Freemansburg Municipal Park
Managed by Borough of Freemansburg
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Freemansburg
6% of Freemansburg’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. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Freemansburg, 3.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Freemansburg Municipal Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #147 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
30 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
3.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Freemansburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freemansburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freemansburg is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #147 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freemansburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−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 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 Freemansburg’s 6% is ahead of 42% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
Water is 6% of Freemansburg’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Freemansburg Municipal Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Freeman's Island
Managed by Wildlands Conservancy
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
6% of Freemansburg’s land. Water is left out: Freemansburg has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Freemansburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government26 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Town or city1 ac
Not recorded16 ac
Local Park · 39 acPrivate Conservation · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Canal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Lehigh Canal Park (Freemansburg Borough) Local Park | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Freemansburg Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Freeman Island Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Freeman's Island Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Unknown |
| Lehigh Canal, Delaware & Lehigh Trail Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Madison Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Freemansburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Freemansburg
Freemansburg Playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Freemansburg
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.6 miHorses · 1.6 miUnpaved · 1.6 mi
D&L Trail1.6 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.
9/11 National Memorial Trail (Pennsylvania thru route)Bike route
1.6 miD&L TrailBike route
1.6 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Freemansburg: 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 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 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. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Freemansburg →
Next door
Freemansburg and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freemansburg | 6% | 3.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Bethlehem Township | 5% | 1.0 | 14 | 90% | A− |
| Middletown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bethlehem | 5% | 0.9 | 8 | 99% | A− |
| Lower Saucon Township | 10% | 0.7 | 68 | 65% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Freemansburg
Where can I hike in Freemansburg?
The longest trail networks: Freemansburg Municipal Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Freemansburg 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 Freemansburg’s trails?
Freemansburg Municipal Park and Freeman's Island don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Freemansburg?
12,817 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freemansburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Freemansburg 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 Freemansburg 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 →