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French Creek State Park has more than 30 miles (48 km) of trails that are open to hiking and in some places horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. [ 8 ] Boone Trail is a 6-mile (9.7 km) "moderate" hiking trail that is marked with blue blazes.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is located in the Hopewell Big Woods and bordered by French Creek State Park on three sides and State Game Lands 43 on the south side, which preserves the lands the furnace utilized for its natural resources.
Sandy Creek State Park [4] Mercer County: 1969: Maurice K. Goddard State Park: Proposed as "Sandy Creek" (on Sandy Creek), but the name was changed (despite the objections of Dr. Goddard) before park officially opened in 1972. Theodore Roosevelt State Park [18] Bucks and Northampton Counties: 1989: Delaware Canal State Park
French Creek, once known as Saukanac Creek, [1] is a 22.6-mile-long (36.4 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks and Chester counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [2] The water course was also known as the Vincent River , after Sir Mathias Vincent, who purchased land (now West and East Vincent Townships ) along it in Chester ...
French Creek State Park: Six Penny Day Use District: French Creek State Park: Six Penny Day Use District. February 11, 1987 : 7 miles (11 km ...
Jul. 26—Laura Horn of Reading led her crew of a half-dozen high school students in the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps out of the Big Woods in Union Township on Tuesday to take a break at the ...
There are two Pennsylvania state parks and one natural area in Berks County. French Creek State Park, a former Recreational Demonstration Area, straddles the Berks and Chester County line. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center is south of Reading on land once owned by Jacob Nolde, a Reading businessman and Pennsylvania environmentalist.
The West Virginia State Wildlife Center is a zoological park in French Creek, West Virginia.Operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Wildlife Center displays many of West Virginia's wildlife, including both native and introduced species. [3]