Stone pavilions and waterfall along Monocacy Creek

Parks, trails & landmarks

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Places to walk, visit, and show guests around Bethlehem — creek trails, historic sites, and neighborhood destinations. Looking for shops and businesses? See Support Local.

This page is for things to do outdoors and around town. Businesses neighbors own or recommend live on Support Local.

Monocacy Park

The neighborhood’s closest green space — trails, creek views, and the recreation complex on Illick’s Mill Road.

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Monocacy Way Trail

A short public path along Monocacy Creek between Monocacy Park and Sand Island, past Burnside Plantation and Illick’s Mill.

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Burnside Plantation

An 18th-century farmstead and living-history site just down the Monocacy corridor from the neighborhood.

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Historic Bethlehem / Colonial Industrial Quarter

Early Moravian buildings, the Waterworks, and creek-side walks in the heart of Bethlehem.

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SteelStacks & ArtsQuest Center

Concerts, festivals, movies, and the Hoover-Mason Trestle against the old Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces.

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Sand Island & D&L Trail

Parkland where the Monocacy meets the Lehigh, with access to the Delaware & Lehigh corridor toward Allentown and Easton.

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South Bethlehem Greenway

A linear park and trail through SouthSide Bethlehem — easy walking, public art, and connections into the Arts District.

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Neighbor-connected businesses, restaurants, and local favorites are collected on Support Local.