Birdwatching
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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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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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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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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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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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Easton Department of Recreation
The city of Easton offers recreational activities for people of all ages.
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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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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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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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A stocked trout stream that winds its way from Emmaus through Allentown.
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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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This year’s celebration on June 5 has special significance for Carbon County and Jim Thorpe: the D&L Trail between the community and adjoining Lehigh Gorge State Park is officially being opened to the public.
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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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The solar-heated Nature Center offers a gift shop and access to miles of hiking trails.
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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.
