Things to Do & see
Hopewell Big Woods is 73,000 acres of possibilities…
come camp, fish, kayak, ride your horse, climb a rock, or just take a good long walk.

Information & Visitor Centers

•Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
•French Creek State Park

•Warwick County Park
•Welkinweir
•Borough Hall, Birdsboro

•Schuylkill River Greenway Association

 

Parks & Preserves

•Birdsboro Waters
•Coventry Woods
•Crow’s Nest Preserve
•French Creek State Park
•Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
•Horse-Shoe Trail
•Union Township Recreation Area
•Warwick County Park
•Waterfront Park
•Welkinweir

•Woody’s Woods

 

Historic Attractions

•Bethesda Church
•Coventry House
•Daniel Boone Homestead
•Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
•Joanna Furnace Historic Site
•Mark Bird’s House
•Morlatton Village
•St. Peter’s Village

•Welkinweir

 

Hiking

•Birdsboro Waters
•Coventry Woods
•Crow’s Nest Preserve
•French Creek State Park
•Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
•Horse-Shoe Trail
•Union Township Recreation Area
•Warwick County Park
•Waterfront Park
•Welkinweir

•Woody’s Woods

 

Fishing
•French Creek State Park

•Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

•Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area

•TCO Flyfishing, Reading

 

Birding
• Pennsylvania Audubon Society

See Parks & Preserves for birding locations

 

Horseback Riding

• Horse-Shoe Trail

 

Paddling

•French Creek State Park
•Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

•Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area

•Union Township Recreation Area

 

Camping

•French Creek State Park
•Warwick Woods Campground

 

Cycling

•Berks County Bicycle Club
•Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
•Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails

•Walk and Bike Berks County

 

Rock Climbing

•Birdsboro Waters

 

Hunting

•State Game Lands #43

 

Orienteering

•Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

 

Geocaching

•Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

•Earthcache

 

Other Recreation Resources

•Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation