Exeter Township Community Park
Managed by Exeter School District
39 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Lawrence
18% of St. Lawrence’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. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross St. Lawrence, 9.2 per square mile of land. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
100 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
9.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
525 ft
Black Bear Hill
What kind of outdoors town is St. Lawrence?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Lawrence have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Lawrence is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Lawrence’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails9.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−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)Among the top 1%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Lawrence’s 18% is ahead of 75% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% 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 Exeter Township Community Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
St. Lawrence Borough Watershed
Managed by Mount Penn Borough Municipal Authority
28 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Neversink Mountain Preserve
Managed by Berks Nature
17 acres0.5 mi of trail
East Ridge TrailSaint Lawrence Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Saint Lawrence Playground
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
18% of St. Lawrence’s land. Who manages St. Lawrence’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits108 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government63 ac
Private owners20 ac
Not recorded37 ac
Local Park · 102 acForest Stewardship Easement · 50 acConservation Easement · 43 acPrivate Conservation · 32 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 33 | Open |
| Neversink Mountain Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 32 | Open |
| St. Lawrence Authority Watershed Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 28 | Open |
| Shemanski Stadium Local Park | Private owners | 20 | Open |
| Scenic Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Berks County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| St Lawrence Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Neversink Mountain Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in St. Lawrence
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Lawrence
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in St. Lawrence
Black Bear Hill525 ft elevation · In Neversink Mountain Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.8 mi
East Ridge Trail0.3 mi
Saint Lawrence Trail0.1 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
6Tennis
5Soccer
3Basketball
1Baseball
1Football
1Field hockey
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 St. Lawrence: April to June
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) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Lawrence →
Next door
St. Lawrence and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Exeter Township128 miLower Alsace Township75 miReiffton8.8 miSt. Lawrence8.3 miJacksonwald5.8 miPennside5.0 miMount Penn0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence | 18% | 9.2 | 36 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Exeter Township | 11% | 5.3 | 33 | 82% | A |
| Mount Penn | 1% | 0.7 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Reiffton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pennside | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jacksonwald | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lower Alsace Township | 49% | 15.6 | 261 | 96% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Lawrence
Where can I hike in St. Lawrence?
The longest trail networks: Exeter Township Community Park, 2.4 miles; St. Lawrence Borough Watershed, 1.1 miles; Neversink Mountain Preserve, 0.5 miles; Saint Lawrence Playground, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Lawrence is conserved land?
18% 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 St. Lawrence’s trails?
Exeter Township Community Park and St. Lawrence Borough Watershed don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Lawrence?
24,037 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Lawrence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Lawrence have?
Among the top 1% 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 St. Lawrence 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 →