Nottingham County Park
Chester County’s first park protects a large serpentine-barrens landscape alongside playgrounds, pavilions, and trails.
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Wolf’s Hollow County Park
A rustic county park along the upper Octoraro Creek, with wooded ridges and nearly ten miles of trails ranging from moderate to challenging.
Hibernia County Park
A Brandywine Creek landscape where visitors can explore park trails, fishing and boating access, campgrounds, and the history of the Hibernia iron works.
Springton Manor Farm
A working demonstration farm and park with livestock, a farm-history museum, and a network of trails across fields, woods, and historic farm landscapes.
Black Rock Sanctuary
A 119-acre wetland, woodland, and meadow landscape beside the Schuylkill River, with an interpretive trail focused on wildlife and habitat.
Warwick County Park
Woodlands, meadows, wetlands, French Creek, and traces of ironmaking share this county park with recreation areas and the Horse-Shoe Trail.
Exton County Park
The developed public recreation area in a larger, jointly owned open-space site includes a short walking trail, playgrounds, picnic tables, and the County’s Chester Valley Trail trailhead.
Marsh Creek State Park
A north-central Chester County state park centered on Marsh Creek Lake, with hiking, horseback riding, boating and other recreation across separate east and west visitor areas.
French Creek State Park
A state park spanning Chester and Berks counties, with forest, lakes, camping and a large trail network that connects with Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
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.
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.