Louise W. Moore Park
Managed by Northampton County
65 acres1.5 mi of trail
Jogging TrailPerimeter Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Nazareth Township
12% of Lower Nazareth Township’s land is conserved: 991 acres
The biggest trail networks: Louise W. Moore Park (1.5 mi), Newburg Park (1.1 mi), Surrey Glen Park (0.5 mi). 191 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #456 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
991 acres · of 13.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
191 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Nazareth Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Nazareth Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Nazareth Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #456 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Nazareth Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (191 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home68% 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 71%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 56%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Nazareth Township’s 12% is ahead of 62% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% 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 Louise W. Moore Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Newburg Park
Managed by Lower Nazareth Township
55 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Surrey Glen Park
Managed by Lower Nazareth Township
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lower Nazareth Township Park
Managed by Lower Nazareth Township
20 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Louise W. Moore Park65 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Northampton County
DirectionsNewburg Park55 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Lower Nazareth Township
Surrey Glen Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Lower Nazareth Township
DirectionsLower Nazareth Township Park20 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Lower Nazareth Township
DirectionsHahns Meadow Park15 acres
Briarcliffe Park1 acres
Who protects it
991 conserved acres
12% of Lower Nazareth Township’s land. Who manages Lower Nazareth Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,064 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)275 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government173 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,338 acLocal Park · 176 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 815 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 56 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise W. Moore County Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 61 | Open |
| Newburg Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 60 | Open |
| Lower Nazareth Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Hahns Meadow Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Surrey Glen Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Georgetown Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Georgetown Road Tract Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Briarcliffe Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Lower Nazareth Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lower Nazareth Township
McDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Lower Nazareth Township
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Jogging Trail0.4 mi
Perimeter Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
13Tennis
4Baseball
4Pickleball
2Softball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lower Nazareth 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 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 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 Lower Nazareth Township →
Next door
Lower Nazareth Township and its neighbors
Lower Nazareth Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bethlehem Township14 miLower Nazareth Township3.9 miPalmer Township2.4 miUpper Nazareth Township2.0 miNazareth1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Nazareth Township | 12% | 0.3 | 27 | 68% | B+ |
| Upper Nazareth Township | 19% | 0.3 | 58 | 92% | A |
| Nazareth | 11% | 0.6 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Bethlehem Township | 5% | 1.0 | 14 | 90% | A− |
| Palmer Township | 6% | 0.2 | 13 | 95% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Nazareth Township
Where can I hike in Lower Nazareth Township?
The longest trail networks: Louise W. Moore Park, 1.5 miles; Newburg Park, 1.1 miles; Surrey Glen Park, 0.5 miles; Lower Nazareth Township Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Nazareth Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Lower Nazareth Township’s trails?
Louise W. Moore Park and Newburg Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lower Nazareth Township?
22,828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Nazareth Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 191 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Nazareth Township have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #456 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 Nazareth 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 →