Riverfront Park
Managed by Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
17 acres0.7 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wrightsville Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Wrightsville
14% of Wrightsville’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Wrightsville, 1.7 per square mile of land. 14% of Wrightsville’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
55 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wrightsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wrightsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wrightsville is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wrightsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−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 94%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Wrightsville’s 14% is ahead of 69% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Riverfront Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Red TrailMason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
14% of Wrightsville’s land. Who manages Wrightsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits32 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Not recorded32 ac
Conservation Easement · 26 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 25 acLocal Park · 22 acPrivate Conservation · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin House Private Historic or Cultural | Not recorded | 25 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Wrightsville Lime Kilns Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Mason-Dixon Trail0.6 mi
Red Trail0.1 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
3Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Wrightsville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wrightsville: 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wrightsville →
Next door
Wrightsville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsville | 14% | 1.7 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| West Hempfield Township | 27% | 0.4 | 10 | 81% | A− |
| Hellam Township | 22% | 1.2 | 375 | 49% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wrightsville
Where can I hike in Wrightsville?
The longest trail networks: Riverfront Park, 0.7 miles; Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wrightsville is conserved land?
14% 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 Wrightsville’s trails?
Riverfront Park and Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wrightsville?
8,106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wrightsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wrightsville have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Wrightsville 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 →