Open |
| Central Perkiomen Valley Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 231 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 180 | Open |
| Perkiomen Creek Road Park Local Park | County | 75 | Open |
| Palmer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 50 | Open |
| Central Perkiomen Valley Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Pennypacker Mills Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Jeanne Rosset French Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Church Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Church Road Natural Area Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Skippack Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Skippack Township
Gotham Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Skippack Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Skippack Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 12.5 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Horse Trail1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
6Baseball
6Pickleball
6Soccer
4Basketball
3Softball
1Cricket
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Skippack 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Skippack Township →
Next door
Skippack Township and its neighbors
Skippack Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Skippack Township24 miLower Providence Township23 miLower Salford Township10 miUpper Salford Township6.0 miWorcester Township4.0 miPerkiomen Township0.9 miEvansburg0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skippack Township | 28% | 1.7 | 165 | 72% | A+ |
| Perkiomen Township | 20% | 0.2 | 54 | 99%+ | A |
| Lower Salford Township | 18% | 0.7 | 57 | 99% | A |
| Lower Providence Township | 25% | 1.5 | 63 | 99% | A+ |
| Worcester Township | 13% | 0.2 | 49 | 87% | A− |
| Evansburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Upper Salford Township | 13% | 0.7 | 139 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Skippack Township
Where can I hike in Skippack Township?
The longest trail networks: Evansburg State Park, 21.1 miles; Central Perkiomen Valley, 0.3 miles; Central Perkiomen Valley Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Skippack Township is conserved land?
28% 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 Skippack Township’s trails?
Evansburg State Park and Central Perkiomen Valley don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Skippack Township?
9.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Skippack Township?
26,343 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Skippack Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,389 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Skippack Township have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #50 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 Skippack 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 →