Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lower Milford Township
30% of Lower Milford Township’s land is conserved, about 3,766 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Milford Township. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #767 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Milford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lower Milford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Milford Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #767 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Milford Township’s 30% is ahead of 90% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3,766 conserved acres
30% of Lower Milford Township’s land. Who manages Lower Milford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,704 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 255 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landis Lane Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Open |
| Lehigh County Conservation Demonstration Project Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Lower Milford Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| East Mill Hill Road Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Church View Road Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Fegley Stadium Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
5 places to go in Lower Milford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lower Milford 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 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 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 Lower Milford Township →
Lower Milford Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Milford Township | 30% | under 0.1 | 14 | 29% | B− |
| Milford Township | 15% | 0.1 | 102 | 83% | A− |
| Upper Milford Township | 14% | 0.2 | 43 | 61% | B+ |
| Upper Hanover Township | 39% | 1.7 | 350 | 91% | A+ |
| Upper Saucon Township | 8% | 0.8 | 39 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Milford Township
How much of Lower Milford Township is conserved land?
30% 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.
Is there public land near Lower Milford Township?
24,712 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Milford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Milford Township have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #767 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 Lower Milford Township neighbors.
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 →