White Clay Creek Preserve
A 1,388-acre state preserve in southern Chester County along White Clay Creek, managed for low-intensity day use including hiking, biking, fishing and horseback riding.
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Valley Forge National Historical Park
A National Park Service landscape commemorating the Continental Army's 1777–1778 encampment. The park spans portions of Chester and Montgomery counties, with part of its landscape in Tredyffrin and Schuylkill townships.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
A National Park Service site preserving an iron-making village and landscape. Chester County includes part of the site's regional footprint; the current public visitor entrance is in the Elverson area.
Everhart Park
A 10.2-acre West Chester Borough park with a playground, activity building, gazebo, picnic areas and community events.
Marshall Square Park
A neighborhood park in West Chester Borough with a gazebo, playground, picnic tables and a monument at the borough's high point.
Kerr Park
A Downingtown Borough park with sports courts and fields, a disc golf course, skatepark, all-abilities playground and pavilions.
Reeves Park
Phoenixville Borough's central park at Main Street, with a bandshell and outdoor spaces available for public recreation and permitted events.
Palmer Park, Coatesville
A 1.1-acre Coatesville city park with a community pool, children's play area, pavilion and grills.
Valley View Park
A five-acre intermunicipal park above Oak Street that connects Coatesville and South Coatesville, with paths, courts, play areas and a gazebo.
West Goshen Community Park
A 32-acre West Goshen Township park with sports fields and courts, an amphitheater, playground, picnic area and a paved walking loop.
East Goshen Township Park
A 55-acre East Goshen Township active park with sports fields, courts, a destination playground, pavilion and a short walking and jogging loop.
Paoli Pike Trail and East Goshen Township trail network
A connected East Goshen Township trail network of more than five miles linking East Goshen Park and Applebrook Park along the Paoli Pike corridor; permitted travel modes vary by segment.