Gazebo Park
Managed by Waterford Borough
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Waterford
Waterford has 11 acres of parks, 8.1 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Waterford, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Waterford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waterford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waterford is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waterford’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% 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 37%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Waterford’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Waterford. 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
The longest trail network is Gazebo Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Waterford’s land. Who manages Waterford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Waterford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waterford
Waterford Playground
DirectionsBoat launches in Waterford
1 boat launch 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
5Baseball
1Soccer
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 Waterford: May to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Waterford →
Questions about parks and trails in Waterford
Where can I hike in Waterford?
The longest trail networks: Gazebo Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waterford is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Waterford’s trails?
Gazebo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waterford?
9,628 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waterford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waterford have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Waterford 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 →