Penn Township Sports Park
The Penn Township Sports Park is our newest park and current major project. This is a 43-acre park located on N. Jennersville Road, just passed the route one on ramp. This park is still in the development stage, it will eventually house various sports fields, a state-of-the-art inclusive playground, pickle ball courts, and many more facilities. Currently the park is open to patrons, it houses a vast gravel walking path that stretches through both open fields and woodsy terrain with a beautiful scenic view, an outdoor classroom funded by the E. Kneale Dockstader foundation, and a Story Walk. Unlike our passive park, this park allows leashed dogs, bikes, and scooters. Our complete list of rules and regulations for this park are linked below.
All park rules & regulations can be viewed here - Park Rules & Regulations - Resolution 2021-16
Current Status - Phase 2 of the Penn Township Sports Park will begin Summer 2024!
Phase 2 of the Sports Park will include the installation of a state-of-the-art, all-inclusive playground including sensory friendly areas and toddler appropriate play equipment. This phase will also include the addition of our pickle ball courts, basketball & hockey courts, paved parking areas, and open field space. Phase 2 construction will take about a year to complete pending weather and material availability. Phase 3 is estimated to begin shortly after the completion of Phase 2 and will include regulation baseball fields and flex fields for soccer and lacrosse.
Park Amenities - When complete the Penn Township Sports Park will include the below listed features (this list is subject to change)
- Walking trail
- All-inclusive playground
- E. Kneale Dockstader Environmental Education Center - this is an outdoor classroom complete with natural wood bench seating, a blackboard, and podium
- Story Walk - an interactive and fun way to read and exercise! Books will change monthly
- Basketball court
- Hockey court
- Pickle ball courts
- 3 baseball/softball fields
- 2 flex fields
- Various picnic areas, pavilions, and gazebos
- Amphitheater grass seating
History
In 2016, the Penn Township Supervisors purchased 43 acres of commercially zoned property from Star Roses for $1.4 million. Penn Township was successful in obtaining acquisition grants in the amount of $1,086,000.00 from Chester County Open Space and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (DCNR) and the US Department of Interior’s Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The total cost of the land acquisition to the Township was $314,000.00. The reasons for the purchase were:
- Both the county’s Landscapes2 Comprehensive Plan and the Penn Township Comprehensive Plan of 2010 included a promise of developing a park for active recreation for the community at large.
- The Supervisors, after the development of the Township’s passive park, determined a need and a tentative plan for an active park as a result of a 2015 Active Park Planning process which included public hearings. That planning process and plan are being amended for this new site.
- The Supervisors saw an opportunity to preserve prime commercial property development in an already busy area.
Proposed Sports Park site plan can be found at the bottom of the page - This plan is updated often, so please contact the office to see the most recent version.
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