Attractions
Our facilities include a visitor center housing interpretive exhibits, live animal displays, a gift shop and a naturalist room complete with displays, books and an indoor view of our bird blind. Outside access to the blind is available year-round just behind the visitor center.
There are 2 miles of nature trails across the preserve that intersect several habitat types. Parts of our trail system are wheelchair accessible.
Stand surrounded by fluttering gems in our Janet V. Mackiewicz Butterfly House, visit a re-created Lenape Indian Village or take a stroll through our Marlin D. Corn Wildlife Gardens.
A full range of environmental programs are offered for school groups as well as scout packs. Public programs include bird walks, campfire programs, children's camps.
We even have a natural playground and picnic grove, both open year-round for visitor use.
There is something for everyone!
Rules
- Please respect our trails and property by not littering or disrupting the wildlife.
- We are a nature preserve, please stay on designated trails. Foraging and/or the harvesting of wildlife from the property is explicitly prohibited.
- We do not permit pets on our trails. ADA certified service dogs are given an exception only when properly tagged. Emotional support animals are not covered by the ADA and not accepted.
- Our trails are available for light day-hiking. Trails are closed at sundown. No camping or fires permitted.
- The use of bikes, ATV's, alcohol, drugs, and weapons of any kind are all also prohibited on our property.
- We also prohibit the use of drones on our trails and over the lake to prevent disruption of local wildlife including nesting birds.
- No hunting or trapping is allowed on Bucks County Park property or the adjacent Essential Utilities (Aqua America) properties. The Churchville Reservoir (Springfield Lake) itself is privately owned by Essential Utilities, NOT the County. NO public recreational use of the lake is permitted. This includes no fishing, no boating, and no swimming.
Visitor Center Hours
Tuesday - Sunday 10AM to 5PM
Closed Mondays
Nature Trails are open sunup to sundown every day. No pets, bikes, or ATVs are allowed on the trails.
Visitor Center, wildlife gardens, nature trails and playground are free of charge. Special events/programs or facility rentals may close down normally open areas for private or payed usage.
Please Note: Our visitor center and some of our trails are handicapped-accessible with the visitor center itself being ADA compliant. Our trails are a mixture of paved, stone, boardwalk and compact dirt. A limited amount of wheelchairs are available to borrow upon request.
Lenape Village Hours
The Lenape Village is only open for scheduled programming. We typically offer programming for schools, scouts and private tours. To book a group program, please contact Education Program Manager Brooke Harowitz at v-bsharowitz@buckscounty.org or (215) 357-4005 ext. 5035. For more information on Sunday programs or events, please check out our program guides or visit the Lenape Village page HERE.
Butterfly House Hours
The Butterfly House open seasonally, July through September, Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Special events, operating hours and other information, such as pricing, can be found HERE.