COMMUNITY PARK

The Township’s first park, Community Park was acquired in December of 1970. Community Park is located approximately 1 mile west of route 501 on East Petersburg Road. The 33.5 acre park currently is the only one in the township that you can rent outdoor pavilions for any occasion. There are two large outdoor pavilions, one with a kitchen facility. There is also an enclosed pavilion that has a kitchen facility. In addition to these pavilions, there are also several smaller pavilions in addition to single table shelters. The park has two playgrounds plus a tot-lot, both a grassed and skinned softball field, two restroom facilities, two sand volleyball courts, four horseshoe pits and plenty of common grass areas. The north side of the park is currently under construction for access from Bloomfield Square and is being set up for both softball and soccer fields.

JAYCEE PARK

Jaycee Park was acquired in March 1971. At 2.4 acres this park is the classic small Neighborhood Park located off Edgemoor Court in the southeastern part of the Township. This park offers a basketball court, two playgrounds, picnic tables & grills an open grass area, as well as shaded picnic areas.

The park features a new slide, two spring toys, a backhoe digger and talk tubes, installed in 2000.

BUCHER PARK

Acquired in February of 1972, Bucher Park is part of the Bucher Elementary School grounds. Bucher Park is located two blocks west of Fruitville Pike off Candlewyck Road in the Belair development. At 8.6 acres, Bucher Park offers two softball/baseball fields and one grassed t-ball field, four tennis courts, one playground and a tot-lot. The park also has a natural spring running through it. The environmental education classes at the school have begun a small riparian buffer project along its banks. At the head of the spring is the foundation of an old building in which the elementary students maintain a native garden.

MUNICIPAL PARK

Acquired in February of 1972, Municipal Park is centrally located in the Township with Municipal Drive going right through it. As the name implies this park accommodates the Township’s Municipal Building, Police Building and Ambulance Building.

At 23 acres, Municipal Park has two softball fields, four soccer fields, a playground, mini-shelter, a small tree nursery and 66 garden plots.

STAUFFER PARK

Acquired in January of 1977, Stauffer Park is the Township’s signature park. The park is located along Rt. 501 just north of the city of Lancaster and adjacent to the Lancaster Stockyards. While not the largest park, at 18 acres, Stauffer Park was willed to the Township by former owners for the pleasure of its residents and visitors. Stauffer Park is the only park to have a board of trustees to oversee its operations. The Manheim Township Parks and Recreation Department utilizes the Mansion as their department headquarters. The Mansion is an old homestead that is registered with the Lancaster County Historic Preservation Trust. The Mansion houses several offices as well as meeting rooms. Stauffer Park also has a Carriage House which has been restored and used for many various recreation programs and classes. The park offers a formal garden, pet cemetery, four tennis courts, three basketball courts, one volleyball court, a soccer field, a lighted softball field, lighted walking/biking paths and a wide variety of specimen trees and shrubs throughout.

OVERLOOK PARK

Acquired in December of 1986, Overlook is 17.8 acres centrally located in the Township off Rt. 501 between Overlook Pool and Overlook Golf Course. The park has two soccer fields, a playground and a small spring-fed pond. In addition to being adjacent to the golf course, the Overlook Activities Center is part of the pool complex which houses a full-size roller skating rink, which offers regular skating sessions as well as many different active and passive programs and events.

SKYLINE PARK

Acquired in December of 1986, Skyline Park is 7.9 acres and accommodates the Skyline Pool. The park is located on Eden Road just off Oregon Pike. Skyline Park has a lighted football field, which is used by the local midget football association. Skyline offers one basketball court, a sand volleyball court and has a walkway/bikeway that serves as a linkage to the east at East Roseville Road.

REIDENBAUGH PARK

Acquired in September of 1998, Reidenbaugh is part of the Reidenbaugh Elementary School. At 12.2 acres, the park offers several soccer fields, two softball fields (one grass infield), four tennis courts, a basketball court, one volleyball court and a playground.

NEFFSVILLE SQUARE

Acquired in October of 1998, Neffsville Square is the Township’s smallest park at .2 acres. At the corner of Rt. 501 and Valley Road, Neffsville Square is packed with native plantings, colonial type street lighting and benches. It is a year round beautification project.

LANDIS WOODS

Acquired originally in 1989 and the second parcel in 1993, Landis Woods at 69.9 acres is one of the Township’s largest tracts of natural undeveloped land. The park has its own unique management plan which calls for the natural preservation of this land and heritage. Within Landis Woods is the Boettcher House, which houses a small museum and nature center. The Boettcher House also offers a place to have meetings, banquets and small parties. The park offers passive recreation with hiking paths and a native planting area that is now a model for native restoration projects.

Fringe tree at Landis Woods

Rhododendrons at Landis Woods

Click here to view Landis Woods TRAIL MAP (.pdf format)!

STONER PARK

Acquired in April of 1989, Stoner Park is on the east side of the Township with two entrances, one off Northbrook Drive and one off Winchester Drive in the Northbrook development. At 19.2 acres, Stoner Park has two soccer fields, a playground, one basketball court, one sand volleyball court, restroom facilities and a walkway/bikeway that goes around the perimeter of the park with eight separate exercise stations.  In 2000, acquired an additional 16 acres.

PERELMAN PARK

Acquired in April of 1997, Perelman Park is 5.1 acres and is dedicated to passive recreation. Located along the Conestoga River off Landis Valley Road it was the former site of the American Paper Products Company. Perelman offers a nature trail, a canoe launch, wetland plantings, Butterfly Garden and riparian buffer plantings.

Butterfly box at Perelman Park	Butterfly box
	Wildflowers at Perelman Park

OVERLOOK COMMUNITY CAMPUS

     The initial 140 acres was purchased in 1999.  This acreage was then subdivided with 26 acres becoming part of the Overlook Golf Course and the remaining 114 acres open space land.  In 2003, an additional 16.8 acres was added.  The final 9.6 acres was added in 2005.  The Community Campus is centrally located with access drives from Fruitville Pike, Delp Road and Lititz Pike (through the Golf Course).  This park has a number of facilties which have either been built, are under construction or planned for future use.  Currently, the amenities added to date are:  soccer fields, baseball/softball fields, 4 miles of non-motorized paths, a minature golf course (Overlook Falls), natural areas, ponds and a dog park.  Under construction is a barn which is being renovated into a restaurant and banquet/meeting area.  Future facilities could include an amphitheater, small and large courts, restored historical buildings, and more.

The major facilities in operation at this park are:

• Overlook Dog Park 
• Overlook Falls Mini-Golf
• Barn

Public School Recreation Land

Facility, Acreage

High School, 88.5
Middle School, 10.0
Brecht Elementary, 5.3
Bucher Elementary, 2.8
Neff Elementary, 3.5
Nitrauer Elementary, 12.5
Schaeffer Elementary, 4.0
Reidenbaugh Elementary, 9.3

TOTAL 135.9