Rehrersburg Lions Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Rehrersburg Lions Park Parking Lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Tulpehocken Township
37% of Tulpehocken Township’s land is conserved: 5,569 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Tulpehocken Township. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #938 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
5,569 acres · of 23.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tulpehocken Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tulpehocken Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tulpehocken Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #938 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tulpehocken Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% 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 land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 10%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Tulpehocken Township’s 37% is ahead of 95% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tulpehocken 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
5,569 conserved acres
37% of Tulpehocken Township’s land. Who manages Tulpehocken Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County21,612 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)284 ac
Joint62 ac
Town or city3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Not recorded81 ac
Agricultural Easement · 21,957 acPrivate Agricultural · 77 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,484 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover, A & E Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 77 | Closed |
| Ball Field Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rehrersburg Lions Club Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Tulpehocken Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tulpehocken Township
Lions Park PlaygroundIn Rehrersburg Lions Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & 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
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Tennis
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tulpehocken 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 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Tulpehocken Township →
Next door
Tulpehocken Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bethel Township23 miUpper Tulpehocken Township14 miJefferson Township2.6 miFrystown0.6 miJackson Township0.4 miTulpehocken Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulpehocken Township | 37% | under 0.1 | 2 | 25% | C |
| Bethel Township | 27% | 0.5 | 3 | 16% | B− |
| Frystown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 18 | 34% | C+ |
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | 51% | 0.6 | 9 | 30% | B |
| Jefferson Township | 34% | 0.2 | 22 | 19% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tulpehocken Township
How much of Tulpehocken Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Tulpehocken Township’s trails?
Rehrersburg Lions Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tulpehocken Township?
37,509 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tulpehocken Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tulpehocken Township have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #938 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 Tulpehocken 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 →