Hanover Township Municipal Park
Park
57 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hanover Township
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hanover Township
The biggest trail networks: Hanover Township Municipal Park (0.5 mi). 228 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hanover Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #330 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
203 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
228 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hanover Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanover Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #330 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hanover Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (228 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 68%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanover Township’s 5% is ahead of 35% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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 Hanover Township Municipal Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
First Responders Park
Managed by Hanover Township
21 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Monocacy Park
Managed by Hanover Township
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gertrude B. Fox Conservation Area
Managed by Northampton County
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Gertrude B. Fox Conservation Area Trail Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Hanover Township Municipal Park57 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsFirst Responders Park21 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Hanover Township
DirectionsMonocacy Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Hanover Township
DirectionsGertrude B. Fox Conservation Area4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Northampton County
Monocacy Park Complex50 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Bethlehem
DirectionsPharo Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Hanover Township
Crawford Park14 acres · Hanover Township
DirectionsSentee Heights Park3 acres · Hanover Township
Troxell Park2 acres · Hanover Township
Armed Services Park2 acres · Hanover Township
Westgate Park1 acres · Hanover Township
College Heights Park1 acres · Hanover Township
Delta Manor Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
203 conserved acres
5% of Hanover Township’s land. Who manages Hanover Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government176 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits98 ac
County4 ac
Local Park · 179 acUnknown Easement · 41 acForest Stewardship Easement · 31 acConservation Easement · 26 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 24 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monocacy Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 40 | Open |
| Hanover Township Municipal Park and Pool Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 37 | Open |
| Crawford Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| Illicks Mill Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Gertrude B. Fox County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Hanover Twp Future Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Village View Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Fox Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Macada North Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Armed Services Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Hanover Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hanover Township
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hanover Township
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Hanover Township
Hanover Township Disc Golf CourseIn Hanover Township Municipal Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Gertrude B. Fox Conservation Area Trail Loop0.4 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
10Baseball
10Tennis
6Soccer
4Basketball
1Football
1Volleyball
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hanover Township: 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 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 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. The climate in Hanover Township →
Next door
Hanover Township and its neighbors
Hanover Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | 5% | 0.5 | 19 | 98% | A− |
| Bethlehem | 5% | 0.9 | 8 | 99% | A− |
| East Allen Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 55 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanover Township
Where can I hike in Hanover Township?
The longest trail networks: Hanover Township Municipal Park, 0.5 miles; First Responders Park, 0.3 miles; Monocacy Park, 0.3 miles; Gertrude B. Fox Conservation Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hanover Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Hanover Township’s trails?
Hanover Township Municipal Park and First Responders Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hanover Township?
17,623 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanover Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 228 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanover Township have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #330 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 Hanover 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 →