Ridley Creek State Park

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name = Ridley Creek State Park
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category_local = Pennsylvania State Park
category_iucn = III


image_caption = Ridley Creek as seen on an autumn day
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region_type = County
region = Delaware
district_type = Townships
district = Edgmont
district1 = Middletown
district2 = Upper Providence
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lat_d = 39
lat_m = 57
lat_s = 21
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long_d = 75
long_m = 26
long_s = 59
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location_note = cite web | url=Gnis3|1198243 | title="Ridley Creek State Park" | date = August 30 1990 | work=Geographic Names Information System | publisher=United States Geological Survey | accessdate=2007-12-18]
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established = August 1972
management_body = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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free_type = Nearest city
free = Media, Pennsylvania
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map_caption = Location of Ridley Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/ridleycreek.aspx Ridley Creek State Park]

Ridley Creek State Park is a 2606 acre (10.55 km²) Pennsylvania State Park in Edgmont, Middletown and Upper Providence Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park, just north of the county seat of Media, offers many recreational activities, such as hiking, biking, fishing, picnicking, and paddling Ridley Creek which passes through the park. Highlights include a convert|5|mi|km|sing=on paved multi-use trail, a formal garden designed by the Olmsted Brothers, and Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, which recreates daily life on a pre-Revolutionary farm. The park is adjacent to the John J. Tyler Arboretum. Ridley Creek State Park is just over convert|16|mi|km from downtown, Philadelphia between Pennsylvania Route 352 and Pennsylvania Route 252 on Gradyville Road.

Recreation

The location of Ridley Creek State Park, just convert|16|mi|km from downtown Philadelphia, has led to its popularity. Ridley Creek is very popular with fishermen. It is stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. A portion of the creek is a designated catch and release area for fly fishing only. There is a wheelchair accessible fishing platform on a multi-use trail. There are convert|12|mi|km of hiking trails at Ridley Creek State Park. These trails pass through a variety of habitats. A convert|5|mi|km|sing=on multi use trail is open to jogging, bicycling and walking. The park also features a convert|4.7|mi|km|sing=on equestrian trail.cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/ridleycreek.aspx
title = Ridley Creek State Park | accessdate = 2007-01-31 | publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] [cite web
url = http://www.friendsofrcsp.org/
title = Friends of Ridley Creek State Park
accessdate = 2007-03-12
publisher = Friends of Ridley Creek State Park Organization, Pa. Parks & Forests Foundation]

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within convert|30|mi|km|0 of Ridley Creek State Park: [cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division
url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/delaware_GHSN.PDF
title= 2007 General Highway Map Delaware County Pennsylvania
accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Ridley Creek State Park "] cite web
last = Michels
first = Chris
year = 1997
url = http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html
title = "Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation"
publisher = Northern Arizona University
accessdate = 2008-04-23]
*Bellevue State Park (Delaware)
*Benjamin Rush State Park (Philadelphia County)
*Brandywine Creek State Park (Delaware)
*Delaware Canal State Park (Bucks and Northampton Counties)
*Evansburg State Park (Montgomery County)
*Fort Delaware State Park (Delaware)
*Fort DuPont State Park (Delaware)
*Fort Mott State Park (New Jersey)
*Fort Washington State Park (Montgomery County)
*Fox Point State Park (Delaware)
*French Creek State Park (Berks and Chester Counties)
*Lums Pond State Park (Delaware)
*Marsh Creek State Park (Chester County)
*Neshaminy State Park (Bucks County)
*Norristown Farm Park (Montgomery County)
*Wilmington State Parks (Delaware)
*White Clay Creek Preserve (Chester County)
*White Clay Creek State Park (Delaware)

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