What This Means for You
- Big Elk Creek State Park is planning new trails, parking areas, and a combined visitor and education center.
- Less than one-half of one percent of the park’s acreage would be affected by new physical construction.
- The 100-page master plan is available online for public review.
LANDENBERG, PA — Visitors to Big Elk Creek State Park could see new trail connections, additional entry points, and a future visitor and education center under a newly released long-term master plan from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The plan outlines how the state intends to guide improvements to access, recreation, conservation, and education at the Chester County park while limiting permanent construction to a small portion of the property.
New Facilities and Access Points
Among the most visible proposals is construction of a combined park office, education space, and interpretive visitor center. An interpretive center is a facility designed to provide exhibits, educational programming, and information about the park’s natural and cultural history.
The plan also calls for development of small, strategically located parking areas to create multiple entry points into the park. State officials say the approach is intended to spread out visitor access rather than concentrate traffic in a single location…