Milton

Visited July 2011



Skimming rocks at Milton

 This park is on an island also, on the West Branch Susquehanna River.  When we were there on a Tuesday afternoon a family was using the boat launch to unload a couple of kyaks.  I can only imagine that on the weekends it would be very crowded.  Milton State Park appears to be a park that is used mostly by the locals with several soccer fields and a playground.  Having this as a neighborghood park is a nice addition to any town.

Shikellamy

Shikellamy is a beautiful park, especially if you have a boat.  The park is actually an island in Sunbury PA where the eastern Susquehanna River comes together with the western Susquehanna River .  There is a marina for motor boats to dock.  A walk down the paved trail that runs along the dock is a very nice way to spend an afternoon.  There are also picnic areas and swings for children and adults that look over the marina.

White Clay Creek Preserve

Visited May 2011- Mothers Day

This is another must see!  Me and the kids could of spent hours at the creek skimming rocks.  We took a trail along the creek to a spot where the 'rapids' (not really rapids but ...) where we sat throwing rocks and talking.  Many fun places to hang out on logs and rocks.  To get to this park we had to go through Delaware.  There is also a White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware.   This is a great escape that I could of spent hours in just doing nothing.   Can't wait to revisit this wonderful place.

Tyler

There is a deer in this picture

Visited June 2011



Such a pretty place.  Quiet and worth the trip.  There are trails through wooded area and a paved trail near the creek.  Picnic areas as well.  Took at walk along the creek and was so plesent, reminds me of Ridley Creek park and equally pleasureable.  Also hiked on the trail and saw a deer close up.   Nothing remarkable with this park just another example of a beautiful state park.  Glad we visited and would stop again!

Ridley Creek

Visited many times...


This is my 'home' park and I couldn't be happier.  I always think of this park as two parks.  One that is near the creek and the other side which is grassy and where you can picnic, horseback and many trails of different levels.  The trail along side the creek are used for walking, jogging, and biking.  This trail is also home to many frogs, not all so fortunate as to making it to the other side.   Love that this park is close and easy to get to for me I enjoy it with my kids or by myself always 'happy' when I am here. 

Nockamixon

Visited Sept 2010

Thanks to the Girl Scouts we ended up at this lovely park.   The girls scouts wanted to go horseback riding and ended up at a place near Nockamixon.  The horsebacking took us through out the park and then we barbequed and played games.  Some of the girls then went canoeing on the lake which was gorgous.
You can easily spend a couple days at this park.

Neshaminy

Visited June 2011

Neshaminy is located in lower Bucks County along the Delaware river.  Has a great beach to fish from or just stoll along with lots of drift wood.  Also a pool for swimming and trails for hiking/walking are nice, not great.  I thought the highlight of this park was the 'beach' on the Delaware, while my daughter thought it was the slide at the pool, in fact she 'loved, loved the whole park'.  $8 a person gets you into the pool.  Although ok there was no shade and spending a lot of time here would be a bit to much for me.   Probably wouldn't revisit this park.