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Trails and Trees Environmental Center
Park
20 acres1.9 mi of trail
MTB Trail 4MTB Trail 2MTB Trail 3Pennsylvania TrailOld Road Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Upper Allen
Upper Allen, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.9% of Upper Allen is conserved land, roughly 590 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Trails and Trees Environmental Center (1.9 mi), Simpson Park (0.9 mi), and Generations Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Upper Allen, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Upper Allen outdoors
Conserved land
6.9%
590 of 8,496 acres
Trails
13 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
18
25 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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.
2
Simpson Park
Managed by Upper Allen Township
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Generations Park
Managed by Upper Allen Township
57 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Loop Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 18 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 18 parks & preserves
Trails and Trees Environmental Center20 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Simpson Park17 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Upper Allen Township
Generations Park57 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Upper Allen Township
Loop Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Friendship Park19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Fisher Park21 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Upper Allen Township
Winding Hills Park (West)17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Grantham Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bittner Beach2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Miller Meadow1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Upper Allen
Showing 1–10 of 20 playgrounds
Messiah College ELC Playground
Ropes CourseIn Trails and Trees Environmental Center
Ropes CourseIn Trails and Trees Environmental Center
Unnamed playground in Trout Run Park
Unnamed playground in Trout Run Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Friendship Park
Unnamed playground in Fisher Park
Unnamed playground in Fisher Park
Unnamed playground in Fisher Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.1 mi
Showing 1–10 of 13 trails
- Fitness Trail1.4 mi
- MTB Trail 40.5 mi
- Trout Run Nature Trail0.3 mi
- MTB Trail 20.2 mi
- MTB Trail 30.2 mi
- Trout Alley Path0.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Trail0.1 mi
- Forest Pathway0.1 mi
- Old Road Trail0.1 mi
- MTB Trail 10.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
590 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 377 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 37 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball15
- Soccer15
- Tennis7
- Basketball7
- Beach volleyball3
- Volleyball2
- Lacrosse1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Upper Allen
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Agricultural Easement 1,333 acLocal Park 185 acLocal Other or Unknown 28 acLocal Recreation Area 24 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winding Hills ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 72 | Open |
| Municipal LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 28 | Open |
| Beamer Property AcquisitionLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Upper Allen Township Community ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Friendship ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Simpson ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Trails & Trees Environmental CenterLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Trout Run Wetland Wildlife ReserveLocal Park | Not recorded | 17 | Access unknown |
| Grantham ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Spring Run Acres ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Past Presidents Honorary VenueMemorial
Union HotelBuilding · 1860
Bowmansdale BridgeHistoric site
Chestnut Hill CemeteryCemetery
Gate of Heaven CemeteryCemetery
Grantham Memorial ParkCemetery
Lantz CemeteryCemetery
Lincoln CemeteryCemetery
Lincoln Colored CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Upper Allen and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Allen | 6.9% | 13.1 mi | 18 |
| Monaghan | 2.2% | 2.0 mi | 0 |
| Mechanicsburg | 3.8% | 1.5 mi | 3 |
| Carroll | 2.5% | 0.8 mi | 3 |
| Monroe | 23.8% | 16.8 mi | 2 |
| Lower Allen | 3.8% | 7.8 mi | 17 |
| Fairview | 1.7% | 1.8 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Upper Allen'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.