Before you head out on your adventures, please remember to check the Important Updates and Site Marker Post Status pages for any changes to hikes, directions, or parks. You can also check the Get Outdoors Lancaster! Facebook page for information.
NOTE: For an interactive map, please visit the Site Marker Hikes page and click on the blue "Locations Map" button. Individual site marker pages also contain specific GPS coordinate locations.
Please note: All directions begin from the Library System of Lancaster County administration office at 1866 Colonial Village Lane #107, Lancaster, PA 17601
901 Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17608
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then turn right on Hempstead Road. Turn left on Greenfield Road. Use the right lane to take US-30 W toward downtown Lancaster for 4.8 miles. Take the Harrisburg Pike exit, then a sharp left on Harrisburg Pike for 1.3 miles. Turn right on Race Avenue. Turn left on Buchanan Avenue. There is free street parking along Buchanan Avenue.
400 House Rock Road, Pequea, PA 17565
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way for 1.0 miles. Turn left on Pitney Road for 3.1 miles. Turn right on Morningside Drive for 1.4 miles and bear right to stay on Morningside Drive. Continue straight on Gypsy Hill Road. Turn right on US-222 N. Turn left on Willow Street Pike S/PA-272 for 1.2 miles. Turn right on W Penn Grant Road. Turn left on Millwood Road. Turn right on Baumgardner Road, then continue straight on PA-324 S for 4.4 miles. Turn left on River Road/SR 3017 for 1.5 miles. Bear right at House Rock Road. Turn left on West View Road. Turn right on House Rock Road. for 1.0 miles. You will see a large parking area well marked.
801 Main Street, Denver, PA 17517
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way. Turn left on Greenfield Road. Use right lane to take the ramp on US-30W for 1.6 miles. Take the exit for US-222 N and travel for 15.0 miles. Take the exit toward 1-76/Denver/PA Turnpike/PA-272. Turn left on Colonel Howard Blvd/SR 1040, then continue straight on Denver Road for 1.8 miles. Continue on Snyder Street. Turn right on Main Street for 1.0 miles. Park entrance will be on your right.
436 East Fulton Street, Ephrata, PA 17522
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane, then right on Willow Road. Turn left on Jarvis Road. Turn left on Horseshoe Road for 3.2 miles. Turn left on S Maple Avenue for 1.6 miles. Turn right on Center Square Road. Turn left on Brethren Church Road. Turn right on W Farmersville Road. Turn left on N Farmersville Road. Make a slight right to stay on N Farmersville Road. Turn right on E Metzler Road for 1.1 miles. Turn left on Peach Road. Turn right on Diamond Station Road. and turn left on E Fulton Street. Park entrance will be on your right.
26 Heatherfield Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way for 1.0 miles. Turn left on Pitney Road for 1.6 miles, then continue straight on Lampeter Road for 1.7 miles. Turn right on Morningside Drive, then another right to stay on Morningside Drive, then continue straight on Gypsy Hill Road for 1.4 miles. Turn right on US-22N/Beaver Valley Pike. Turn left on Hans Herr Drive. Turn right on E Penn Grant Road. Turn left on Woodhall Drive, then a left on Heatherfield Drive. Park along the street and walk back to the intersection of Woodhall Drive and Heatherfield Drive, then cross the road to the paved path.
101 Street Road, Holtwood, PA 17532
(Near intersection of Street Road and Old Holtwood Road)
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way for 1.0 miles. Turn left on Pitney Road for 3.1 miles. Turn right on Morningside Drive for 1.4 miles and bear right at Long Rifle Road. Turn left on Eshelman Mill Road. Turn right on Beaver Valley Pike/US-222 N/PA-741. Turn left on Willow Street Pike S/PA-272 for 4.5 miles. Turn right on Miller Road. Turn left on Rawlinsville Road for 1.3 miles, then bear left at Rawlinsville Road/SR 3009 for 5.0 miles. Keep straight on Drytown Road. Turn right on Old Holtwood Road, then bear right at Street Road and make a quick right turn into Kellys Run Nature Preserve parking area. See Trailhead map and pavilion.
671 Hempfield Hill Road, Columbia, PA 17512
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane. Go 1.0 miles, turn right on Hempstead Road for 0.4 miles, then left on Greenfield Road and get on US-30W toward York. Drive 11.0 miles and exit at Prospect Road. Turn right on Prospect Road, then turn right on Continental Drive. Drive 0.4 miles and turn left on Sylvan Retreat Road. Drive 0.6 miles and turn right on Concordia, then left on Hempfield Hill Road. Drive 0.6 miles and turn left into the parking area.
1050 Rockford Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way for 1.0 miles. Turn left on Pitney Road for 2.7 miles. Turn right on Millport Road and then left on Eshelman Mill Road. Turn right on Golf Road and drive up to the intersection of Golf Road and Exhibit Farm Road and park in the parking area near baseball field #1.
99 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, PA 17545
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, then right on William Penn Way, then turn right on Greenfield Road, then turn left at Ben Franklin Boulevard. At the traffic circle, turn left on E Walnut Street for 1.0 miles. Turn right to merge on US-30 W for 2.8 miles. Keep left to continue on PA-283 W, and follow signs for Harrisburg for 3.4 miles. Keep left to stay on PA-283 W for 2.7 miles. Take the exit toward Spooky Nook Road, then make a sharp right turn on Spooky Nook Road. Turn right on Champ Boulevard, drive 0.6 miles and turn left into the parking area for 99 Champ Boulevard.
317 North Bridge Street, Christiana, PA 17509
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane and then turn right on Willow Road. Turn left on Jarvis Road. Turn left on Horseshoe Road. Turn right on Hathaway Road. Turn right on Mount Sidney Road. for 1.1 miles. Turn left on Old Philadelphia Pike/PA-340 for 5.1 miles, then bear right at E Newport Road/PA-772 for 5.2 miles. Turn left on Lincoln Hwy E/US-30 E. Turn right on Route 41/PA-41 for 2.3 miles, then bear right at Newport Avenue. Turn right on Sadsbury Avenue and then left on N Bridge Street. Go 0.3 miles and the parking area will be on your left.
55 W Main Street, Reinholds, PA 17569
Hours: Sunrise to sunset, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, turn right on William Penn Way, and turn left on Greenfield Road. Use the right lane to take the ramp to Downtown Lancaster/York/Harrisburg, merge on US-30 W, take the US-222 N exit toward Ephrata/Reading, continue on US-222 N, and take exit US 322 toward Ephrata. Make a slight right on the ramp to Hahnstown Road, continue straight on Hahnstown Road, and then Hahnstown Road will turn slightly left and become E Church Street. Continue on Main Street, turn right on N 6th Street, continue on S Ridge Road, and turn left on Creek Road/T965. Turn left on Creamery Road/T989, turn right on Creek Road, and turn right on PA-897 S/W Main Street, and the parking area will be on the right.
Denver, PA 17517
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted (Visitors Center - 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday-Sunday)
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, and then turn right on Hempstead Road. Turn left on Greenfield Road, use the right lane to take the ramp to Downtown Lancaster/York/Harrisburg, and merge on US-30 W. Take the US-222 N exit toward Ephrata/Reading, continue on US-222 N, take the PA-772 exit toward Brownstown/Rothsville, and turn right on PA-772 W (signs for Akron/Rothsville). Take a slight right turn on E Newport Road, turn right on Clay Road, and turn left on W Main Street. Turn right immediately on N Clay Road, turn right on Hopeland Road, and turn left on Kleinfeltersville Road. Turn right on Millstone Road, and the parking area (Middle Creek WMA Boat Launch Parking Area) will be the first large parking area on your left.
391 Laurel Drive, Newmanstown, PA 17073
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted (Visitors Center - 8:00AM-4:00PM Tuesday-Sunday)
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, and then turn right on Hempstead Road. Turn left on Greenfield Road, use the right lane to take the ramp to Downtown Lancaster/York/Harrisburg, and merge on US-30 W. Take the US-222 N exit toward Ephrata/Reading, continue on US-222 N, take the PA-772 exit toward Brownstown/Rothsville, and turn right on PA-772 W (signs for Akron/Rothsville). Take a slight right turn on E Newport Road, turn right on Clay Road, and turn left on W Main Street. Turn right immediately on N Clay Road, turn right on Hopeland Road, and turn left on Kleinfeltersville Road. Turn left on Laurel Dr/T987, and the parking area will be on your left.
330 East New Street , Lititz, PA 17543
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane, then left on Willow Road, and a right on Forry Road for 1.1 miles. Turn left on Hartman Station Road. Turn left on Creek Hill Road, then turn right on Hartman Station Road for 2.1 miles. Turn left on Quarry Road/Bushong Road. Turn left on Oregon Pike/PA-272. Turn right on Oregon Road/PA-722. Turn right on Creek Road for 1.5 miles. Turn left on E Millport Road. Turn right on Owl Hill Road for 1.4 miles. Turn right on Cinder Hill Road. Turn left on Rothsville Road/PA-772. At the roundabout take the second exit to continue on Rothsville Road/PA-772. Turn right on N Locust Street. Turn left on E New Street. Park along the street near the park sign and paved path on your right.
353 Beverly Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane, and then turn right on Hempstead Road. Next, turn left on Greenfield Road, use the right lane to take the ramp to Downtown Lancaster/York/Harrisburg, and merge on US-30 W. Go 2.1 miles. Keep left to continue on PA-283W following signs for Harrisburg. Go 3.4 miles. Keep left again on PA-283 W for 13.6 miles. Take exit toward Hershey/PA-743 N, travel 0.4 miles and turn right on Beverly Road. Take the first left turn into the park, then turn right into the large parking area. Park your vehicle near the playground.
565 Airport Rd, New Holland, PA 17557
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane and then turning right on Willow Road. Turn left on Jarvis Road. Turn left on Horseshoe Road for 3.1 miles. Turn right on E Main Street/PA-23 for 5.4 miles. Turn right on S Kinzer Avenue. Turn left on Airport Road. Go past the first West Entrance and make the second left, taking the East Entrance into the Petra Church parking area. Drive straight back toward the soccer fields and the right corner of the parking area. You will see a Walking Path sign and Pet Waste Station at the paved path entrance.
320 Cocalico St, Ephrata, PA 17522
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane, then left on Willow Road. Turn right on Forry Road for 1.1 miles. Turn left on Hartman Station Road for 0.7 miles. Turn right on Creek Hill Road, right on Hellers Church Road and right on Horseshoe Road for 0.6 miles. Turn left on W Eby Road. Drive 2.0 miles and turn left on PA-772W for 3.3 miles. Use the right two lanes to turn right on PA-272 N and drive 2.9 miles. Pass a Wendy’s on your left and bear right on S State Street for 1.0 miles, then make a left turn on W Fulton Street. Go 0.3 miles and turn left turn on Cocalico Street. Go 0.2 miles and the parking area is on your left across from the Ephrata Performing Arts Center.
835 Gault Rd, East Earl, PA 17519
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane. Turn right on Willow Road. Turn left on Horseshoe Road for 1.6 miles. Turn right on W Eby Road for 2.6 miles. Continue on E Eby Road for 1.6 miles. Turn right on S Groffdale Road. Turn left on Musser School Road. Turn right on Zeltenreich Road. Turn right on Peters Road and then bear right at Peters Road for 1.3 miles. Turn left on Mentzer Road. Turn right on Summitville Road and keep straight on Hill Road for 2.6 miles. Turn right on Ranck Road. Turn left on Reservoir Road. Turn right on Springville Road/PA-897. Turn left on Gault Road for 1.2 miles. Turn left into the large, paved parking area.
189 S. State St, Leola, PA 17540
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning right on Colonial Village Lane, and then turn left on Willow Road. Next, turn right on Forry Road for 1.1 miles. Turn left on Hartman Station Road and go 0.7 miles. Turn right on Creek Hill Road and then left on Geist Road for 1.1 miles. Turn right on New Holland Pike for 0.2 miles and go left on Forest Hill Road for 2.0 miles. Turn left on PA-772 W/Glenbrook Road and go 0.8 miles. Turn right at the second park entrance on your right and park in this large parking area near the paved trail entrance on your left.
2nd Lock Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603
Hours: Dawn to dusk, unless posted
Directions to Parking Area: Start by turning left on Colonial Village Lane and then turn right on William Penn Way. Next, turn left on Pitney Road for 1.6 miles. Turn right on Lincoln Hwy E/PA-462, then left on S Broad Street for 0.6 miles. Continue straight on Chesapeake Street For 0.9 miles. Turn right on Queen Street, then take the next left on Hager Street for 0.1 miles. Go two blocks and turn left on S Prince Street. Turn right on PA-324/New Danville Pike. After passing the wastewater treatment facility, Turn right on 2nd Lock Road. Drive 0.7 miles to the parking area on the right.
