Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trexlertown Road bridge Upper creek at Trexlertown | Bridge crossing | 40.53431, -75.60237 | |
| 2 | USGS 01451380 — Little Lehigh Creek Live discharge and water temperature | USGS gauge | 40.53112, -75.60046 | The gauge the water page reads for flow, temperature and the percentile against the historical median. |
| 3 | Brookside Road bridge Lower Macungie crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.54226, -75.55215 | |
| 4 | Fly-fishing-only reach — upper limit Wild Cherry Lane bridge (T-508) | Regulation section limit | 40.54027, -75.54220 | Upstream end of the PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing water, about 1.5 mi down to the Millrace Road bridge. |
| 5 | Macungie Road bridge Township crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.53309, -75.53558 | |
| 6 | Fly-fishing-only reach — lower limit Millrace Road bridge (T-510) | Regulation section limit | 40.54050, -75.52999 | Downstream end of the upper fly-fishing reach. |
| 7 | Camp Olympic Park Township park on the creek | Park / conservation area | 40.53822, -75.52243 | Parking and open bank right on the water. |
| 8 | PA 29 bridge South Cedar Crest Boulevard | Bridge crossing | 40.54057, -75.52008 | |
| 9 | Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlands Conservatory | Park / conservation area | 40.54414, -75.51351 | Conserved ground on the creek above Emmaus. |
| 10 | Lower fly-fishing-only reach — upper limit Fish Hatchery Road bridge | Regulation section limit | 40.56341, -75.51219 | Upstream end of the second, shorter catch-and-release fly-fishing reach, in Lehigh Parkway. |
| 11 | Fish Hatchery, Lehigh Parkway Trout nursery beside the creek | Agency / conservation office | 40.56452, -75.51299 | Tagged simply “Fish Hatchery” in OSM; the nursery in the city parkway. |
| 12 | Lehigh Parkway City of Allentown | Park / conservation area | 40.56460, -75.50984 | The linear city park that carries the creek and its trail for most of the lower water. |
| 13 | Fireman's Bridge Lehigh Parkway footbridge | Bridge crossing | 40.56543, -75.50606 | |
| 14 | Lower fly-fishing-only reach — lower limit Near the Oxford Drive bridge | Regulation section limit | 40.56890, -75.49924 | PFBC's own wording is “near the Oxford Drive bridge”, with no defined face or point — plotted at the bridge and left as vague as the source. |
| 15 | Bogert's Bridge Historic covered bridge, Lehigh Parkway | Bridge crossing | 40.56918, -75.49862 | OSM has it tagged highway=construction — check before planning to cross it. |
| 16 | Lehigh Park Spring Named spring in the parkway | Spring | 40.58288, -75.48324 | |
| 17 | Ward Street bridge Allentown crossing | Bridge crossing | 40.59105, -75.48236 | |
| 18 | Crystal Spring Named spring on the lower creek | Spring | 40.59454, -75.48129 | |
| 19 | Little Lehigh Dam Weir on the lower creek | Dam / hazard | 40.59678, -75.47391 | Named dam in Allentown — the last obstruction above the Lehigh River. |
| 20 | PA 145 bridge Lehigh Street, Allentown | Bridge crossing | 40.59707, -75.46714 | About 2 km above the Lehigh River confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 01451380 — Little Lehigh Creek near Trexlertown, PA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout
Regulations: www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Little Lehigh Parkway in Allentown - the heritage fly-fishing area, with parking, trail access and the best-known water.
Wild Cherry Lane and the fish hatchery area - upper parkway access with parking.
Bogert's Bridge covered bridge access - convenient mid-parkway parking and walkable bank.
Route 222 crossing near Trexlertown - upper creek access near the gauge and the spring sources.
Mill Race Park in Emmaus - town park access with parking on the middle creek.
Leaser Road and Spring Creek Road pull-offs - roadside access on the upper agricultural reach.
Lehigh Parkway trailheads off Fish Hatchery Road - multiple parking areas along the lower creek.
Spring: the strongest hatches of the year, with sulphurs and olives bringing consistent dry fly fishing through May and June.
Summer: spring flow keeps the creek cool and fishable when nearby freestone streams are too warm, best fished early with tiny flies.
Fall: cooling water, aggressive browns before the spawn, and much lighter pressure on the upper reaches after Labor Day.
Winter: the creek st