Working with Nature
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Allentown Bureau of Recreation
The City of Allentown offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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The Appalachian Trail is a continuous marked footpath that goes from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, a distance of about 2,160 miles.
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The Auto Tour highlights John James Audubon's visit to the Upper Lehigh River where he studied the variety of birds and other wildlife. You can retrace Audubon's 1829 journey and experience the natural beauty of the region.
White Haven, PA 18661
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This Tour takes visitors through the heart of the Pocono Mountains. Enjoy scenic views, bird watching, historic sites, shops, and recreational areas.
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Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary
A Butterfly Sanctuary with live indoor aviary and nature-based gift shop.Enjoy the ultimate butterfly experience!
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Located in Carbon County, the 2,972-acre Beltzville State Park is developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project, Beltzville Dam. The park is along the Pohopoco Creek with recreation areas around the lake.
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Bethlehem Department of Recreation
The City of Bethlehem offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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The park got its name from Bauer Rock, a mass of dark-colored gneiss that rises about 40-feet above the surrounding mountain crest. The trees near the rock have grown so tall that the view is good only when the trees are bare.
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Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
The 134-acre Preserve features nearly 1,000 species of native plants in a naturalistic setting, ready for you to discover. Enjoy picturesque woodlands, meadows, a pond and Pidcock Creek set amidst a changing collection of wildflowers, birds and wildlife.
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Carbon County Environmental Education Center
The center promotes awareness and understanding of our environment through education. By providing a variety of environmentally related services, and in stressing human environmental impacts, CCEEC encourages responsibility for, and appreciation of all natural resources.
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Park located in South Whitehall Township; location of Haines Mill Museum.
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Cedar Creek Parkway West offers a variety of recreation opportunities.
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A 108 acres family-oriented park providing for a multitude of active and passive recreational opportunities.
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Core Creek Park consists of 1200 acres of public land, including Lake Luxembourg. Hiking trails afford solitude with lakeside and streamside views.
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
New Hope, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
Bethlehem, PA
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The D&L Trail follows 165 miles of historic canal towpaths and rail lines that transported anthracite coal from mine to market. This path exposes walkers, hikers, bicyclists and others to some of Pennsylvania's finest wild lands, wildflowers and wildlife. It is one trail that travels through three distinct areas but ties the region together. It's an amazing journey for outdoor enthusiasts, families, history buffs and art lovers with hundreds of sites and stories waiting to be revealed.
White Haven, PA
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The 60-mile towpath of the Delaware Canal is a stroll into American History.
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Delaware Canal State Park Trailhead
The access point is on river left and lies just upstream from the Easton Dam at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers within Easton's Scott Park.
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These islands are perfect for exploring or stopping at while paddling the Delaware. They are maintained in a natural condition by allowing physical and biological processes to operate.
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The Jim Thorpe Earth Day Festival provides an enlightened community forum encouraging the stewardship of our natural resources.
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Easton Department of Recreation
The city of Easton offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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Picnicking, biking and hiking are available in this park that wraps around the historic sites of the Mercer Home, Fonthill and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works.
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Francis E. Walter Dam is an 1,800-acre area with a small 80-acre reservoir that controls the flow of the Lehigh River. While there are no formal recreation facilities, picnicking, hiking and fishing are available, as is hunting, in season, on adjacent Pennsylvania Game Commission lands.
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Consists of 1,035 acres in Northeastern Pennsylvania with a lake that forms a horseshoe covering 165 acres.
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During the turn of the century, Mauch Chunk and Glen Onoko Falls were a tourist mecca second only to Niagara Falls. More than100 years ago, vacationers would visit the Hotel Wahnetah, an impressive Victorian structure built seven stories high with seven stories of terraced gardens along the side of the mountain.
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Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails
Trail users will experience many types of wildlife along the trails, as well as spectacular scenery, unique environmental areas, rare vegetation, scars of past mining and active on-going strip mining.
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Located along the Appalachian Flyway in east-central Pennsylvania, scenic Hawk Mountain Sanctuary offers visitors an outstanding, year-round nature experience with its mountaintop vistas, 8 miles of hiking trails, and the thrilling migration of nearly 20,000 hawks, eagles and falcons each autumn.
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Community park with a lake, picnic facilities and nature trails.
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Heritage Conservancy is a non-profit land trust dedicated to preservation of the region's natural and historic resources.
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With 16,000 acres, this large park has more than 40 miles of hiking trails, three state park natural areas and miles of trout streams. The Boulder Field, a striking boulder-strewn area, is a National Natural Landmark.
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Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center
Founded in 1969, Bucks County Audubon Society (BCAS) has played an important role in promoting good harmony with our natural environment.
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This 9.2-mile loop and extension passes through Whitehall, Coplay, and North Whitehall. It will eventually be a part of the Delaware and Lehigh Corridor Trail.
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Jacobsburg was dedicated as an environmental education center in October of 1985, and is one of four environmental education centers operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks.
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Josiah White II Canal Boat Ride
Ride along as a costumed interpreter pilots a mule drawn boat along a portion of the Lehigh Canal. Learn the history of the canal as you take in the beautiful scenery of the area.
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Named for the five and ten cent store magnate, Kirby Park was designed for residents to relax and play along the banks of the Susquehanna River across from downtown Wilkes Barre.
Kingston, PA 18704
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Leaser Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission for water-oriented recreation, and opened for public use in 1971.
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The eight-foot-wide asphalt trail starts near the Easton Area High School and traverses a variety of landscapes including forests, farmland, residential neighborhoods, and the banks of the Lehigh River.
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Lehigh County Parks & Recreation Department
The Bureau of Parks & Recreation is responsible for the development and management of approximately 2,500 acres of County Park land and open space.
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Formerly known as the Wildlife Information Center, this Nature Center is located at the Lehigh Gap, at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge. Our mission is to preserve wildlife and habitat through conservation, education, and research for the benefit of the earth and all its inhabitants.
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Walk with kangaroos and lorikeets in the Outback Adventure! This 29-acre zoo features exotic animals from around the globe.
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At the Lil-Le-Hi Trout Nursery visitors can feed the trout or enjoy the arboretum and nature trail.
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A tour of a natural limestone cavern. See stalactites, stalagmites and flowstone. Open year 'round.
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Luzerne County Historical Society
Founded in 1858, the Society chronicles the history of the Wyoming Valley from prehistoric times to the present in three floors of exhibits.
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The Wyoming Valley area currently includes about 22 miles of trail that follows the Susquehanna River Levee system. Both urban and suburban in character, environmental and historical waysides follow the trail as it meanders along the mighty Susquehanna.
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Mauch Chunk Lake Park is a great place to visit. Not only is it an excellent camping spot but it is also close to some of the best mountain biking trails in the state. Mauch Chunk Lake Park is a county park and operated by the county's Parks and Recreation Department.
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The museum contains Switchback Railroad and canal lock models as well as a museum of the history of Mauch Chunk and a display of Jim Thorpe.
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Houses dramatic displays of the implements, folk art and furnishings of early America before mechanization.
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Moon Lake Park is owned and operated by Luzerne County and is the only facility of its type. Park development was started by the county in 1968.
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Nescopeck State Park is one of Pennsylvania's newest State Parks and includes an environmental education center and offers hiking, cross-country skiing and fishing.
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Neshaminy State Park is along the Delaware River in lower Bucks County and takes its name from Neshaminy Creek, which joins the Delaware at this point.
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Explore the world's oldest continually operated anthracite coal mine (1855-1972). Tour the 1923 Wash Shanty and see breaker models, a collection of antique mining tools, lamps and other memorabilia used in the coal mining industry.
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Topography, geology and scenic beauty combine to create the unique character of the Nockamixon Cliffs natural area. These sheer cliffs tower 300 feet above the Delaware River and dominate the landscape.
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The 5,283-acre Nockamixon State Park surrounds the 1,450-acre Lake Nockamixon. The park's forests and fields are a large green space in this rapidly developing area.
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Northampton County Recreational Trail
The Parks Division provides for the maintenance, improvement and development of the County's 1,300-acre park system, as well as grounds maintenance at Gracedale, Governor Wolf Building and the Government Center.
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Unique gift shop on farm filled with handmade lavender gifts for the home, bath, body and garden.
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The solar-heated Nature Center offers a gift shop and access to miles of hiking trails.
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The recreated country home of William Penn in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, provides a peaceful contrast to the pace of modern American life.
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Plainfield Township Recreational Trail
A 70-foot drop into the Bushkill Creek is one of the many attractions that Plainfield Township Trail offers.
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The 72-acre Pool Wildlife Sanctuary is located along the banks of the Little Lehigh Creek in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It serves as headquarters to Wildlands Conservancy.
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Tohickon Creek flows through the 45-acre Ralph Stover State Park, making a scenic picnic area. The nearby High Rocks section of the park is a lovely overlook of the Tohickon Creek.
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At Ricketts Glen you can take the Falls Trail and explore the Glens, which boasts a series of wild, free-flowing waterfalls, each cascading through rock-strewn clefts in this ancient hillside.
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Ringing Rocks Park is home to Bucks County's largest waterfall and provides the perfect backdrop for a picnic.
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Visiting Silver Lake Nature Center, a 253-acre "natural treasure" in the heart of the southern portion of Bucks County, is an experience to be savored, not rushed. It's a place where lush foliage, accessible wetlands and rich woodlands abound. Where people of all ages can explore and enjoy a special part of our world.
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The Tubs Nature Area is a 500-acre site located in Plains Township. The main feature of the area is a stream called Wheelbarrow Run that flows through a ravine where a series of large potholes or "tubs" are gouged out of the underlying bedrock.
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This wooded park's atmosphere provides the perfect setting for wedding pictures, reunions or parties.
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Although the park does have picnicking, hiking, camping and a swimming pool, the main attraction is the Tohickon Creek.
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The eight-foot-wide asphalt trail starts near the Easton Area High School and traverses a variety of landscapes including forests, farmland, residential neighborhoods, and the banks of the Lehigh River.
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Tyler State Park consists of park roads, trails and facilities which are carefully nestled within the original farm and woodland setting. Neshaminy Creek meanders through the park, dividing the land into several interesting sections.
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Developed by the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Class of 2000, the parks offer an environmental and historical guide of the Susquehanna Riverfront.
