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Beaver Valley Campground
80 Clay Ridge Rd., Ottsville, PA 18942-1738
Phone: (610) 847-5643 Fax: (610) 847-1738
FAMILY oriented. Wooded sites, water/electric hookups, club area, cabins, restrooms, pool, playground, store, planned activities, game room, hayrides, LP gas, nearby fishing, tubing, and canoeing. Discount tickets - Sesame Place and Dorney Park. Near Philadelphia. Hours:
9 am-10 pm daily.
$$$
Colonial Woods Family Camping
545 Lonely Cottage Dr., Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972
Phone: (610) 847-5808 (800) 887-CAMP Fax: (610) 847-1997
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.colonialwoods.com
WOODALL'S five star rating. Heated pool and spa, mini golf, tennis, fishing, volleyball, shuffleboard, Cable TV, planned activities and
Laundromat. Discount tickets - Sesame Place and Dorney Park. Trailer rentals. Hours: April to November.
Reservations recommended.
$$$$
Dogwood Haven Family Campground
16 Lodi Hill Rd., Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972 (Off Rte. 32)
Phone: (610) 982-5402
WOODED sites with electric, water hookups, showers, flush toilets, dumping facilities. Close to raceway, Sesame Place, Peddlers Village, New Hope, Liberty Village, fishing. Boating and tubing nearby.
$$$
Quakerwoods Campground
2225 Rosedale Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 536-1984 (800) 235-2350 Fax: (800)536-5478
Email: [email protected]
FAMILY-ORIENTED, sewer, 50 amp electric service available, #
of campsites: 200 wooded, 5 cabins, 3 rental trailers. Theme weekends. Planned activities, fishing pond, cable TV, pools, recreation hall, game room, clean modern bathrooms. Discount tickets to Sesame
Place/ Dorney Park. Rental cabins/trailers, miniature golf course.
Tohickon Family Campground
8308 Covered Bridge Drive Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 536-7951 (866) 536-CAMP
Fax: (215) 536-7367
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.tohickoncampground.com
LOCATED on 64 wooded acres along the Tohickon creek. Primitive to full hookup sites available. Centrally located to the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County attractions. General store, snack bar, many planned activities. Discounts on website. Pool, Water/Electric Hook.
$$$
Tyler Hostel
P.O. Box 94, Newtown, PA 18940 (Tyler State Park)
Phone: (215) 968-0927
CHARTERED by Hosteling International, this restored dairy farm can accommodate 25 people. Facilities include four bunk rooms, three baths, fireplace and fully-equipped kitchen. Membership free to non-profit groups. Boating, biking. Hours: By rental hours.
Weisel Youth Hostel
7347 Richlandtown Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951
(1 mile n. of Nockamixon, Rte. 563 in Nockamixon State Park)
Phone: (215) 536-8749 (215) 757-0571
EIGHT ACRES. Hiking, fishing and nature areas. The Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation operates the youth hostel, chartered by the American Youth Hostels, Inc. Twentieth-century country estate accommodates 20 people. 1.5 baths with two showers, kitchen and common room. Hours: By lodging reservation.
Bucks County Audubon Society
6324 Upper York Rd., New Hope, PA 18938
(Route 263, 2 miles east of Peddler's Village on Creamery Road)
Phone: (215) 297-5880 Fax: (215) 297-0835
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.bcas.org
BCAS operates the Honey Hollow Environment Education Center, a private/non-profit organization offering trips/programs to the community and schools. Hiking trails with streams, ponds, and woods. Visit
bird blind/natural history exhibits and nature shop. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm;
Sat @ Visitors Center. Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Children Welcome.
FREE 
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685; 1635 River Rd.; New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924 Fax: (215) 862-1846
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.bhwp.org
ESTABLISHED in 1934 featuring woods, meadows, small pond, Pidcock Creek. The Preserve's
native wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, and trees are displayed in naturalistic settings along
trails. Exhibits and shops are located in Visitor Center. Hours: Open all year; Building open daily 9 am-5 pm; Grounds
8:30 a.m. to sunset.
Churchville Nature Center
501 Churchville Lane Churchville, PA 18966
(Churchville Reservoir, Northampton Twp. N. of Holland 172 acres)
Phone: (215) 357-4005 Fax: (215) 396-1153
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
www.churchvillenaturecenter.org
ALL AGES can enjoy nature trails, picnicking and a wildlife garden. The Nature
centure building offers exhibits and a small gift shop. Group tours are available by preregistration ($). Hours: Park open
Sunrise to Sunset; Visitors Center open 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Sun, closed Mon.
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Children Welcome.
FREE
Core Creek
Middletown Twp. Administration Bldg., 901 E. Bridgetown Pike
Langhorne, PA 19047 (E. of Rte. 413 off Tollgate Rd. or Bridgetown Pk.)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
Web: www.buckscounty.org
AN ACTIVE park with many events and activities. Playgrounds, picnicking (pavilion rentals available), hiking, ball fields, tennis, horseback riding trails, boating (including rentals), fishing (trout stocked annually) and ice skating. Hours: sunrise to sunset. Administration Bldg. open Mon-Fri 8:15 am-4:45 pm. 1,185 acres.
FREE
Dark Hollow
Warwick Twp. Warwick, PA 18976
(Access from Old York Rd.; Rte. 263)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
UNDEVELOPED linear park bordering Neshaminy Creek. The major attraction is fishing, with trout being stocked annually. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 650 acres.
FREE
Delaware River Access
Bensalem Twp. Station Ave., Bensalem, PA 19020
(At Andalusia, Bensalem)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
ONLY eight acres are developed. A popular location for boating (launch area for Delaware River), fishing and picnicing. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 108 acres.
FREE
Delhaas Woods
Bristol, PA 19007
(Bath Road, across from Silver Lake Nature Center)
Phone: (215) 785-1177 Fax: (215) 785-3228
Email:
[email protected]
MANAGED as part of Silver Lake Nature Center, this park has several miles of walking trails passing through PA rare habitats and past PA rare plant species. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 170 acres.
FREE
Erwin-Stover House
River Rd., Erwinna, PA 18920
(Tinicum Park, Erwinna)
Phone: (215) 489-5133 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 230-7829
AN 1800 Federal-style home with additions in 1840 and 1860. Hours: Tours by appointment.
$
Falls of the Delaware
River Rd., Lower Makefield, PA
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
CURRENTLY undeveloped. This park is adjacent to the Delaware River and Delaware (Roosevelt) Canal State Park. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 125 acres.
FREE
Fonthill Park
130 Swamp Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901
(Rte. 313, Doylestown, 1/2 mile E. of Rte. 611)
Phone: (215) 345-6722 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 345-1316
PICNICKING, hiking are available in this park that wraps around the historic sites of the Mercer Home—Fonthill and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works. Biking. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 10 acres.
FREE
Frosty Hollow
Middletown Twp. New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA
(1/4 mile E. of Rte. 413 on New Falls Rd.)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
MAJOR attraction is tennis ($), though it is also good for picnicking and hiking. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 95 acres.
FREE
Hal H. Clark Park
River Rd., Centre Bridge, PA
(Rte. 32, 1 mile S. of Centre Bridge)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
UNDEVELOPED. It is adjacent to the Delaware River and Delaware (Roosevelt) Canal State Park. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 27 acres.
FREE
Lake Towhee
Old Bethlehem Rd., Applebachsville, PA 18951
(Haycock Twp. E. of Applebachsville)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
WITH A playground, picnicking, hiking, ball fields, horseback riding trails, boating, fishing, group and individual camping ($), ice skating and nature area, this park has much to offer. 50 acre lake. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 552 acres.
FREE
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
130 Swamp Rd., Rte. 313, Doylestown, PA 18901
(1/2 mile E. of Rte 611)
Phone: (215) 345-6722 Fax: (215) 345-1316
PICKNICKING and trail walks. Historic site. (More details at "historic sites".) Hours: sunrise to sunset.
FREE
Oxford Valley Park
Hood Blvd. & Oxford Valley Rd., Oxford Valley, PA 19047
(1/2 mile S.E. of Oxford Valley Mall)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
HIKING, fishing, ice skating, golf course ($) and swimming pool ($) in season are the major activities. Pool is handicapped accessible. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 225 acres.
FREE
Peace Valley
Park: 230 Creek Rd. Nature Center: 170 Chapman Rd.
New Britain, PA 18901
(3 miles n. of Doylestown, W. of Rte. 313)
Phone: (215) 345-7860 (215) 757-0571 Fax: (215) 345-4524
PLAYGROUNDS, picnicking, hiking, boating, fishing, ice skating and paved bicycle trails. The solar-heated Nature Center offers a gift shop and access to miles of hiking trails. Group tours available ($). Boat rentals available, seasonal. Hours: sunrise to sunset. Nature Center Building open Tues-Sun 9 am-5 pm. Closed Mon. 1,500 acres.
FREE
Playwicki
Rte. 213, Middletown, PA 19047
(Middletown Twp. W. of Langhorne)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215)
752-1421
LOCATED along the Neshaminy Creek, this is a favorite location for it has playgrounds, picnicking, hiking, ball fields and fishing. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 33 acres.
FREE
Queen Anne
New Falls and Woodbourne Rds., Levittown, PA
(Adjacent to government services building and Levittown Library)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215) 752-1421
PRIMARILY undeveloped. There are ball fields. Hours: sunrise to sunset.
FREE
Ringing Rocks
Ringing Rocks Rd., Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972
(Bridgeton Twp., 2 miles W. of Upper Black Eddy)
Phone: (215) 785-1177 (215) 757-0571 Fax: (215) 785-3228
THE MAJOR attractions are boulder fields containing rocks which, when struck, ring like a bell. Bucks County's largest waterfall is also here. Picknicking is available. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 123 acres.
FREE
Silver Lake
Park & Nature Center
1306 Bath Rd.
Phone: (215) 785-1177 (215) 757-0571 Fax: (215) 785-3228
Email:
[email protected]
Web: www.silverlakenaturecenter.org
468 acres, playgrounds, picnicking, hiking, ball fields, boating, fishing and ice skating. The
nature center includes trails, a museum with gift shop, amphitheater, butterfly garden. Programs for the public available. Groups by appointment ($). Free nature walks
Sun. Hours: Park: Sunrise to Sunset. Nature Center Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12 pm
- 5 pm. .
Children Welcome.
FREE
Stover-Myers Mill
Dark Hollow Rd., Pipersville, PA 18947
(Bedminster Twp. 1 mile E. of Pipersville)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 489-5133 Fax: (215)
230-7829
A CIRCA-1800 water-powered gristmill/sawmill which was powered by steam in 1885. Fishing and picnicking on-site. Hours: sunrise to sunset. Tours by reservation only. 21 acres.
$
Tinicum
River Rd., Erwinna, PA 18920
(Rte. 32 just south of Uhlerstown)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215)
752-1421
THIS PARK offers both day and overnight accommodations. Day activities include: playgrounds, picnicking, hiking, ball fields, boating, fishing, ice skating and disk golf course. Historic site. Group & family camping ($). 8 campsites. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 126 acres.
FREE
Tohickon Valley
Cafferty Rd., Pt. Pleasant, PA 18947
(1 mile N. of Pt. Pleasant.)
Phone: (215) 757-0571 (215) 348-6114 Fax: (215)
752-1421
DAY USE includes: playgrounds, picnicking, hiking, ball fields, fishing (trout stocked annually), and swimming pool ($) in season. Overnight accommodations include group and family camping ($$) and cabins ($$$). 22 campsites. Hours: sunrise to sunset. 583 acres.
FREE
Delaware Canal State Park
11 Lodi Hill Rd., Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972
Phone: (610) 982-5560 (888) PA-PARKS Fax: (610) 982-0160
Web:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us
A NATIONAL Historic Landmark, the park follows the 60-mile course of the Delaware Canal. Built in the 19th-century, todays canal retains most of the features that existed during its operation. Hours: sunrise to sunset.
FREE
Neshaminy State Park
3401 State Road
Phone: (215) 639-4538 Fax: (215) 639-7712
Email:
[email protected]
Web: www.dcnr.state.pa.us
RESERVATIONS - 888-PA PARKS 888 727-2757;
3401 State Road. 330 acres along the Delaware River. Picnic benches, grills, children's playground, pavilion, swimming pool ($), four miles of trails, boat mooring and launch ramps. No camping. Pets must be on leash at all times.
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset.
Children Welcome
FREE
Nockamixon State Park
1542 Mountain View Dr., Quakertown, PA 18951
(Main entrance 3 miles N. of Rte. 313 on Rte. 563)
Phone: (215) 529-7300 Fax: (215) 529-7305
Web:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us
THIS PARK has 5,283 acres including a 1,450-acre lake, four launch ramps, marina, boat rentals - 10 HP
limit. Swimming pool ($), picnic tables, bicycle, equestrian and hiking trails, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, sledding, ice fishing and ice skating. Family cabins. Hours:
Sunrise to Sunset.
FREE
Ralph Stover State Park
6011 State Park Rd., Pipersville, PA 18947
(State Park and Stump Rds., 2 miles N. of Pt. Pleasant)
Phone: (610) 982-5560 (800) 63-PARKS Fax: (610) 982-0160
Web:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us
FORTY-FIVE acre park along Tohickon Creek and adjoining Tohickon Valley County Park. Fishing, hiking, canoeing and picnicking. Hours: sunrise to sunset.
FREE
Tyler State Park
101 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA 18940-1151
(Rte. 413 Bypass & Swamp Rd.)
Phone: (215) 968-2021 (800) 63-PARKS Fax: (215) 968-1610
Web:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tyler.htm
HIKING, bicycling and exercise trails, nature trail, fishing, picnic facilities, summer canoe rental and mobile food concession. Environmental programs for groups with advance notice. Programs offered Oct. to mid-May. Hours: sunrise-sunset.
FREE
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