Manderfield Woodland Preserve
Managed by West Rockhill Township
54 acres1.2 mi of trail
Yellow trailOrange TrailPink Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Rockhill Township
17% of West Rockhill Township’s land is conserved: 1,754 acres
440 acres are parks and preserves, 81 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Manderfield Woodland Preserve (1.2 mi). 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross West Rockhill Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #340 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
1,754 acres · of 16.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
440 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Rockhill Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Rockhill Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Rockhill Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #340 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Rockhill Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (440 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home72% 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 78%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 67%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Rockhill Township’s 17% is ahead of 75% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Manderfield Woodland Preserve, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 196
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
415 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
James Memorial Park
Managed by West Rockhill Township
27 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Holiday House Recreation Area
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Manderfield Woodland Preserve54 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · West Rockhill Township
James Memorial Park27 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · West Rockhill Township
State Game Lands Number 196415 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsHoliday House Recreation Area10 acres
Telford Park4 acres
Who protects it
1,754 conserved acres
17% of West Rockhill Township’s land. Who manages West Rockhill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint887 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits837 ac
Town or city516 ac
County474 ac
State fish & wildlife422 ac
Regional agency250 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government48 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,064 acOther Easement · 642 acForest Stewardship Easement · 598 acConservation Easement · 432 acState Resource Management Area · 422 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 804 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 99 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 196 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 422 | Open |
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 377 | Open |
| Sailer Tract (Twin Lows Road) Local Park | Not recorded | 45 | Open |
| Moore Tract (Ridge Road) Local Park | Not recorded | 37 | Open |
| James Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Holiday House Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Providence Local Park | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| B. E. Druckenmiller Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Undeveloped (Radio Tower) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
9 places to go in West Rockhill Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Rockhill Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in West Rockhill Township
Stone WallIn Manderfield Woodland Preserve
DirectionsTurtle Rock
DirectionsCampgrounds in West Rockhill Township
Homestead Family CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.7 mi
Yellow trail0.4 mi
Orange Trail0.3 mi
Pink Trail0.2 mi
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
2Soccer
1Basketball
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 West Rockhill 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in West Rockhill Township →
Next door
West Rockhill Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
East Rockhill Township4.6 miMilford Township3.9 miSalford Township3.9 miWest Rockhill Township3.1 miRichland Township2.2 miHilltown Township1.3 miSellersville0.5 miTelford0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rockhill Township | 17% | 0.2 | 81 | 72% | A− |
| Milford Township | 15% | 0.1 | 102 | 83% | A− |
| East Rockhill Township | 22% | 0.4 | 160 | 71% | A |
| Sellersville | 13% | 0.4 | 21 | 99%+ | A |
| Telford | 5% | under 0.1 | 7 | 99%+ | B− |
| Richland Township | 15% | 0.1 | 58 | 90% | A− |
| Hilltown Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 37 | 77% | B+ |
| Salford Township | 20% | 0.4 | 65 | 75% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Rockhill Township
Where can I hike in West Rockhill Township?
The longest trail networks: Manderfield Woodland Preserve, 1.2 miles; James Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Rockhill Township is conserved land?
17% 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 West Rockhill Township’s trails?
Manderfield Woodland Preserve and State Game Lands Number 196 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Rockhill Township?
30,888 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Rockhill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 912 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Rockhill Township have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #340 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 West Rockhill 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 →