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Peterswood Park Address: 750 Bebout Road, Venetia Contact: peterstownship.com, or 724.942.5000 This 133-acre park has everything to help you kick off spring! Along with five ball fields and four multi-use fields, it also includes five picnic pavilions and three playgrounds. There is a recreation center and an outdoor amphitheater where summer concerts are hosted by the township. For more details on the park’s other amenities, visit the website. Mingo Creek County Park Address: 3111 Route 136, Finleyville Contact: co.washington.pa.us, or 724.228.6867 With a picturesque creek and covered bridges, this 2,600- acre park includes an observatory, playground, ball fields, equestrian, hiking and bicycle trails and an off-the-leash dog area. Visit the website for a schedule of activities at the park and for more information. IN South Fayette Boys Home Park Address: 4499 Boys Home Road, South Fayette Township Contact: southfayettepa.com, or 412.221.8700 Your leashed dog will enjoy getting out for a walk after a long winter at this lovely park that was the site of a former Boys Home, which opened in 1901. The park also includes a farm preserve, pavilion, picnic tables, playground with swings, a soccer field and more. Visit the website for more information. Fairview Park Address: 123 Greenwood Drive, South Fayette Township Contact: southfayettepa.com, or 412.221.8700 Fairview Park’s 125 acres include baseball fields, soccer fields, three playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, pavilions, picnic tables, a dog park, walking trails and green space. Check the website for more information. IN Upper St. Clair Boyce Mayview Park Address: 1531 Mayview Road, Upper St. Clair Contact: twpusc.org, or 412.221.1099 This 475-acre park is one of those beautiful outdoor spaces that make Upper St. Clair such a great place to live. From birdwatchers, to nature lovers, to athletes, this park has it all for spring. Go for a hike on one of the many wooded trails, catch frogs by a stream, or enjoy a picnic with family. Take the kids on the playground, or check out the community garden for inspiration and ideas. There are many other amenities at 28 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Canon-Mac this park including a recreation center. For more details, visit the website. Gilfillan Park Address: Rt. 19 and Orr Road, Upper St. Clair Contact: twpusc.org, or gilfillanfarm.org Get out this spring and experience history right next door! This park features 59.57 acres of farm and woodlands, including a 1.25-mile mulched trail for walking, hiking, jogging and cross-country skiing. Native trees such as white ash, American beech and sassafras, some of which may be over 400 years old, can be seen while enjoying the trail. The park surrounds the adjacent 15-acre Gilfillan Farm, which was left to the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair by the late Margaret Gilfillan and is open to the public for special events, or by appointment. Visit the website for more information. IN West Jefferson Hills Gill Hall Park Address: 1255 Gill Hall Road, Jefferson Hills Contact: jeffersonhillsboro.org, or 412.655.7735 Get your friends together and play an evening basketball game after school or work, on a court equipped with lighting, or enjoy a picnic at the park’s small pavilion. Have a competition with friends on the volleyball court, or take a stroll on the walking trail. Other amenities include a playground and an air-conditioned building that can be rented by residents. Visit the website for more information. Mowry Park Address: 400 Mowry Drive, Pleasant Hills Contact: pleasanthillspa.com, or 412.655.3300 Take the kids to a playground, or enjoy a game of basketball, baseball, or a walk on park paths. Picnic pavilions are also available for outdoor dining. Visit the website for more information. IN West Mifflin West Mifflin Community Park Address: 525 Bettis Road, West Mifflin Contact: westmifflinborough.com, or 412.466.8170 Get out and enjoy spring at your community park! Park facilities include pavilions, playgrounds, basketball courts, walking trails, volleyball court, softball field, and newly remodeled restrooms. Visit the website for more information. n Didn’t see your favorite park? No problem! Email [email protected] to submit the information.