Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

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Gring's Mill Recreation Area

Gring's Mill Recreation Area

Trails, sports facilities & picnic sites. Park with multi-use trails, sports courts & fields, play equipment, picnic areas & holiday events.

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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Designated area for hunting & fishing. This expansive natural area offers opportunities specifically for hunters & people catching fish.

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Speedwell Forge County Park

Speedwell Forge County Park

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Rannels-Kettle Run Nature Preserve

Rannels-Kettle Run Nature Preserve

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Lititz Springs Park

Lititz Springs Park

Private park with a bandshell for events. Privately run park offering regular concerts as well as a playground & concession stands.

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Grange Park

Grange Park

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Ironwood Community Park

Ironwood Community Park

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Lenni Lenape Park

Lenni Lenape Park

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South Hills Park

South Hills Park

Sports fields, picnic areas & disc golf. Park with various athletic fields & courts, including disc golf, plus walking trail & picnic areas.

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Stoever's Dam Park

Stoever's Dam Park

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Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Park for thrill rides & water slides. Theme park with coasters, thrill rides, waterslides, dining & shows, plus Snoopy-themed kids' area.

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Trexler Memorial Park

Trexler Memorial Park

Open grassy areas & walking trails. Scenic park with large old trees, grassy lawns & a duck pond, plus paths for cycling & running.

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Trexler Nature Preserve

Trexler Nature Preserve

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Covered Bridge Park

Covered Bridge Park

Sprawling community park for recreation. Park with over 165 acres featuring walking trails, a butterfly garden, sports fields & a playground.

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Wildlands Conservancy’s South Mountain Preserve

Wildlands Conservancy’s South Mountain Preserve

A conservation area with hiking trails. A wildlife-rich reserve with trails, set amid ancient boulders, old quarries & hardwood forests.

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Gloninger Woods Park

Gloninger Woods Park

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Lion's Lake Park

Lion's Lake Park

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Cedar Creek Park

Cedar Creek Park

Playground & green space with a creek. Relaxed park offering creekside walking/jogging trails, gardens, picnic areas & a playground.

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Malcolm Gross Rose Garden

Malcolm Gross Rose Garden

Picturesque flower garden with paths. Scenic rose garden featuring paved walking paths, 3 pavilions & a fitness/exercise trail.

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Union Canal Tunnel Park South

Union Canal Tunnel Park South

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Cedar Beach Park

Cedar Beach Park

Scenic place with a lake & swimming pool. Grassy, tree-filled park with a small lake & outdoor pool, plus basketball & volleyball courts.

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Lehigh Parkway

Lehigh Parkway

Picturesque spot with trails & a creek. Historic park provides running & biking trails through scenic grounds with a creek & covered bridge.

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Long's Park

Long's Park

80-acre park with petting zoo & lake. Public park with 80 acres of outdoor activities, including a lake, petting farm & playgrounds,

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Kolapechka Park

Kolapechka Park

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Arts Park

Arts Park

Green space in city's cultural area. Urban park & summer lunchtime concert venue in a creative hub with a fountain, mural & lawn.

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Quittie Creek Nature Park

Quittie Creek Nature Park

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Canal Park

Canal Park

Riverfront spot for boating & fishing. Fishing is popular at this recreation area on the Lehigh River with a picnic pavilion & boat launch.

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Bucky Boyle Park

Bucky Boyle Park

City park with sports & play facilities. Community park with play & spray areas, a pavilion, baseball & football fields & basketball courts.

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Upper Saucon Township Community Park

Upper Saucon Township Community Park

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Hanover Canal Park

Hanover Canal Park

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The Lazer Factory

The Lazer Factory

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Wayne A. Grube Memorial Park

Wayne A. Grube Memorial Park

Park with playgrounds & a softball field. This large park features 3 picnic pavilions, playgrounds, a softball field & restrooms.

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Southeast Family Park

Southeast Family Park

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Sand Island Park

Sand Island Park

Tennis programs, trails & a playground. Urban park with clay tennis courts, a clubhouse & lessons, plus a playground & biking/hiking trails.

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Sandy Hollow Heritage Park

Sandy Hollow Heritage Park

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Morris J. Dimmick Park

Morris J. Dimmick Park

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Saucon Park

Saucon Park

Scenic park with a trail & a playground. A stream runs through this picturesque, treed park with a running trail & a children's playground.

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Memorial Park of Palmyra

Memorial Park of Palmyra

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Monocacy Park

Monocacy Park

Park with fishing, picnicking & more. Creekside park featuring fishing, trails, a nature center, picnic areas & 2 pavilions.

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Illick's Mill Park

Illick's Mill Park

Leafy park containing a historic mill. Riverside park with a historic grist mill, many mature trees & a peaceful atmosphere.

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Thornbury Park

Thornbury Park

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Ridley Creek State Park

Ridley Creek State Park

Trails, picnic areas & a fishing creek. Green oasis of woodlands & meadows offering hiking, fishing & picnicking from sunrise to sunset.

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Adventure Sports In Hershey

Adventure Sports In Hershey

Go-karts, laser tag, arcades & ice cream. Games park offers go-karts, laser tag, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, arcades & ice cream.

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Newlin Grist Mill Park

Newlin Grist Mill Park

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Cocoa Castle

Cocoa Castle

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Auburn Valley State Park

Auburn Valley State Park

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Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park

Historic preserve with forest & marshes. 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center.

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Valley Garden Park

Valley Garden Park

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Louise Moore County Park

Louise Moore County Park

Large, scenic park with hiking trails. Serene, 100-acre park with hiking trails, community gardens & picnic pavilions, plus tennis courts.

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Bonsall Park

Bonsall Park

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Wissahickon Valley Park

Wissahickon Valley Park

Recreational area with trails & a creek. Vast park with over 50 miles of trails for hikers, bikers & equestrians, plus a trout-stocked creek.

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White Clay Creek State Park

White Clay Creek State Park

Serene spot with hiking & biking trails. Park featuring 37 miles of hiking & biking trails along with fishing streams & a nature center.

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Riverview Park

Riverview Park

Picnicking, fishing & a kids' play area. Park with a picnic pavilion, playground & trail, plus an accessible fishing pier & softball fields.

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Gorgas Park

Gorgas Park

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Hugh Moore Park

Hugh Moore Park

Historic canal boat rides & a museum. Scenic waterway featuring historic boat tours, a canal museum with hands-on exhibits & a trail.

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Paper Mill Park

Paper Mill Park

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Talley Day Park

Talley Day Park

Park with sports, a playground & more. Park featuring a playground & sports, plus a walking path, pavilions & a fenced-in dog park.

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Delcastle Recreational Park

Delcastle Recreational Park

Scenic park with sports facilities. Public park with 400 acres of space, including an 18-hole golf course, ball fields & walking trail.

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Rockford Park

Rockford Park

Dog-friendly area & an observation tower. 104-acre space with a historic observation tower & picnic site, plus trails & an off-leash dog area.

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Alapocas Run State Park

Alapocas Run State Park

Forest with trails of varying length. State park featuring forest trails of varying length & difficulty for hiking, biking & jogging.

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Brandywine Springs Park

Brandywine Springs Park

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Can-Do Playground

Can-Do Playground

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Bellevue State Park

Bellevue State Park

Estate with fishing, trails & tennis. Former du Pont family estate featuring tennis courts, fitness track, fishing pond, stables & more.

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Brandywine Park

Brandywine Park

Scenic green space along the river. This scenic tract along the river features monuments, attractions, sports fields & a walking path.

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Wilmington State Parks

Wilmington State Parks

Riverside park with trails & a zoo. Park along the Brandywine River with a paved greenway trail, historic sites, picnic areas & a zoo.

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Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park

Spacious park for play & more. Historic, big park with walking trails, sports fields, gardens, public art & a reservoir.

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East Fairmount Park

East Fairmount Park

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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse

Expansive play area with an iconic slide. Iconic playground with a historic wooden slide & 16,000-sq.-ft. playhouse on 6.5 wooded acres.

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River Walk

River Walk

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Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park

Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park

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Banning Regional Park

Banning Regional Park

Park with sports, a playground & woods. Park featuring ball diamonds, soccer fields & tennis courts, plus a wooded area & a playground.

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Glendinning Rock Garden

Glendinning Rock Garden

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