State park · Lower Windsor Township, York County
Samuel S. Lewis State Park
A grassy ridgetop with long views over the Susquehanna River valley and the farmland around it, a breezy spot for kite flying, picnics and watching the sunset.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Picnic areas
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Scenic views
Make a day of it
Nearby
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National Watch & Clock Museum
Thousands of timepieces, from tower clocks and grandfather clocks to pocket watches and early electric clocks, gathered by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
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Chickies Rock County Park
A quartzite cliff rising about 200 feet above the Susquehanna, reached by a short woodland walk, with the Northwest River Trail running along the shore below for cyclists and walkers.
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Susquehanna Riverlands State Park
Hikers on the blue-blazed Mason-Dixon Trail climb to rocky lookouts above the Susquehanna in this riverside woodland at the mouth of Codorus Creek.
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Wheatland
The Federal-style country house of James Buchanan, the only president from Pennsylvania, kept with period furnishings and shown on guided tours that tell his story.
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North Museum of Nature and Science
A family-sized natural history and science museum with fossils, live animals and a planetarium, a short walk from Franklin & Marshall College.
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Demuth Museum
The home and studio of early modernist painter Charles Demuth, where changing shows of his watercolors and paintings hang steps from the garden that inspired his flower pictures.
