Let's Be Friends
FOW relies on member and volunteer support to help care for the 1,800-acre Wissahickon Valley Park for people and wildlife alike. Visit and get involved today!
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Activities
Bike, fish, hike...
Maps
Getting to the Park...
Plants & Wildlife
A natural habitat...
News & Events
Wissahickon Valley Park Winter Curfew
Effective Dec. 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, the Wissahickon Valley, East and West Fairmount Park, Cobbs Creek Park, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Tacony Creek Park, and Pennypack Park areas of the Philadelphia Parks &...
Pennsylvania Names Philadelphia’s Forbidden Drive as 2018 Trail of the Year
The Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that Forbidden Drive located in Wissahickon Valley Park, has been named 2018 Trail of the Year. “This trail truly is among so many...
A Conversation with a Trail Ambassador
Lisa Donahue joined the volunteer Trail Ambassador corps earlier this year with a lot of enthusiasm. Since completing training, she’s hiked many trail shifts, helped at our workdays, and assisted on several guided hikes. We...
Dec20th
Thursday Morning Treks
Meet at the Wissahickon Environmental Center. Each week we will focus our hike on a different theme as we explore the trails of the Andorra Natural Area, but all are welcome every week. Hikes will…
Dec20th
Trail Work Thursdays
Meet at Kitchens Lane Parking Lot Join FOW on Thursday for a morning of trail maintenance in the park! Work will consist of regular trail maintenance projects including repairing drains and grade reversals, repairing stone…
Dec21st
Hiking with Maura the Explorer
Meet at the Blue Bell Field Parking Lot Join FOW Executive Director Maura McCarthy for a hike each month. She will tour a different section of the Wissahickon during each hike and talk about her…