Green Lane Park, encompassing 3,400 acres in northwestern Montgomery County, offers a variety of year-round, outdoor activities and programs. Park visitors can enjoy fishing, boating (including boat rentals), family and group camping, picnicking, 25 miles of trails for horseback riding, mountain biking, and hiking, as well as two children’s playgrounds. Winter enthusiasts can cross-country ski, ice fish or go ice skating, weather permitting. The park also offers summer concerts and family-oriented, environmental education programs on weekends. .
There are several miles of nature trails that attract hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians to enjoy the natural beauty of the seasons.
Leashed pets are welcome in the park as long as they remain on a leash at all times.
Green Lane Park is a great location for birders. Common birds include waterfowl like mallards, blue herons, and raptors like red-tailed hawks. Visitors can also catch glimpses of wildlife like turtles, foxes, and fish.
Green Lane Park is heavily populated by spring blooms and buds including Eastern redbuds and Virginia bluebells. Summer is full of jewelweed, and leafpeepers should make sure to sightsee the autumn follage reflected in Green Lane’s shoreline.
Its earliest roots began in 1939 when the Montgomery County Commissioners dedicated 425 acres as Upper Perkiomen Valley Park. The actual construction of the dam across the Perkiomen Creek began in 1954 and was completed in 1957. Today’s Green Lane Park is the result of the collaborative efforts of Montgomery County and the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company over 40 years ago.
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