Recreation
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Morning Walking Club Fall 2024
Come get your walk in with other community members on Tuesday and Thursday mornings beginning September 10, 2024 at 9:00AM!
Tuesday’s walk will start at 9:00 AM at the trail head of the Greater Lancaster Heritage Pathway. Parking is located just behind Saint Joseph’s University in Lancaster, where E. Walnut Street and Ben Franklin Blvd meet. This section of the trail is a little over a mile, total walking distance for this walk would be two miles plus. Walkers can walk longer or shorter distance as desired.
Thursday’s walk will take place at Community Park at 2330 Hobson Road at 9:00 AM, meeting at Lions Pavilion prior to the start of the walk. This location has a higher level of difficulty because of an incline. The perimeter trail is just over a mile. Participants may choose forgo the hill for less difficulty or complete two laps around the park for increased difficulty.
Participants must register, please Click Here to Register.
Yoga at Community Park Fall 2024
East Lampeter Township Recreation presents Yoga at Community Park on Tuesdays from 6-7 PM September 10, 2024 through October 15, 2024.
- Cost is $30 for Residents and $39 for Non-Residents for the 6-week session.
- All levels are welcome from beginner to expert.
- Please bring a yoga mat or towel.
- All participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Meet at the Lions Pavilion at East Lampeter Township Community Park, 2330 Hobson Rd Lancaster, PA 17602.
- We are currently working on an indoor location for inclement/cold weather and will share the info when it is finalized.
- Participants must register, please click here to register.
Fall Centerpiece Workshop
Join East Lampeter Township Recreation on September 26, 2024 from 6-7 PM at the Lions Pavilion in East Lampeter Township Community Park for a Fall Centerpiece Workshop. Use succulents and dried florals to create your own ceramic pumpkin centerpiece with the help of expert instructors who will walk you through each step and teach you how to care for you succulents. Participants will choose 3 succulents and assorted florals to create this festive fall decoration. For more information, please contact Recreation Director Lisa Cleveland at lcleveland@eltwp.org or 717-393-1567 Ext. 3026.
Cost: Resident – $30, Non-Resident $40
Registration is required for this event, please register here.
Fall Festival at East Lampeter Township Community Park
Join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 10 AM – NOON for the first Fall Festival at East Lampeter Township Community Park. We will have free, fun fall activities for children ages 2-12 years old, including pumpkin painting, leaf crafts and more!
Kokedama Workshop
Join East Lampeter Township Recreation in Kokedama, the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil wrapped with string. This event will take place on October 5, 2024 at 10 AM at East Lampeter Township Community Park during our Fall Festival. Kokedama can be displayed on a decorative surface or hung in macrame by a window. An expert will be there to provide assembly and plant care information for this fall-themed Kokedama.
Cost: Resident – $20, Non-Resident $26
Registration is required for this event, please register here.
Halloween Movie Night: Disney’s Hocus Pocus
Join us on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7 pm for the Halloween Disney Classic, Hocus Pocus! Bring your warm blankets or sleeping bags and enjoy the movie with free popcorn and hot chocolate under the stars at Flory Park.
Parks
Park Pavilion Rentals
Pavilion Rental Rates 2024:
- Residents – $85
- Non-Residents – $130
There are three pavilions at Community Park (Park Map) and one pavilion at Flory Park which can be rented (see park pavilion rental application). Check or money order are preferred. Be sure to provide an email address on the application as all receipts and permits are emailed to the applicant. Payment is due at the time of reservation. All reservations are non-refundable.
East Lampeter Township pavilion reservations at the beginning of each calendar year will use the envelope system. Residents of East Lampeter Township can pick up a numbered envelope on the first business day after the New Year beginning at 8:00am. Non-Resident pavilion rental applications will be accepted after the second week of January each calendar year. Please fill out the application and return it to the Township front desk. Applications will be processed on the day following receipt in the number order of those received. Thus, if envelope number 1 is not received until January 6, it will not be processed until January 7 and any higher numbered envelopes that had been received will have already been processed and given priority.
Restrooms at our parks are generally opened at the beginning of April and closed at the beginning of November each year.
Park Rules and Regulations
Park Rules and Regulations are per Ordinance 293.
East Lampeter Township Parks
Community Park
Location: 2330 Hobson Rd Lancaster PA 17602 on Hobson Road between Old Philadelphia Pike and Lincoln Highway East and between Witmer Road and Elmwood Road.
Size: 26 acres
Park Hours: Open Sunrise to Sunset
Park Features: Park perimeter walking trail that is just over 1 mile long with exercise stations along the trail. The park contains a mini disc golf course, baseball field, sand volleyball court, playground with the tallest slide around and a wooden train to play in, gazebo and 3 pavilions.
Lions Pavilion – holds up to 150 people
Rotary Pavilion – Holds up to 50 people
High Pavilion – Holds up to 150 people
Future Plans: Replacement of some of the exercise stations, rebuilding of the train where kids love to play.
Lafayette-Tower Park
Location: 1905 Woodland Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602 South of Lincoln Hwy (Route 462) Behind Lafayette Fire Company
Size: 10 acres
Park Hours: Open Sunrise to Sunset
Park Features: 0.3-mile walking path, baseball field, playground
Future Plans: Pavilion being designed in 2024 with construction planned for 2025
Flory Park
Location: 416 Dohner Dr, Lancaster, PA 17602 Along Mill Creek between Greenland Rd. and Dohner Rd.
Size: 43 acres
Park Hours: Open Sunrise to Sunset
Park Features: 2 baseball fields, playground with new equipment in 2023, 1 pavilion, paved and unpaved walking trails
Clark Pavilion – holds up to 95 people
Gibbons Park at Nolt’s Mill
In 2015, East Lampeter Township acquired a 15-acre property located along Mill Creek between Old Philadelphia Pike and the Amtrak railroad bridge. Based upon the history of the area in this part of the Township as well as the development and operation of the historic mill property adjacent to this property, the Township Park Board recommended, and the Board of Supervisors approved the park name in early 2016. The design of a passive recreation park for fishing and walking is planned and, once developed, will be the easternmost and northernmost Township-owned recreation facility. A potential canoe and kayak launch has been designed and the Township is seeking funding for construction. In 2020, East Lampeter Township acquired the adjacent mill property.
Lancaster Heritage Pathway (LHP)
The LHP is proposed as a commuter and recreational route for bicyclists and pedestrians by the Lancaster County Active Transportation Plan. When completed in its entirety, the pathway will traverse over 12 miles from east to west through the center of Lancaster County. The constructed section within East Lampeter is situated on the public lands owned by PennDOT and will connect with the bicycle trail and lane system currently being developed in the City of Lancaster at the Route 30 and Walnut Street interchange. 1.1 miles of the Pathway and a trail head with parking facilities has been constructed behind the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in East Lampeter Township. Funding for a 1.5-mile extension of the pathway eastward and another trailhead at Giest Road, which is the East Lampeter Township boundary with Upper Leacock Township, continues to be pursued by the East Lampeter Township Board of Supervisors. East Lampeter Township is also studying the possibility of a connection along Oak Grove Road to Pitney Road to provide a loop within the pathway system.
Tree and Bench Donations
Township residents that wish to donate trees or benches for Township parks in remembrance of a loved. October Glory Maple trees will be planted in Flory Park and Lafayette-Tower Park on a first come, first served basis. For a donation of $400.00, an October Glory Maple tree will be planted, and a plaque will be installed under the tree to remember a donor’s loved one. All memorial trees, benches, and plaques are installed and maintained by Township staff. Trees and plaques will be located along walking paths in the parks. Specific tree and plaque locations will be selected by the Township. Approximately 50 of these kinds of trees were planted in Community Park on Hobson Road with great success. Community Park is now fully planted along Memorial Lane so this program is being extended to the other Township parks. Please fill out the donation form and forward it to:
East Lampeter Township
2250 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
If you have any questions, please contact the Township office at (717) 393-1567 or e-mail the Public Works Director.
Conestoga Valley Park Plan
Please click here for information regarding the Conestoga Valley Park Plan.
Mini Disc Golf
The 18 hole public Mini Disc Golf Course in Community Park located at Hobson Road is open and ready for play. Mini Discs may be purchased at the front desk of the Township Building Administration Office between the hours of 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The cost for the discs is $2.50 each. Only mini discs may be used to play this course. Frisbees are not permitted. Proceeds go toward park maintenance.
