Norlo park - dog park (off-lease)

Norlo Park serves as a gathering area for our community and has enormous future potential. Norlo Park offers gorgeous natural landscapes, huge open spaces, and a rich historic legacy thanks to more than a decade of labor. Through the development and expansion of Norlo Park's recreational facilities, programs, and activities, we wish to add to and encourage healthy lives in our community.

Hiking, fishing, hunting, picnicking, and camping are all available in this 1,125-acre park hidden within South Mountain.

We wouldn't have been able to achieve it without the help of our wonderful sponsors and volunteers. Numerous thanks to the many volunteers who volunteered their time and skills. Our 5K would not have been a success without their effort and competence.

This 20-acre park is located in the southwestern section of the Township, off Union Deposit Road on Dowhower Road. This park provides:

East Manchester Township, in Emigsville, is home to John C. Rudy County Park. Pavilions, sports fields, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, open recreational space, a cross-country running trail, a BMX track, and the famed Canine Meadows Off-Leash Dog Area are all part of the 150-acre park. It also houses the Parks Administrative Offices, which are housed in a 1798 stone house, as well as the maintenance headquarters and a variety of other structures. George B. Rudy and Viola Rudy Williams donated the land in 1973 in remembrance of their grandparents, John and Mary Rudy.

Barkby Plungers is a 3 acre enclosed property. The Pond is 55 feet broad and 90 feet long. It's 7.5 feet deep with a shallow entry and exit. It has a "DockDog" Regulation Dock and is spring fed and chemical free. The dock measures 8' by 40' and is covered in over 1" turf. It stands 24" above the waterline. It's designed for practice and training in Speed Retrieve, Extreme Vertical, and Big Air. We sell toys and dog food.