Wissahickon Valley Park

schuylkillriver.org/map/places-to-visit/wissahickon-valley-park

A scene in Wissahickon Valley Park.

There are numerous entrances and parking areas to the park. The Valley Green Parking Area on Wises Mill Road is an especially popular, centrally located parking area.

Features:

• Arts and Culture.
• Biking.
• Birding.
• Cross Country Skiing.
• Hiking.
• Horseback Riding.
• Kid Friendly.
• Mountain Biking.
• Orienteering.
• Picnicking.
• Running and Jogging.

Note:  The above description came from the park's Schuylkill River Greenways page.

In The News

• During coronavirus, Friends of Wissahickon asks public to only visit when they ‘need to’, Chestnut Hill Local, April 8, 2020.
• Dream Drives: Wissahickon Valley Park, CBS-3, October 6, 2017.
• The "All Trails Challenge" will get you fit and moving, ABC-6, October 6, 2017.

Info

• Alternate URLs:
  • Maps and Directions (at Friends of the Wissahickon)
  • Wissahickon Valley Park (at Fairmount Park Conservancy)
  • Wissahickon Valley Park (at Visit Philadelphia)
  • Wissahickon Valley Park (at Wikipedia)
  • Wissahickon Valley Park Trail System (at TrailLink)

See Also

• Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW)