Chester County · outdoor
Warwick County Park
535 acres along French Creek with two age-appropriate play areas, an ADA-accessible fishing deck, and enough trail mileage (including a stretch of the Horse-Shoe Trail) to make a real afternoon of it. Good pick if you want a county park with a playground rather than just hiking. Pavilions, a sand volleyball court, and horseshoe/quoit pits round it out for bigger family groups.
Updated 2026-09-01 · Kid Friendly Chesco editors
Know before you go
Warwick has two separate play areas geared to different ages, so it works for a mixed-age group in a way that a single playground doesn't. The ADA-accessible fishing deck on French Creek is a nice add-on if your kids like casting a line. The park is large (535 acres) with forests, meadows, and wetlands — the Horse-Shoe Trail (Valley Forge to the Appalachian Trail) runs through it, so hiking options range from a short loop near the day-use area to much longer treks for older kids.
- Address
- 191 County Park Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465
- Hours
- Daily 8am–sunset (closed Christmas Day)
- Parking
- Free lot at the main day-use area off County Park Rd.
- Crowds
- Not enough reports yet to say.
- Good for
- Toddlers, Preschool, Kids, Tweens, Teens
- Type
- outdoor
- Seasons
- year-round
- Tags
- free, playground, hiking, fishing, picnic-areas, leashed-dogs-ok
Know before you go
- Parking
- Free
- Drive time
- ~30 min from West Chester
- Drive time
- ~25 min from Exton
- Drive time
- ~30 min from Downingtown
Sources: chesco.org, chesco.org
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