http://www.eastnottingham.org/recplan.html Inventory of Existing Recreation Conditions Regional Parks East Nottingham residents are, to some extent, served by several regional parks within a one-hour driving radius. These include two Pennsylvania state parks: Marsh Creek (Chester Co.), and Ridley Creek (Delaware Co.). Additional areas which help to fulfill the regional park role as far as East Nottingham Township residents are concerned may include Pennsylvania's Octorara Preserve (recently redesignated the Valley Forge State Forest, District #17), the bi-state White Clay Creek Preserve (Chester Co., Pa. and New Castle Co., De.), Delaware's adjacent Walter S. Carpenter State Park, along with Delaware's Lum's Pond State Park, and Maryland's Susquehanna and Elk Neck State Parks and Fair Hill Natural Resources Area. These areas offer substantial opportunity for picnicking, hiking, and horseback riding. Marsh Creek, Lum's Pond and Elk Neck provide for swimming, boating, and fishing. Major camping facilities are provided at Lum's Pond, Susquehanna, and Elk Neck, while Marsh Creek and Ridley Creek have youth hostels. Fair Hill, comprising 5,613 acres in Maryland, immediately adjacent to the Chester County line, offers extensive and renowned equestrian facilities - including a 4-mile race track and 3,000-seat grandstand, fairgrounds, nature center, trails and stream access. Residents are known to take advantage of the vast recreational resources of the Chesapeake Bay, which at its closest reaches is only a 15-20 minute drive from East Nottingham Township.