Tobyhanna Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh, forms the northern half of the township's eastern border.

[4] Hickory Run State Park occupies nearly 16,000 acres (65 km2) in the southern half of the township.

The township has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and the hardiness zone is mostly 5b except for a little 6a along Mud Run and the Lehigh River.

The average monthly temperatures at the Pocono interchange of the Turnpike range from 22.9 °F in January to 68.3 °F in July.

Kidder has one more important road, which connects 903 and 940 via Lake Harmony and Split Rock.

[8] Martz Trailways has a stop in Kidder Township near the Pocono interchange of Interstate 476 for service between Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, Quakertown, and Philadelphia.

Martz also operates casino bus routes to Atlantic City from the stop.

The Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad's Lehigh Division line pass through the western portion of Kidder Township.