Valley Forge Forecast: A Wintry Mix of Recreation

Winter’s chills bring sensational outdoor thrills to visitors of Valley Forge and Montogmery County, Pennsylvania. From Spring Mountain Adventures in Schwenksville to the trails at Valley Forge National Historical Park, the destination offers a wintry mix of outdoor recreation.

Eight ski slopes at Spring Mountain Adventures traverse Montgomery County’s highest peak and two separate runs are exclusive to downhill snow tubing. This intimate mountain, complete with canopy tours and more, is the perfect place to learn to ski and snowboard, and its conditions are always just right thanks to state-of-the-art snowmaking.

When Mother Nature provides the precipitation sleds and toboggans are welcome at the popular 400-foot slope, near lot five in the Militia Hill Day Use area, at Fort Washington State Park. The park, located in Springfield and Whitemarsh Townships, offers daily updates on the hill’s conditions via www.dcnr.state.pa.us    

Northwest, at Green Lane Park, hiking the many county trails is common and ice skaters take to the lake when the conditions are just right.  Anxious anglers, impatient for spring’s thaw, even try their luck ice fishing for rainbow trout.   All they need is a little resolve and a Pennsylvania fishing license. 

Calm and relaxed or vigorous and energetic, cross-country skiing is a breathtaking escape. Whether gliding through freshly fallen snow along the rolling countryside of Valley Forge National Historical Park, the multi-purpose trails of Lower Perkiomen Valley Park in Oaks or the 1.7 mile loop at Fort Washington State Park, it’s a great way to enjoy the crisp cool air and the area’s amazing scenery.   

So don’t hibernate this winter, brave the cold and come out to Valley Forge and Montgomery County. For suggestions on all there is to do, indoors and out, visit www.valleyforge.org