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Gettysburg Recreational Park
Park
51 acres1.7 mi of trail
Biser Fitness Trail and Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Gettysburg
Gettysburg, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Gettysburg is conserved land, roughly 208 acres. There are about 2.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gettysburg Recreational Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gettysburg, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gettysburg outdoors
Conserved land
20%
208 of 1,060 acres
Trails
2.7 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
25 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Gettysburg
Gettysburg Dog ParkIn Gettysburg Recreational Park
Trails
Named trails
- Biser Fitness Trail and Walking Path1.0 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
208 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 53 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis17
- Soccer8
- Football5
- Basketball3
- Skate park1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gettysburg
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 106 acHistoric or Cultural Area 93 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 60 acLocal Recreation Area 50 acPrivate Historic or Cultural 15 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg National Military ParkHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 108 | Restricted |
| Gettysburg Recreational ParkLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 50 | Open |
| School ParkResearch or Educational Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 83 places
106th PA CurryMonument
134th NY JacksonMonument
136th NY WoodMonument
13th NY Artillery “Wheeler’s Battery” WheelerMonument
14th IN CoonsMonument
154th NY AllenMonument
157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+Monument
157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+Monument
1st NY Light Artillery Battery I “Wiedrich’s Battery” WiedrichMonument
1st OH Artillery Battery K “Heckman’s Battery” HeckmanMonument
Nearby
Gettysburg and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg | 19.6% | 2.7 mi | 1 |
| Cumberland | 33.1% | 18.3 mi | 0 |
| Straban | 6.4% | 1.9 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gettysburg'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.