Nockamixon State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
1,393 acres15.7 mi of trail
Elephant TrailChurch TrailMink Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Horse Trailer Parking
Loux Covered Bridge · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Bedminster Township
33% of Bedminster Township’s land is conserved: 6,385 acres
1,450 acres are parks and preserves, 193 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Nockamixon State Park (15.7 mi). 20 miles of mapped trail cross Bedminster Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #147 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
6,385 acres · of 30.5 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,450 ac
193 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Bedminster Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bedminster Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bedminster Township is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #147 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bedminster Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land193 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,450 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 86%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Bedminster Township’s 33% is ahead of 92% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Nockamixon State Park, with 15.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stover-Myers Mill County Park
Park
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
6,385 conserved acres
33% of Bedminster Township’s land. Who manages Bedminster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County8,303 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7,938 ac
Joint1,813 ac
State parks1,388 ac
Town or city443 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)107 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
Agricultural Easement · 17,253 acState Park · 1,811 acOther Easement · 340 acForest Stewardship Easement · 306 acConservation Easement · 287 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,937 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 400 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nockamixon State Park State Park | State parks | 1,811 | Open |
| Stover-Myers Mill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Private Landowner Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 11 | Closed |
| Farm 127 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 11 | Closed |
| Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Heritage Conservancy Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Unknown |
| Milner Private Conservation | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Farm School Road Private Conservation | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Bucks County Land Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Bedminster Land Conservancy Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
10 places to go in Bedminster Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bedminster Township
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 14.6 miUnpaved · 2.6 mi
Elephant Trail5.5 mi
Church Trail4.8 mi
Mink Trail3.0 mi
walking path0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Basketball
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bedminster Township: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bedminster Township →
Next door
Bedminster Township and its neighbors
Bedminster Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Haycock Township25 miBedminster Township20 miTinicum Township14 miPlumstead Township8.1 miNockamixon Township4.8 miEast Rockhill Township4.6 miPlumsteadville1.1 miDublin0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedminster Township | 33% | 0.6 | 193 | 61% | A |
| Tinicum Township | 36% | 0.5 | 312 | 46% | A− |
| Haycock Township | 54% | 1.2 | 1,562 | 56% | A |
| Plumstead Township | 26% | 0.3 | 67 | 88% | A |
| East Rockhill Township | 22% | 0.4 | 160 | 71% | A |
| Nockamixon Township | 31% | 0.2 | 367 | 42% | A− |
| Plumsteadville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dublin | 3% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bedminster Township
Where can I hike in Bedminster Township?
The longest trail networks: Nockamixon State Park, 15.7 miles; Stover-Myers Mill County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bedminster Township is conserved land?
33% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bedminster Township’s trails?
Nockamixon State Park and Stover-Myers Mill County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bedminster Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bedminster Township?
33,897 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bedminster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,450 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bedminster Township have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #147 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bedminster Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →