Within the 76 acres of Masons Mill Park lies a unique representation of downtown Willow Grove called "Safety Town." This miniature town has small structures painted to represent certain community landmarks and business. It has built-in roads and even traffic lights for children with vehicles smaller than bicycles to learn traffic safety and explore a world built just for them.
Described by township officials as the flagship park of Upper Moreland Township's park and recreation system, Masons Mill also boasts several athletic courts and fields, picnic pavilions and a water fountain made to look like a yawning lion.
The Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust serves as an 800-plus-acre preservation for what once was Eastern Montgomery County’s prevalent landscape: fields and fields of pristine prairie lands.
The Trust’s efforts of conservation lead its limited staff and hundreds of volunteers on a year-round mission to protect indigenous fauna and flora from invasive plant species and especially deer. For this reason, the miles of trails leading from one spectacular meadow to the next, have specific recreational purposes.
Visitors may stroll or hike along trails or ride their horses. Some trails reveal once powerful paper mills, now stone remnants, along the Pennypack Creek that pre-date the founding of the United States.
Also to further the Trust’s mission of conservation, several interactive programs are available to both members and the public.
Lorimer Park consists of more than 230 acres of woods and wildlife. The park is also home to the historic Council Rock, which folklore says hosted the meetings of Native Americans. Lorimer Park is available for a variety of outdoor activities, including horseback riding, hiking, bird watching, picnicking, sledding, cross-country skiing and fishing.