Parks & Trails IN LANCASTER

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Chickies Rock County Park

The most notable feature in the park is Chickies Rock, a massive piece of quartzite rock that towers 200 feet above the river. Chickies Rock overlook offers great views from high above the river. The park features a group pavilion, open play areas, access to Chiques and Donegal creeks, and boat-launch access to the Susquehanna River.

Conestoga Greenway Trail

Conestoga Greenway Trail is a 1.3-mile trail following a loop of the Conestoga River and is a prototype for a greenway along the rest of the waterway. The goal is to develop an interconnected system of natural areas through the Conestoga watershed that protects green space natural habitat and water quality.

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D.F. Buchmiller County Park

There are three pavilions located at Buchmiller Park, an 18 hole disc golf course, a playground, and six pickleball courts that can be used free of charge on a first-come, firstserved basis, or they can be reserved for a small hourly fee by contacting the Park Office in Lancaster County Central Park.

Volleyball: Equipment (a net and ball) will only be rented along with a pavilion. A $75 security deposit is required for equipment rental, while a nominal fee will be charged per day. The security deposit is refundable when the complete set of equipment is returned.

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Lancaster County Central Park is the largest of the county’s parks, covering 544 acres. Central Park is located on the southern edge of Lancaster City in West Lampeter Township. It features a pool, skate park, six pavilions that can be rented for private functions, the Garden of Five Senses, garden plots, trails, camping, an environmental center, and Shuts Environmental Library; a lending library with more than 3,000 books and videos about nature and the environment.

This 100-acre park is located in the southeast portion of Lancaster County and is named after the late Theodore A. Parker III, an internationally known ornithologist from Lancaster County.

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Lancaster Junction Recreation Trail travels through some of Lancaster County’s most scenic farmland and borders Chiques Creek in its northern half. This trail has well-graded, level surfaces, making it ideal for hiking, jogging, bicycling, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing.

The Chickies Rock section of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail provides a key connector for the larger 14.2-mile trail which runs from Columbia to Falmouth. The trail provides numerous recreational opportunities including walking, jogging, cross-country skiing, and bike riding as well as providing an alternative means of transportation to Route 441. The trail also exposes visitors to the historic ruins and scenic attractions along the Susquehanna River corridor.

Money Rocks County Park, located near the Narvon Clay Mine, spans over 300 acres of woodland in the Welsh Mountains of eastern Lancaster County. The lines of boulders and outcroppings are spectacular. The pride of the park is a rocky spine of boulders called Money Rocks, so-named because farmers in the Pequea Valley allegedly hid cash among the rocks.

This undeveloped 415acre park has a hiking trail through its scenic woods and a small parking area along Speedwell Forge Road. Deer, ruffed grouse, wood thrushes, veeries, and several kinds of woodpeckers live in Speedwell’s forest. Hunting and fishing are allowed in the park during authorized seasons.