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Outdoors in Wescosville

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Wescosville

3% of Wescosville’s land is conserved, about 47 acres. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wescosville, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
47 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
6.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Wild Cherry Park

Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Prater Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Wescosville Memorial Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hidden Valley Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Wild Cherry Park11 acres
Directions
Prater Park6 acres
Wescosville Memorial Park5 acres
Directions
Hidden Valley Park3 acres
Cross Timbers Park2 acres
Who protects it

47 conserved acres

3% of Wescosville’s land. Who manages Wescosville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Not recorded12 ac
Local Park · 28 acLocal Other or Unknown · 12 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wild Cherry Lane Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government12Open
Municipal Land
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded12Open
Wescosville Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government7Open
Hidden Valley Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government6Open
Prater Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government4Open
East Texas Park
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Cross Timbers Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Things to do

9 places to go in Wescosville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Wescosville

9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Soccer
4Baseball
4Basketball
1Pickleball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Wescosville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)394250637482878477655444
Rain (in)3.52.73.83.83.84.45.04.64.74.33.44.0

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wescosville →

Next door

Wescosville and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Wescosville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lower Macungie Township15%0.43699%A
South Whitehall Township4%0.22094%B
Upper Macungie Township9%0.22173%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Wescosville

Are dogs allowed on Wescosville’s trails?

Wild Cherry Park and Prater Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Wescosville?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Wescosville?

13,080 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wescosville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wescosville neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →