RECREATION

The Swatara Township Recreation Department operates and maintains fourteen neighborhood park sites which comprise one hundred six acres throughout the Township. Park sites consist of eight tennis courts, ten baseball fields, two multipurpose fields, ten basketball courts, seven rest room facilities, one recreation center, two volleyball courts and nine tot areas.

Park sites are open daily from dawn to dusk, except for Chambers Hill, Enhaut and Lawnton. These parks are open daily from dawn until 9:30p.m.

Dogs are permitted on Township facilities but must be on a six-foot leash and must be curbed.

The Recreation Department will reserve park pavilions at no cost to the public. Reservations must be made in advance by contacting the Recreation office. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted on Township facilities.

The Township's Park and Recreation Department provides a variety of recreational and leisure services. Activities sponsored by the Recreation Department include day bus trips, special interest programs, aerobic and dance programs and child development programs.

 

Park	Location	Facilities	Directions
Chambers Hill (Clown Park)	Kaylor Drive	baseball teener field, totlot, basketball court, restrooms, tennis court, shelter	Chambers Hill Road east, right onto West Drive, right onto Kaylor Drive
Earl R. Long Memorial (Rutherford I)	65th Street	baseball teener field, soccer field, totlot, basketball court, shelter, restrooms	Derry Street to 65th Street, Past Rutherford Elementary School, 1 block on right
Howard "Bumps" Randolph Memorial (Rutherford II)	Sue Drive	basketball court, shelter, midget baseball field, tennis courts, totlot, restrooms	Derry Street east to Sue Drive, top of hill
Gerald H. Vanatta Memorial (Lawnton)	South 49th Street	twilight baseball field, tennis courts, restrooms, midget baseball field, soccer-football field, basketball courts, totlot, walkway, shelter	South 49th Street off of Derry Street
Donald R. Taylor Memorial  (Lenker Manor)	Brisban/Lenker Roads	basketball courts, shelter, tennis courts, totlot, volleyball court, restrooms, midget baseball field, pony baseball field, storage building, concession building	Derry Street west to Wilhelm Road, right onto Brisban Street, end of Brisban and Lenker Roads
Lenker Manor II	Brisban Street	totlot, passive recreation	Middle of Brisban Street
Richard E. Plesic Memorial (Bressler)	Center/Monroe Streets	game room, totlot, restrooms	Main Street by Turkey Hill toward Steelton to Center Street, right on Center.  Park behind fire house.
Enhaut	2nd Street	midget baseball field, totlot, tennis courts, restrooms, basketball court, concession building	Hanshue Street to Highland Street, left onto Livingston, right on Webb Street
Robert W. Horner Memorial (Oberlin)	Harrisburg/High Streets	midget baseball field, basketball court, totlot, restrooms	Square in Oberlin, south on Harrisburg Street one block
Swatara Crest (Chambers Hill)	Canyon Road	midget baseball field, concession building, basketball court, totlot and shelter	60th Street off Chambers Hill Road to Acorn Drive to 61st Street to Canyon Road, end of lane
Margie McNaughton Memorial Park	Chatham Glenn Way North	t-ball field, youth soccer field, paved parking, storage building	Derry Street to 61st Street to Chatham Glenn Way North, straight to field
Bishop Park	Hanshue Street, Oberlin	proposed basektball courts, paved parking area, totlot	Eisenhower Boulevard to Route 441, left onto Hanshue, across from Swatara Middle School football field
Mario and Clorinda Schiavoni Park	Bridge Road	14 acres of wooded area to be developed into a parksite	Derry Street to Pleasantview Road to Bridge Road
McNaughton Park	8600 Paxton Street	33 acres of land along Swatara Creek	Route 322 east, down Hummelstown Hill, turn right at Swatara Treatment Plant

SWATARA TOWNSHIP ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL PARK LAND

Swatara Township has recently acquired a total of fifty-three (53) acres of recreation open space.  The first tract purchased was six (6) acres located right beside the Swatara Middle School football field, known as the Bishop Tract.  Two full-size basketball courts along with a sixteen-space parking lot and totlot is planned for the parcel. 

A fourteen (14) acre park was purchased at about the same time and is located in the far eastern section of the Township.  Schiavoni Park abuts the Swatara Creek.  Plans for this park include a boat launch, soccer field, picnic pavilion, nature trail and parking lot.

In addition to the Bridge Road purchase, Swatara Township has accepted a parcel from The McNaughton Company for thirty-three (33) acres, also located along the Swatara Creek.  This parcel is located in what we call Fiddler's Elbow.