Living Memorial Gardens
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chichester Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Smallbones 14:15, 25 October 2009 (UTC). · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Upper Chichester Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Upper Chichester Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Chichester Township. 146 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #731 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
164 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
146 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Chichester Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Chichester Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Chichester Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #731 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Chichester Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (146 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+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 51%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 30%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Chichester Township’s 4% is ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Upper Chichester 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 C to B+. 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
164 conserved acres
4% of Upper Chichester Township’s land. Who manages Upper Chichester Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government122 ac
Town or city13 ac
Private owners8 ac
Not recorded34 ac
Local Park · 72 acLocal Recreation Area · 71 acLocal Other or Unknown · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furey Road Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 39 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| Chichester Baseball League Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Open |
| Municipal Woods Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Municipal Woods Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| St. John Fisher Parish Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Naamans Creek South Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Fun Spot Recreation Facility Park Local Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
| Mill Road Woods Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Tara Circle Woods Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Upper Chichester Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Upper Chichester Township
Chichester High School Swimming Pool
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
4Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
2Football
1Lacrosse
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Chichester Friends MeetinghouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Upper Chichester 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Upper Chichester Township →
Next door
Upper Chichester Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Aston Township3.2 miChester Township2.5 miChester2.2 miBethel Township0.6 miVillage Green-Green Ridge0.3 miUpper Chichester Township0.1 miLower Chichester Township0.1 miTrainer0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Chichester Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
| Bethel Township | 3% | 0.1 | 6 | 91% | C+ |
| Lower Chichester Township | 5% | 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Aston Township | 5% | 0.5 | 12 | 99% | A− |
| Village Green-Green Ridge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Trainer | 12% | under 0.1 | 44 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Chester Township | 6% | 1.8 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Chester | 9% | 0.5 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Chichester Township
How much of Upper Chichester Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Upper Chichester Township’s trails?
Living Memorial Gardens doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Upper Chichester Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Upper Chichester Township?
19,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Chichester Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 146 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Chichester Township have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #731 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 Upper Chichester 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 →