Stanley Avenue Recreation Area
Managed by Fountain Hill Borough
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fountain Hill
6% of Fountain Hill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Fountain Hill, 1.4 per square mile of land. 6% of Fountain Hill’s land is conserved, about 31 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #267 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
31 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Fountain Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fountain Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fountain Hill is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #267 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fountain Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 74%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Fountain Hill’s 6% is ahead of 41% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Stanley Avenue Recreation Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lehigh Mountain Park
Managed by Lehigh County
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Roller Toaster
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lechauweki Springs
Managed by Fountain Hill Boro
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fountain Hill Little League - Dodson Senior Baseball Field
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
6% of Fountain Hill’s land. Who manages Fountain Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government31 ac
County10 ac
Town or city2 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Mountain Acquisition Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 20 | Open |
| Stanley Avenue Recreation Area, Fountain Hill Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Dodson Street Property Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Lechauweki Springs Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Stanley Avenue Recreation Area, Dodson St Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Fountain Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Fountain Hill
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Fountain Hill
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Roller Toaster0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lehigh Valley Silk MillsBuilding · listed 1993
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fountain Hill: April to June
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Fountain Hill →
Next door
Fountain Hill and its neighbors
Fountain Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hill | 6% | 1.4 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
| Salisbury Township | 20% | 3.1 | 103 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fountain Hill
Where can I hike in Fountain Hill?
The longest trail networks: Stanley Avenue Recreation Area, 0.3 miles; Lehigh Mountain Park, 0.3 miles; Lechauweki Springs, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fountain Hill is conserved land?
6% 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 Fountain Hill’s trails?
Stanley Avenue Recreation Area and Lehigh Mountain Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fountain Hill?
11,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fountain Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fountain Hill have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #267 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 Fountain Hill 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 →