PARKS & RECREATION

Many community, municipal, county and state parks are open year round. There are plenty of sports activities - participatory and spectator alike - as well as cultural and historical celebrations, special events and festivals. Canonsburg Town Park, Charleroi Trustee Community Park and Monongahela Chess Park are attractive examples of the way each borough and township around the county make every effort to provide green public space for the enjoyment of their residents. Peters Township's Arrowhead Trail is a four-mile hard-surface environmental corridor for cyclists, joggers and pedestrians to enjoy placid wooded areas and a protected thoroughfare across the Township. Peterswood Park, also located in Peters Township, encompasses 86 acres of passive and active recreation areas, including an outdoor stage. Washington Park includes ball fields, basketball courts and a swimming pool, in addition to nature trails and pavilions and a log cabin for picnicking.

Washington County possesses three gorgeous county park facilities: Mingo Creek, Cross Creek and Ten Mile Creek Parks. Mingo and Cross Creek parks are open all year and are home to three covered bridges.

Cross Creek Park (3,500 acres) is located off Route 50 near Rea and includes a quality 258-acre fishing lake. Great fishing is well known to the area and hunting is also permitted. Users with special needs will find a designated dock that allows fishing at the launch area. Picnic shelters and playground areas make this park popular throughout the area. One covered bridge (Wilson) is located in Cross Creek Park. Ample parking is available.

Mingo Creek Park (2,600 acres) can be accessed off Route 136, 12 miles east of the City of Washington. This park is a great family facility with picnic shelters, playground areas and ball fields. Mingo Creek meanders through the park and two covered bridges (Ebenezer & Henry) span the creek. Horse enthusiasts can enjoy 15 miles of bridle trails. Bicycle riders and hikers also have designated areas. Annual events at the park include nature walks, hayrides, day camps, needle and yarn workshops, arts and crafts and the popular Covered Bridge Festival.

Ten Mile Creek Park (22 acres) provides boat access to the Monongahela River. It is located off Route 88 near Fredericktown. A boat launch and ample parking create a great facility for fishermen and boaters. Picnic shelters are also available.

There are approximately 6,000 acres of park land in Washington County offering picnic shelters, nature, bicycle and bridle trails, hunting and fishing, as well as recreational programs and special events.

For more information on any of these County parks contact: Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, 724.228.6867.

The city of Washington owns and operates the Washington Park. The park offers an Olympic size pool with a waterslide, playground equipment, picnic tables and grills. Available for rent are pavilions and shelters including the Stone Pavilion and Main Pavilion among many others. Also available on the 253 acres of parkland are eight tennis courts and two walking trails. For more information on the Washington Park please call 724.228.2812.

Municipal Parks

Canonsburg Town Park (Canonsburg) 724.745.1800	Deems Park (Daisytown) 724.938.9478
Cecil Township Park (Cecil) 724.745.2227	Hanover Township Park (Burgettstown) 724.947.3244
Charleroi Trustees Community Park (Charleroi) 724.483.3507	Washington Park (Washington) 724.228.2812

Sports

PONY Baseball was born in the City of Washington in the fall of 1950, which remains the home of and international headquarters for the renowned PONY League. Washington is the host of the PONY League International World Series every August at Lew Hays Pony League Field located in Washington Park.

Minor league professional baseball returned to Washington in the spring of 2002 with the Washington Wild Things playing at CONSOL Energy Park in North Franklin Township. The 3,200-seat stadium is the centerpiece of a 25-acre sports complex. The baseball franchise will share the stadium with California University of Pennsylvania's baseball team.

The Iceoplex at Southpointe near Canonsburg is the official training center of the Pittsburgh Penguins and is open to the public for indoor ice-skating and an indoor soccer arena open for family events and parties.

High school and college pools are open to the public during limited times. Washington Park (in Washington) and Sunset Beach Park (in Claysville) have public swimming pools open during the summer season.

Washington County offers several driving ranges, miniature golf courses and public and private golf courses for the golf enthusiast.

Sportsmen also enjoy the abundant hunting and fishing opportunities available in the five state gamelands totaling 11,858 acres.

Washington County is also located 34 miles from professional sporting events and other forms of top entertainment in Pittsburgh, PA including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (a professional A-League Soccer Franchise, Pittsburgh’s first professional soccer team in the last 30 years).

Active residents and visitors can participate in a variety of sports with the many private and public facilities throughout the county.

Washington County Golf Courses

PRIVATE COURSES

PUBLIC COURSES

Biking Trails

www.panhandletrail.org/welcome.htm
www.montourtrail.org/index.shtml
www.railtrails.org/field/pennsylvania/default.asp

Bird Watching

www.aswp.org
www.3riversbirdingclub.org