Hiking is a great way to improve your physical and mental health! Join the park naturalist for a quickly paced 2 mile hike along the trails of WCHP. Please keep in mind that these hikes are intended to maintain a quick hiking pace. Prepare yourself for the day by bringing a full water bottle, wearing sturdy shoes, and dressing for the weather! Healthy Hikes are generally completed within 1 hour and 15 minutes. To register and receive the meeting location for this program please email mtruesdale@pa.gov.

Hiking is a great way to improve your physical and mental health! Join the park naturalist for a quickly paced 2 mile hike along the trails of WCHP. Please keep in mind that these hikes are intended to maintain a quick hiking pace. Prepare yourself for the day by bringing a full water bottle, wearing sturdy shoes, and dressing for the weather! Healthy Hikes are generally completed within 1 hour and 15 minutes. To register and receive the meeting location for this program please email mtruesdale@pa.gov.

Catching a fish on a hand tied fly that you made can be an extremely rewarding experience! Join the Park Naturalist for basic fly tying instruction and some watershed education, every Wednesday evening in February from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. Participants will develop and build upon new fly tying skills each week through hands-on instruction! Your registration is for each of the evening classes: Feb. 5, 12, 19, & 26. All materials will be provided and participants will leave with the flies they tied! Cost for this four-part program series is $15 per person and must be paid before the first scheduled Read More

  Stop into the Greene Pavilion as we boil down the sap collected from our maple trees! This open boil will take you from tap to sap, demonstrating the process of making maple syrup! Participants who join the fun will have the opportunity to learn how to: -Identify and tap Maple tree species -The history of maple sugar products -Help Make maple syrup -and the best of all, taste real maple syrup! These programs may be limited due to space, weather, and environmental factors. Registration is not required for the open sap boils. If you have any questions please email: Read More

  Friday, February 14 10:00am - 11:30am Sound the Nature Alarm! The Sap is flowing! It’s Maple season! Attention Homeschool families! Join us for a Friday of Maple Sugaring fun in the Washington Crossing Sugar Bush! Participants who join the fun will have the opportunity to learn how to: -Identify and tap Maple tree species -The history of maple sugar products -Help Make maple syrup -and the best of all, taste real maple syrup! Space is limited, pre-registration is required by emailing: mtruesdale@pa.gov

Join us for a fun day of dendrology education, pancakes, and warm maple syrup!  On Saturday, February 22nd, plan to spend some time in the Washington Crossing Historic Park “sugar bush” as you learn the process and history of maple syrup production!  This family friendly event will be held at the General Greene Pavilion with pancakes being served from 11:00am – 2:00pm, and hand on stations that demonstrate the craft of maple sugaring.  This is a FREE EVENT, but registration is required to attend.  To register please follow the link HERE.

Stop into the Greene Pavilion as we boil down the sap collected from our maple trees! This open boil will take you from tap to sap, demonstrating the process of making maple syrup! Participants who join the fun will have the opportunity to learn how to: -Identify and tap Maple tree species -The history of maple sugar products -Help Make maple syrup -and the best of all, taste real maple syrup! These programs may be limited due to space, weather, and environmental factors. Registration is not required for the open sap boils. If you have any questions please email: mtruesdale@pa.gov.