Situated on the northern edge of the Lehigh Valley, the rolling terrain of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is near the foothills of the Pocono Plateau. A variety of habitats can be found ranging from fields in various stages of successional growth to mature hardwood forests dominated by oak trees. Approximately 2.5 miles of the beautiful Bushkill Creek and its tributary Sobers Run comprise the waterways of the center.

Jacobsburg's natural resources not only provide an excellent outdoor laboratory for environmental education and interpretation, it is also important to many visitors from the surrounding area for healthy outdoor exercise and recreation. The natural open spaces provided by this public resource are becoming increasingly important in a continually expanding urban setting.

• Tour the Henry Homestead and learn about blacksmiths, gunmaking, and American history.
• Cross-country ski through the rolling terrain and mature hardwood forests on the northern end of the Lehigh Valley keeping a lookout for birds and wildflowers in the spring.
• Eperience the sights, sounds and coolness of the Bushkill Creek as it meanders past dramatic slate outcroppings.