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Safe Harbor Park
Park
72 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Conestoga
Conestoga, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 26% of Conestoga is conserved land, roughly 2,698 acres. There are about 6.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Safe Harbor Park (1 mi) and Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Conestoga, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Conestoga outdoors
Conserved land
26%
2,698 of 10,550 acres
Trails
6.7 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
690 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve
Managed by Lancaster Conservancy
86 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Pequea Nature Preserve
Managed by Lancaster Conservancy
83 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Conestoga River Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Conestoga
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.1 mi
- Conestoga Trail System0.9 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,698 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,066 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 108 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Conestoga
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Agricultural Easement 4,494 acPrivate Conservation 684 acPrivate Agricultural 648 acPrivate Recreation or Education 276 acLocal Recreation Area 211 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Harbor Recreation AreaLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 307 | Open |
| Enola Low-Grade TrailLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 195 | Open |
| Shenk's Ferry Wildflower PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 169 | Access unknown |
| PP&L Environmental PreservePrivate Conservation | Private owners | 145 | Access unknown |
| Weise IslandPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 133 | Access unknown |
| Pequea Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 119 | Access unknown |
| 2006-021Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 115 | Closed |
| 2013-002Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 103 | Closed |
| Fox Hollow Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 96 | Open |
| 2015-007Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 77 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Conestoga Methodist CemeteryCemetery
Conestoga Reformed CemeteryCemetery
Mount Zion CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Conestoga and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga | 25.6% | 6.7 mi | 5 |
| Martic | 38.6% | 45.5 mi | 13 |
| Manor | 28.8% | 17.6 mi | 12 |
| Pequea | 29.6% | 5.9 mi | 1 |
| Chanceford | 27% | 18.3 mi | 5 |
| Lower Chanceford | 33% | 22.7 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Conestoga's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.