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Parks and Recreation

Weingartner Park
3 acre recreation area located at Second and Summit Streets is a passive area with a variety of black walnut, norway maple, white pine, dogwood, beech, sweetgum, hemlock and cherry trees and pathways and benches to enjoy.







Wee Walers
Located at 332-334 Shearer Street it is a playground developed for the use of small children with equipment designed for ages 8 and under.









Nor-Gwyn Pool
Located at Parkside Place north of the Borough on Sumneytown Pike. Operated by the Nor-Gwyn Pool Commission, whose members are North Wales Borough, Upper Gwynedd Township and the Lions Club.  Applications are available at the Borough office or at the pool office during the summer season.

 



Second Street Park
Located at Second Street & Prospect Avenue is a tennis court area open to the public seven days a week. Park closes at dusk.

 



Ninth Street Park
Located at Ninth & Church Streets is part of the Dodsworth Run watershed. Stormwater landscaping with a variety of plantings attracts many species of birds to the Park.  There is trail that goes through Park with footbridge over drainage way where people can stop and bird watch or just enjoy the natural setting.






Hess Park
1.44 acres of natural area.  Plans are being developed to provide walking path, picnic area, open area for games such as volleyball, variety of native plantings, and rainwater garden.  Project is expected to be completed by end of 2009.



Fourth Street Park
11,000 square foot open area used by local children for baseball games. Variety of  native plants and clay totem poles adorn the two front corners of the Park with open area throughout the rest of the park that can be used for a game of softball, horseshoes, volleyball.  The clay totem poles were made by Borough residents. There is a "fan" stand in the right rear corner.  The "fans" are clay masks made by Borough residents mounted on a stand.





Eighth Street Park


"A Child's Garden" developed by local children with brick walking path, plantings and benches








Nor Gwyn Baseball

Offers softball for all ages 6 to 16, baseball ages 7 thru adult.  Baseball offers T-ball.  Programs for girls and boys begin in April.  For registration information contact George Wicks 610-584-9169


Adopt A Park


Residents, non-profit groups, service groups are welcome to adopt a Borough Park to do a once or twice a year clean-up, or more if they so choose.  The Borough welcomes new ideas for the parks and encourages everyone to use the Borough Parks. 

 







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