parks: Central Perkiomen Valley Park

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

Central Perkiomen Valley ParkPerkiomen Creek

1 Plank Road
Schwenksville, PA 19473
Phone: (610) 287-6970
Fax: (610) 287-5417
Email: 
Centralperkiomenpark@montcopa.org

Driving Directions


Central Perkiomen Valley Park headquarters on Plank Road is situated along the scenic Perkiomen Creek in the center of Montgomery County. This 800-acre park extends over 10 municipalities, offering a wide variety of family activities. Visitors can enjoy a children’s playground as well as vistas of the Perkiomen Creek while fishing. Picnic tables and grills are available throughout the park’s picnic grove. There is one large pavilion available by reservation for large groups. Nearby are recreational offerings of volleyball, shuffleboard and restroom facilities. For special occasions, the Park’s Old Mill House is available by reservation. Visitors can walk, jog, bike or horseback ride on over 19 miles of the Perkiomen Trail winding along the Perkiomen Creek. Central Perkiomen Valley Park is an alcohol free park.  Park Hours are from 8:00 a.m. until Dusk.

THE OLD MILL HOUSE at Central Perkiomen Valley ParkOld Mil House
The Old Mill House, circa 1901, offers a beautiful rental facility accommodating a maximum of 80 persons. This unique facility sits alongside the Perkiomen Creek and provides outstanding panoramas of the water. The Old Mill House is a distinctive site to host a wedding, party, business meeting, retreat or any special occasion. Ceremonies accommodating your guests may be held outdoors on the large wraparound porch or front lawn. Inside the facility offers one main room with a working fireplace, a large screened-in porch, a small prep kitchen, a handicapped accessible restroom and the use of a large patio overlooking the Perkiomen Creek. We provide tables and chairs, parking and handicapped accessibility.

Please call the Park office at (610) 287-6970 for scheduling.

 

Volunteer Opportunities

PHS January to June 2012 Calendar of Events

Two, young "stream biologists"
show off their crayfish catch during
CPVP's recent Creek Critter program,
held along the Perkiomen Creek. 
   Stream program at CPVP