Ridley Creek State Park
State park in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Ridley Creek State Park is a 2,606-acre (1,055 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Edgmont, Middletown, and Upper Providence Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park, about 5 miles (8 km) north of the county seat of Media, offers many recreational activities, such as hiking, biking, fishing, and picnicking within preserved old-growth forest. Ridley Creek passes through the park. Highlights include a 5-mile (8 km) paved multi-use trail, a formal garden designed by the Olmsted Brothers, and Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, which recreates daily life on a pre-Revolutionary farm. The park is adjacent to the John J. Tyler Arboretum. Ridley Creek State Park is just over 16 miles (26 km) from downtown, Philadelphia between Pennsylvania Route 352 and Pennsylvania Route 252 on Gradyville Road.
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Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, US
0.9 mi away
John J. Tyler Arboretum
Historic arboretum in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
1.6 mi away
Gradyville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
1.1 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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