Blog · October 14, 2026 · Pennsylvania
Using the Lehigh County Hunting Land
Parcel lines and public-land maps work together near Alburtis.
Main page: Lehigh County, PA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Allentown? Think of the Lehigh County hunting land as two layers: state-managed land plus the county's parcel boundaries. This Lehigh County guide covers: state sources for public ground, how to read private parcel lines, and how to ask for permission.
Getting started with the Lehigh County hunting land
In and around Dorneyville, public hunting areas are mapped by Pennsylvania Game Commission, with rules that vary by area.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Lehigh County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each assessed parcel from Ancient Oaks to Coopersburg. If you only know roughly where the land is, follow US Route 222 on the aerial and click the parcel itself, for land near Coplay included. For a parcel near Coplay, save the parcel ID from that panel; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Offices that can help
For assessment questions about property around Dorneyville are handled by the county assessment office, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Allentown go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Reading boundaries on the county map
For private ground, the Lehigh County ArcGIS parcel map is the free source, so you can see who owns the land near Catasauqua.
Finding a landowner
For a tract near Dorneyville, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and respect a no.
Before you go
Check Pennsylvania Game Commission for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules wherever you hunt near Allentown.
Sections, lots and bearings
Rural deeds near Ancient Oaks are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Town lots near Cetronia are typically described by lot and block, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Alburtis when you talk to a surveyor.
Getting your bearings
Allentown is the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Bethlehem, Alburtis, Catasauqua, and Coopersburg, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 377,754 people call Lehigh County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 345 square miles. Lehigh County dates to 1812, so old deeds can run back a long way.
What the map can't tell you
For a parcel near Coopersburg, listed acreage is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor can set the real boundary on the ground. For land near Alburtis, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Safety and courtesy
Respect livestock and crops around Catasauqua, and tell someone where you'll be; it keeps permission coming back.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Catasauqua, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Bethlehem and its lines keeps working without signal.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Lehigh County borders Berks County, Bucks County, Carbon County, Montgomery County, and Northampton County, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Ancient Oaks that runs to the line can show up in two county records, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Out toward Bethlehem, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map for Pennsylvania.
The paper trail behind a parcel
Before you sign anything, get the recorded deed from the Recorder of Deeds; the parcel line is a drawing of it, and that holds around Dorneyville too. For a parcel near Dorneyville, have ready the document number shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Aerial scouting
Switch to aerial imagery near Breinigsville, look for field edges, creek bottoms and timber lines; then confirm whose land each feature is on.
Frequently asked
How close to the line can I hunt near Ancient Oaks?
For a tract near Allentown, the map isn't a survey; respect marked boundaries.
Is verbal permission enough around Cetronia?
With a lot near Breinigsville, written permission is a good idea even where not required; respect a no.
When is hunting season in Pennsylvania around Dorneyville?
In and around Catasauqua, licenses are sold through Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Can I use a GPS app for boundaries near Ancient Oaks?
If the land is near Coplay, app data usually comes from county parcel layers.
Which office handles records for land near Bethlehem?
For land near Emmaus, assessment goes to the county assessment office and deeds to the Recorder of Deeds.
Open the official Lehigh County, PA parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.