Jacobsburg stays busy offering hands on opportunities to these students and their teachers with a "discovery and problem solving" approach.

Jacobsburg Historical Society provides a heritage education program with classes in gunmaking and blacksmithing.

The War of 1812 lead to an increase in demand, and Henry II built a second and larger factory in Boulton, Pennsylvania.

[3] Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is home to the only remaining old-growth forest in the Lehigh Valley.

[5] Recreational opportunities include hiking on 18.5 miles (29.8 km), fishing, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, hunting, and picnicking.

The walking bridge adjacent to the main parking lot was destroyed in 2004 during a flood caused by Hurricane Frances, but was replaced in 2008.