Parks
Research 4 parks within weekend reach of Allentown, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Allentown. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Allentown. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Allentown, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Nockamixon State Park is Reservoir park on Tohickon Creek in the rolling country to the south. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nockamixon State Park, about 27 km (17 mi) from Allentown
Image credit: Image: gailf548 from New York State, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Beltzville State Park is Reservoir park on Pohopoco Creek with wooded shoreline to the north. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Beltzville State Park, about 32 km (20 mi) from Allentown
Image credit: Image: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lehigh Gorge State Park is River gorge along the Lehigh River to the north, with rail-trail and whitewater. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lehigh Gorge State Park, about 47 km (29 mi) from Allentown
Image credit: Image: John D. from SE Pennsylvania, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Hickory Run State Park is Forested park in the Pocono Mountains with a large boulder field to the north. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hickory Run State Park, about 51 km (32 mi) from Allentown
Image credit: Image: Mtruch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0