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The Big List of Things to Do in Hawk Mountian Council and the Surrounding Parts of Pennsylvania Name Description County Type Address City ZIP Phone # Hours Cost 3,965 acres of preserved battlefield from the Park: Free pivitol 1863 battle, including the National Park: Apr‐Oct 8AM‐Museum: (Group) Cemetary where the Gettysburg Address was 6PM 13+: $9 ($8) delivered. Attached museum displays recovered Visitor Center: Apr‐ 6‐12: $7 ($7) artifacts from the battle. Gettysburg National Military Park Adams Historic 1195 Baltimore Pk Gettysburg 17325 717‐334‐1124 Oct 8‐6 (add. fees for film & McMillan Woods Youth Campground available for Nov‐Mar 8‐5 cyclorama) Scouts & youth groups with prior registration at Campground: Campground: $9‐ low‐cost ($9‐10, no charge per person). "Historic 24hrs $10 reservation fee, Trails" award available through New Birth of campers are free Freedom Council. Visitor Center is Childhood home of pioneer Daniel Boone. Shows a free; $3 self‐guided Changes with living farm and life in early America. Short hiking tour. Guided season, call for Daniel Boone Homestead trails available. Fishing permitted with valid Berks Historic 400 Daniel Boone Rd Birdsboro 19508 610‐582‐4900 Tours most accurate license. Picnic space available. Cabin and tent 16+ $7 information. camping available for a fee. 5‐15 $4 65+/Groups 10+ $6 Museum dedicated to preservation of & education about local automotive history, highlighting equipment/vehicles made in PA. Also preserves a 60+: $7 9:30AM‐4PM, Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 1921 Sunoco gas station, the 1938 Fegely's Berks Museum 85 S Walnut St Boyertown 19512 610‐367‐2090 16‐59: $7 7 days a week Reading Diner, a reconstructed blacksmith forge, 0‐14: Free and a belt‐driven machine shop. Diner occasionally opens at 1938 prices. Group rates available. "U Pick" Fruit picking Sweet Cherries: mid‐June ‐ July Tart Cherries: late June ‐ early July Blueberries: late June ‐ late July Picking prices per Apples: September‐October pound vary by fruit Frecon Farms Pears: September‐October Berks Seasonal 501 S Reading Ave Boyertown 19512 610‐367‐6200 By appointment Parties are $20 per Pumpkins: mid‐September‐October child, 50% deposit Sunflowers: mid‐September‐October required at booking Picking Parties can be scheduled for Saturdays & Sundays ‐ include picnic areas, donuts, hotdog, 2lbs picking bags, kiddie play area Sept 7‐Oct 27 Fri & Sat 9AM‐ Hayrides in the fall; Kids' Corn Maze in August; 12AM; Sun 9AM‐ $8/person Wilcox Farm Large Corn Maze in September; Market (and ice Berks Seasonal 1134 Reading Ave Boyertown 19512 610‐367‐2387 9PM 10+ Groups: cream shop) open from 8am‐6pm Oct 28‐ Nov 11 $6/Person Fri‐Sun 9AM‐9PM 7730‐acre park. 35 miles of trails, including orienteering. 20 miles of mtn. bike trails. Dawn‐Dusk Grounds are free. Campsites available for rent. Swimming pool & Some amenities Pool, boat rental, French Creek State Park Berks Outdoors 843 Park Rd Elverson 19520 610‐582‐9680 boat rental available (please follow BSA policies). may have specific camping have fees Fishing areas available. Park is also open for winter hours via DCNR. activities. 848‐acre park. Highlights early American industry Wed‐Sun 9‐5 from 1771‐1883. Trails connect to French Creek Summers open Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site State Park. Sept. & Oct. have an open apple Berks Historic 2 Mark Bird Lane Elverson 19520 610‐582‐8773 daily 9‐5 Free orchard for picking, sold by the pound. Must bring Trails open daily own food. dawn‐dusk. Variable, group 10AM‐10PM, Gasser's Driving Range & Miniature Golf Minigolf & Driving Range Berks Attraction 3251 Pricetown Rd Fleetwood 19522 610‐929‐9941 rates avaialable, closes seasonally cash only Preserved iron furnace from Berks County's early Hay Creek Valley history, operated from 1791‐1898. Currently offers Half‐Day $8 Historical Association Historic Joanna Furnace living history presentations on select days and Berks Historic Geigertown 19523 610‐286‐0388 By appointment Full‐Day $12 PO Box 36 through reservations. Must have 1 adult per 10 Chaperones free 1250 Furnace Rd youth. 9.6 mile Hamburg‐Auburn section of Schuylkill Hamburg: Industrial Dr. John Bartram Trail Berks Trail Hamburg N/A N/A Dawn‐Dusk Free River Trail; rail trail Auburn: Market St. 65+: $6 Museum dedicated to preserving the history & 13‐64:$7 heritage of the famous Reading Railroad. Opened Sat: 10AM‐4PM 5‐12: $3 Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in 2008 and still in an exciting period of Berks Museum 500 S 3rd St. Hamburg 19526 610‐562‐5513 Sun: 12PM‐4PM Group rates development. Railroading Merit Badge classes available with 2 offered periodically through the year. week notice Complete trail is 9‐10 miles, can be quite rocky. The Pinnacle & Pulpit Rock Loop Offers excellent views of Berks and the Lehigh Berks Outdoors 400 Reservoir Rd Hamburg 19526 N/A Dawn‐Dusk Free Valley. Park at Hamburg Reservoir Windsor Press Printing Press offering tours Berks Museum 6 N 3rd St Hamburg 19526 610‐562‐2267 By appointment Request quote Ride on authentically maintained train through rural Berks County along a historic agriculture and 42 Community Center Seasonal hours 12+: $10 WK&S Railroad "Hawk Mtn. Line" Berks Historic Kempton 19529 610‐756‐6469 passenger rail line along the Ontelaunee Creek. 40 Dr. and availablility 3‐11: $5 minute round trip. 9‐5; May, Sept. 11+s $14.50 150 acre park including minigolf, ice cream shop, weekends 9‐6; 4‐11 $10.50 Crystal Cave Park gem/fossil panning, souvenier store, and guided Berks Attraction 963 Crystal Cave Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐6765 Jun, Jul., Aug. GROUP tours of the iconic cave. Groups 15+ weekends 11+ $10 are 9‐7 4‐11 $7 Preserves the history and heritage of the Kutztown area. Tours are offered of their preserved 1892 School Building, which features historic artifacts PO Box 307 Kutztown Area Historical Society including a newspaper announcement of Berks Museum Normal Ave & Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐7697 By appointment Washington's death, a 1930s school room, antique Whiteoak St farm & fire equipment, and original art from Keith Haring. Must set up appointment. Open‐air folk museum and research center Mon‐Fri 10‐ focused on PA German (PA "Dutch") culture Suggested Donation 12, 1‐4, PA German Heritage Center located on a restored farm on Kutztown University Berks Museum 22 Luckenbill Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐1589 of $5 per tour Tours by Campus. Tours are available by appointment, participant Appointment seasonal events are held throughout the year. Research farm focused on organic farming and agricultural sustainability. Farm features organic Free to visit, guided Rodale Institute gardens, beekeeping, livestock, natural water Berks Museum 611 Siegfriedale Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐6009 Tues‐Sat 10‐4 tours may have a purification, and more. Groups of ten or more charge should make arrangements in advance. Minigolf: 3‐12, Seniors: $6.50 Sittler Golf Center Minigolf & Driving Range Berks Attraction 15475 Kutztown Rd Kutztown 19530 610‐683‐7232 10AM‐9:30PM Adults: $7 Driving Range $7‐$11 6100 acre project w/ 1150 acre lake; day use area incl. swim beach, bath house, food concession, No fee other than Blue Marsh National Recreation Area picnic areas, volleyball courts, rental pavillions, Berks Outdoors 1268 Pallisades Dr Leesport 19533 610‐376‐6337 8AM to Dusk pavillion rentals visitor center, boat launches, 30 mile hiking/biking trail, three interpretive trails (1 is ADA accessible) Minigolf, roller skating, arcade, play zone, rock climbing, sports arena, video batting cage, sky trail; Sun‐Thur 12‐8 Ozzy's Family Fun Center Berks Attraction 5411 Pottsville Pike Leesport 19533 610‐926‐6162 Variable by activity Scout units cannot use lasertag, blaster boats, or F‐Sat 12‐10 go karts Tour a locally owned & operated candy 2708 W Philadelphia Repperts Candies Berks Attraction Oley 19547 610‐689‐9200 By appointment $3/person manufacturer. Min group of 20. Ave Operated by the Historical Society of Berks County. 65+: $5 12 galleries and exhibits that showcase the Tues‐Fri: 10‐3 Berks History Center Berks Museum 940 Centre Ave Reading 19601 610‐375‐4375 18‐64: $7 heritage of Berks County. Guided tours available Sat: 9‐3 4‐17: $4 for extra fee. Non‐profit group focused on conserving natural habitats and the environment in Berks County and 575 St Bernardine Office: M‐F 8‐4 Berks Nature & The Nature Place Berks Attraction Reading 19607 610‐372‐4992 Variable expanding protected areas. Offers Scouting Street Lobby: T‐Sat 10‐3 programs and field trips. Museum dedicated to canal transportation and the role canals played in the history of the area. Tues‐Sat: 10‐4 60+: $5 C. Howard Hiester Canal Center Partnered with Gruber Wagon Works. Group (15+) Berks Historic 1102 Red Bridge Rd Reading 19605 610‐374‐8839 Sun: 12‐5 19‐59: $4 rates available, as are joint ticket rates. Part of Closed Mon. 7‐18: $3 Berks County Heritage Center. Riverside hiking areas, tennis courts, softball field, exercise course, sand vollyball court, children's Gring's Mill Recreation Area Berks Outdoors 2083 Tulpehocken Rd Reading 19610 610‐374‐8839 8AM‐7PM Free play area, shuffleboard, quoits, and horseshoe pits. 33 acres overall Preserved rural manufactory dating to 1882, displaying process of wagon making, both as a Tues‐Sat: 10‐4 60+: $5 small operation and with mass‐production. Gruber Wagon Works Berks Historic 1102 Red Bridge Rd Reading 19605 610‐374‐8839 Sun: 12‐5 19‐59: $4 Partnered with Hiester Canal Center, part of Berks Closed Mon. 7‐18: $3 County Heritage Center. Group (15+) rates available, as are joint ticket rates. Hiester Lanes Bowling alley, group rates available Berks Indoor Fun 801 Hiester Ln Reading 19605 610‐929‐3673 Variable Variable by activity Museum featuring historic aviation artifacts, 65+: $6 Mid‐Atlantic Air Museum classic airliners, and WW2 warbirds.
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