Few parks or trails are on the map in Upper Oxford Township
43% of Upper Oxford Township’s land is conserved, about 4,558 acres. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #915 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Oxford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Upper Oxford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Oxford Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #915 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Oxford Township’s 43% is ahead of 97% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4,558 conserved acres
43% of Upper Oxford Township’s land. Who manages Upper Oxford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,412 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 272 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-008 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 70 | Closed |
| 2012-021 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 31 | Closed |
| Upper Oxford Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| 2012-007 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 23 | Closed |
| Stankywicz Estate Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Barnesgate Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Upper Oxford 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) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Oxford Township →
Upper Oxford Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Oxford Township | 43% | under 0.1 | 8 | 13% | C |
| Lower Oxford Township | 38% | 0.8 | 129 | 36% | A |
| Colerain Township | 31% | 0.3 | 23 | 25% | B |
| Penn Township | 15% | 0.1 | 25 | 44% | B |
| Londonderry Township | 56% | 0.4 | 19 | 51% | B+ |
| West Fallowfield Township | 45% | 0.8 | 217 | 32% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Oxford Township
How much of Upper Oxford Township is conserved land?
43% 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.
Is there public land near Upper Oxford Township?
13,001 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Oxford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Oxford Township have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #915 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 Oxford Township neighbors.
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 →