Walnutport Playground
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Walnutport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Walnutport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Walnutport, 0.5 per square mile of land. 4% of Walnutport’s land is conserved, about 19 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
19 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Walnutport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Walnutport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walnutport is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Walnutport’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 76%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Walnutport’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
Water is 9% of Walnutport’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Walnutport Playground, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
4% of Walnutport’s land. Water is left out: Walnutport has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Walnutport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
County11 ac
Agricultural Easement · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnutport Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Earl F. Snyder Park Pavilion Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Earl F Snyder Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Walnutport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Walnutport
Walnutport Lehigh River Access
DirectionsBoat launches in Walnutport
Walnutport Boat Ramp
DirectionsPicnic areas in Walnutport
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Walnutport: April and May
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) | 37 | 41 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Walnutport →
Next door
Walnutport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnutport | 4% | 0.5 | 12 | 99%+ | A− |
| Lehigh Township | 18% | 0.4 | 19 | 38% | B+ |
| Slatington | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 94% | C |
| Washington Township | 21% | 0.4 | 74 | 54% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Walnutport
Where can I hike in Walnutport?
The longest trail networks: Walnutport Playground, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Walnutport is conserved land?
4% 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 Walnutport’s trails?
Walnutport Playground and Earl F. Snyder Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Walnutport?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Walnutport?
19,289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnutport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Walnutport have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Walnutport 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 →