Event
WHEN:
DATE: 08/27/2022
TIME: 8:30am-12:30pm (Prompt start, estimated end.)
MILEAGE: 8 - 10 miles
DATE: 08/27/2022
TIME: 8:30am-12:30pm (Prompt start, estimated end.)
MILEAGE: 8 - 10 miles
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION: (Wear appropriate clothing & bring water! Below are some special instructions: what to bring, relative difficulties, interesting features, and carpooling directions.)
On this hike we should see hills, fields, and a couple of stream crossings. Bring water and lunch.
Location
WHERE:
Big Elk Creek State Park – Strickersville Lot
Big Elk Creek State Park – Strickersville Lot
EXACT COORDINATES:
39.730960, -75.835722
39.730960, -75.835722
NEAREST ADDRESS:
338 Strickersville Rd
Landenberg, PA 19350
338 Strickersville Rd
Landenberg, PA 19350
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WRITTEN DIRECTIONS:
From 896 at the DE/MD/PA state line. Continue north on PA-896 for 0.8 mi. Turn left onto Strickersville Rd & proceed 2.4 mi. Appleton Rd will be crossed along the way. The parking lot will be on your left, up a little steep hill, immediately off of Strickersville Rd. It is difficult to see from the road. If you reach Augustine Dr on the left, you have just passed it.
LOCATION NOTES:
This PA State Preserve is adjacent to the northern boundary of Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area. Formerly: “The Strawbridge Farm”. Then it was acquired by PA-DCNR in 2018 as an addition to the White Clay Creek Preserve and was known as “White Clay Creek State Preserve – Big Elk Creek”. BEC became it’s own PA State park in 2022.
Other
FUTURE HERE:
Big Elk Creek State Park-closed for Firearms Hunting - 11/28/2026-12/13/2026 - 12:00am
Big Elk Creek State Park-closed for Firearms Hunting - 11/28/2026-12/13/2026 - 12:00am
