Big Elk Creek State Park — Attraction in Franklin Township

Big Elk Creek is one of the newer state parks. It was previously listed as a section of the nearby White Clay Creek State Park. The Springlawn Trail is the current main feature, and you can access it from the west side off Route 841 or the southside off Strickersville Road. The route 841 access has a bigger parking lot. This trail is for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Mt Olivet Road has been blocked at both ends so you can hike that too. Strickersville, the main road through the park, is rather busy for a rural road, and there's no decent lots on it except the main lot which is not right by the creek. One of the pictures shows Big Elk Creek south from the road. If you enlarge it, you can see a blue heron in the water. On the north side of the park, the DCNR map shows Bullock Road entering the park. I drove it and only found private houses right to the end. To the south, the park goes right up to the state line and becomes the Fair Hill Natural Resources Area in Maryland.

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Big Elk Creek State Park is open. The parking lot is easy to access. I have just started hiking the area, but I found a nice two mile loop with moderate hills. The open fields are absolutely beautiful. I'm looking to extend my walks over into Fair Hill to extend the distance. It is very cool to have both Big Elk Creek State Park and Fair Hill so close to...

There really isn't anything here yet. I realize it a new park. I have been to all 3 of the new parks and this one is the least developed or...