Nockamixon State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
2,708 acres13.8 mi of trail
Old Mill TrailQuarry TrailPrison Camp TrailFox Run Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Haycock Township
More than half of Haycock Township’s land is conserved: 54%
54% of Haycock Township’s land is conserved, about 6,780 acres. 3,337 acres are parks and preserves, 1,562 per 1,000 residents. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Haycock Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
54%
6,780 acres · of 19.7 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,337 ac
1,562 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
Highest peak
968 ft
Haycock Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Haycock Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Haycock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Haycock Township is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Haycock Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land54% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land1,562 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,337 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home56% 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 95%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Haycock Township’s 54% is ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
Water is 6% of Haycock Township’s area (1 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 51%.
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 13.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 157
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
2,038 acres9.4 mi of trail
North Mountain Horseshoe TrailTop Rock TrailMothership Connection TrailCaves Trail West+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
6,780 conserved acres
54% of Haycock Township’s land. Water is left out: Haycock Township has 19.7 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Haycock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks2,755 ac
County2,369 ac
State fish & wildlife2,046 ac
Town or city1,236 ac
Joint851 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government608 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits494 ac
State Park · 3,556 acAgricultural Easement · 2,835 acState Resource Management Area · 2,046 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,124 acConservation Easement · 631 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,327 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 142 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 | 3,556 | Open |
| State Game Land 157 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,046 | Open |
| Lake Towhee County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 586 | Open |
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Open |
| Bodner Trust Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 26 | Closed |
| Richland Township Ce #016 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 26 | Closed |
| Farm 155 Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 17 | Closed |
| Wallace/Perlman Private Conservation | Not recorded | 10 | Closed |
| Heritage Conservancy Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Haycock Township Land Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
13 places to go in Haycock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Haycock Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Haycock Township
Boat LaunchIn Nockamixon State Park
DirectionsHaycock Boat LaunchIn Nockamixon State Park
DirectionsTohickon Boat LaunchIn Nockamixon State Park
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Haycock Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Haycock Township
Haycock Mountain968 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 157
DirectionsNorth Mountain823 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 157
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Haycock Township
Trails & water
10 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 8.7 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
Old Mill Trail4.6 mi
Quarry Trail2.4 mi
North Mountain Horseshoe Trail1.4 mi
Top Rock Trail0.7 mi
Mothership Connection Trail0.7 mi
Prison Camp Trail0.5 mi
Caves Trail West0.5 mi
Caves Trail East0.4 mi
Fox Run Trail0.3 mi
Game Commission Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Haycock 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) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Haycock Township →
Next door
Haycock Township and its neighbors
Haycock Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Haycock Township25 miBedminster Township20 miSpringfield Township6.9 miNockamixon Township4.8 miEast Rockhill Township4.6 miRichland Township2.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haycock Township | 54% | 1.2 | 1,562 | 56% | A |
| East Rockhill Township | 22% | 0.4 | 160 | 71% | A |
| Nockamixon Township | 31% | 0.2 | 367 | 42% | A− |
| Bedminster Township | 33% | 0.6 | 193 | 61% | A |
| Richland Township | 15% | 0.1 | 58 | 90% | A− |
| Springfield Township | 27% | 0.2 | 25 | 29% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Haycock Township
Where can I hike in Haycock Township?
The longest trail networks: Nockamixon State Park, 13.8 miles; State Game Lands Number 157, 9.4 miles; Lake Towhee Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Haycock Township is conserved land?
54% 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 Haycock Township’s trails?
Nockamixon State Park and State Game Lands Number 157 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Haycock Township?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Haycock Township?
31,306 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Haycock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,544 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Haycock Township have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Haycock 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 →