State park · London Britain Township, Chester County
Big Elk Creek State Park
Rolling old farm fields and woods along a clean, high-quality creek near the Maryland line, crossed by trails for hikers, cyclists and riders and alive with birds.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Biking
- Horseback riding
- Canoe and kayak launch
- Fishing
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Historic features
Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.
Make a day of it
Nearby
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White Clay Creek Preserve
A quiet valley along a federally designated Wild and Scenic River, with trails that continue across the state line into Delaware and an 18th-century Baptist meetinghouse.
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Kennett Square
A walkable small town that calls itself the Mushroom Capital of the World, with restaurants and galleries along State Street and Longwood Gardens just outside.
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Longwood Gardens
Pierre S. du Pont's garden masterpiece: a vast conservatory, dancing fountains, meadow and woodland walks, and a famous holiday light display.
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Brandywine Museum of Art
Three generations of Wyeth family art in a converted 19th-century grist mill on the Brandywine River, surrounded by native-plant gardens.
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Chadds Ford
A Brandywine Valley village known for the Wyeth family of painters, the Brandywine Museum of Art and the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.
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Brandywine Battlefield Park
Part of the ground of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine, one of the largest battles of the Revolution, with the farmhouses used as quarters by Washington and Lafayette.
