State Game Lands Number 297
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in West Bethlehem Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in West Bethlehem Township
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross West Bethlehem Township. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
299 acres · of 22.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Bethlehem Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Bethlehem Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Bethlehem Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so West Bethlehem Township’s 2% is ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Bethlehem Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
West Bethlehem Township Community Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
299 conserved acres
2% of West Bethlehem Township’s land. Who manages West Bethlehem Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County952 ac
State fish & wildlife20 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 952 acState Resource Management Area · 20 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 275 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 297 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 20 | Open |
| West Bethlehem Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in West Bethlehem Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Bethlehem Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
West Bethlehem Hiking Trail0.5 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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 West Bethlehem Township: April 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in West Bethlehem Township →
Next door
West Bethlehem Township and its neighbors
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Morgan Township1.5 miWashington Township1.5 miWest Bethlehem Township0.5 miNorth Bethlehem Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bethlehem Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 19% | D |
| Morgan Township | 2% | 0.1 | 32 | 35% | C+ |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Bethlehem Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Bethlehem Township
How much of West Bethlehem Township is conserved land?
2% 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 West Bethlehem Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 297 and West Bethlehem Township Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Bethlehem Township?
6,309 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Bethlehem Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Bethlehem Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 West Bethlehem 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 →