Delaware Canal State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Yardley
5% of Yardley’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. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Yardley, 2.5 per square mile of land. 5% of Yardley’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #149 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
30 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Yardley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yardley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yardley is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #149 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yardley’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 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 89%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 86%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Yardley’s 5% is ahead of 36% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
Water is 9% of Yardley’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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 Delaware Canal State Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
5% of Yardley’s land. Water is left out: Yardley has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Yardley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks14 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Park · 15 acState Park · 14 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Canal State Park State Park | State parks | 14 | Open |
| Buttonwood Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Fema Flood Buyout (County Or Municipal Owned) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Yardley Pedestrian Plaza Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Bell Avenue Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
| Delaware Riverfront @ Ferry Street Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Yardley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yardley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Delaware Canal Towpath0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yardley: 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yardley →
Next door
Yardley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardley | 5% | 2.5 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Lower Makefield Township | 21% | 1.2 | 41 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Yardley
Where can I hike in Yardley?
The longest trail networks: Delaware Canal State Park, 0.1 miles; Buttonwood Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yardley is conserved land?
5% 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 Yardley’s trails?
Delaware Canal State Park and Buttonwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yardley?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Yardley?
29,433 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yardley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yardley have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #149 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 Yardley 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 →