North Catasauqua Playground
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Catasauqua
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in North Catasauqua
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross North Catasauqua, 2.1 per square mile of land. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #289 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
23 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is North Catasauqua?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Catasauqua have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Catasauqua is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #289 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Catasauqua’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 81%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 72%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so North Catasauqua’s 5% is ahead of 33% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% 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 North Catasauqua Playground, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
23 conserved acres
5% of North Catasauqua’s land. Who manages North Catasauqua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government17 ac
County7 ac
Local Park · 13 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh River Open Area Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Arch Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Lehigh Canal Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in North Catasauqua
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Catasauqua
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.8 mi
D&L Trail0.8 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.
D&L TrailBike route
0.8 miCourts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Catasauqua: 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) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Catasauqua →
Next door
North Catasauqua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Catasauqua | 5% | 2.1 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| Allen Township | 19% | 0.1 | 56 | 76% | B+ |
| Northampton | 4% | 0.8 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Whitehall Township | 8% | 1.4 | 25 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Catasauqua
Where can I hike in North Catasauqua?
The longest trail networks: North Catasauqua Playground, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Catasauqua 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 North Catasauqua’s trails?
North Catasauqua Playground doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Catasauqua?
13,593 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Catasauqua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Catasauqua have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #289 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 North Catasauqua 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 →