“Summertime is
always the best
of what might be.”
~ Charles Bowden
~ journalist
~
1945-2014
A verdant trail at
French Creek State Park, Elverson, Pennsylvania looks like a passage to summer
on a gorgeous July evening, a gateway to the beauty of my most favorite of
seasons.
The 7,526 acre
park straddles northern Chester County and southern Berks County along French
Creek and is located in the Hopewell Big Woods.
Set amidst the
old, quaint and picturesque farmland of southeast Pennsylvania, French Creek
State Park offers two lakes – Hopewell and Scotts Run – extensive forests and
almost 40 miles of hiking trails. Adjacent to the park lies Hopewell Furnace
National Historic Site that features a cold-blast furnace restored to its 1830s
appearance.
French Creek State
Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of “25 Must-See Pennsylvania
State Parks.”
