We biked from Koser Park to the Decatur Street Access in Marietta. It's a very well maintained and…read morepaved trail.  Great condition good enough for skates though we only saw mostly bikers and one skateboarder during our visit.  The trail must be relatively new because the donated benches are still in mint condition.  There are placards along the trail providing background on various subjects.  The trail offers many nice amenities. Among others, Porta-Johns are available at 4 locations and bike repairing stations at 2. The 6.5 mile trail offers good variety in terms of views and terrains. Though mostly flat and straight, there are short sections that are windy or sloppy.  There are open fields and woody areas. The trail is near the Susquehanna River and you can see the water in many sections of the trail which is great. There are even a few spots where you can gain access to the river. We crossed 2-3 small bridges and had a great view of the Shocks Mills Bridge. Around the midpoint is the River Front Park which offers a great view of the river and well maintained picnic area for large groups, and 2 vending machines! We were surprised to see a sign to Columbia when we reached Decatur Street access, our destination.  Per Google Maps the trail ended right there.  We asked a couple who just came from that direction and they said the trail doesn't go all the way and riding on public roads would be required to make the connections.   So we stuck with our plan and did not continue. Overall I'm absolutely impressed with how well the trail is maintained, all the amenities it offers, and its vicinity to the river. UPDATE: Google Maps is not to be trusted! I have since found out the trail continues 3 miles north of Koser Park access, and 4.5 miles south of the Decatur Street access. From the Decatur Street access, you can continue 2 miles of nice windy trail before having to venture out onto S Bank St in Marietta. At this point you can either cross the railroad and turn right to eventually get to Furnace Rd where the off-road trail resumes, or if you're adventurous, you can continue with the unpaved trail which will end up in the parking lot of the Chickies Rock County Park and when you come out through the tunnel you will end up with the same Furnace Rd connection to the River Trail. This gap is well worth it because the next 1.5 mile towards Columbia is such a delight to ride through. Once in Columbia, you can head back, unless you want to visit the Columbia Crossings Trails Center, in which case, you'll have to ride the sidewalks and cross busy Rt 441 twice.

Fun day on this trail today, then we hopped off the trail and did some boulder hopping. The trail…read moreeventually becomes to complicated since you can't tell where it stops and begins the closer you get to TMI. The 'hunger rocks' were exposed today due to low river levels. Yahoo!!

This is the smoothest park I have yet to find on the EC. This is the best park to learn in, there…read moreare great features for all skill levels. You can Easily spend the whole day. Plenty of flow. Nice little bowl, great concrete work. It's a piece of heaven. Rails, ledges, hips, 1/4's, banks, it's just dreamy.

One of the best things about living in Derry Township is the parks and recreation. Shenk, Gelder…read moreand Cocoa Castle are well maintained. If you are looking for something to do that doesn't cost anything, take the kids to Cocoa Castle.

This a clean, new, and beautiful park. It's good for all ages. My 4 and 1 year old had a blast…read more They didn't have any bathrooms open so that's the only con.

After over 45 years my sister thought it would be great to start skating again. When we were kids,…read morewe loved skating there. No, it's not like riding a bike. We started out hanging on the wall the first night. We were really happy when we made 1 full lap on the rink. Then managed to stay out for one full song. Now, we go Friday, Saturday and Sunday. When my body is feeling well, I don't want to get off the rink. It's our happy place together. We've had our kids and grandkids come out, friends that come out, because I don't think any of them thought we would want to keep going. Now we can't wait for Friday to get here so we can start our weekend at Overlook. The wood floors are great and the rink is large. What we love the most is the people that work there and the people that come in to skate. It feels like family. The smiles, the waves and how are you? We are always amazed at the kids that make sure to say hi every time they see us. Th DJ's are great, will play a nice mix of music, of course us older girls love rock and roll. Live organ music is our favorite, it's just wonderful. We just wanted to get back into skating and now we've added a family.

Well, it was a "quest for a pool" that led us here …read more.. The Hampton, our hotel's, was closed - not bc of COVID, but due to a broken light hazard! They sent is to The Residence Inn, as an alternative. That was indoors - NOOOO - we want sun! So sent us here. Nice, empathetic staff. Gorgeous huge pool and an overall awesome family Center! They have it all!

A well kept basic skatepark! The Ramps of various sizes and equipment are in good condition! It's…read morespacious. There are bleachers for spectators. There is no half pipe. There's lots of parking for your car

Really good skatepark--it's probably worth about 3.5 stars right now, but I'm putting 4 because…read morethere are many positive aspects about this place. Really nice bowl area, street style area, and good to practice dropping in. There's also a basketball and futsal court nearby if you want to take a break from skating. Only things are low maintenance so there are leaves everywhere, and trash from people who don't even skate but just sit around sometimes. Also the concrete in some of the transitions and bowls is cracked and old, posing a dangerous obstacle regardless of your speed. So just a few words of improvement: it would be nice if the city or county would come and refinish the pavement so no one trips and dies, and for park goers, please throw away your trash so skaters don't trip on it and get injured; even pick up after other people just to make this good park better. But overall, I recommend it!

Pretty big park, pretty steep features, a smaller bowl and a 3 deep cloverleaf, tons of banks and…read morehips, rails, ledges, a nice gap. The concrete is old, lots of chips and janky bits but over all really nice flow, lots of speed. Nice near vert 1/4 at the bottom of a bunch of banks. The bathrooms were closed so bring your own. Locals seemed chil.

A beautiful early afternoon Monday walk at Italian Lake. Today, the Canadian geese were out and…read moreabout around the lake; I could even see some turtles swimming in the lake. There are rules of engagement when enjoying the lake/park: no feeding the fowl, no biking or skateboarding, and dog walking is permitted, but clean up after your pooch.

4/30/26 Beautiful views all around--gorgeous lake w/fountain sculpture on 1 side & spray fountains…read moreon the other. Azaleas & flowering princess trees in bloom. Docile Canada Geese feeding lakeside. Picturesque neighborhood of lake-facing homes 1 street over w/many English style cottages w/stone or brick facades & shaker shingle roofs. Covered concert stage & uncovered bench seating is ready for summer concert season. Center bridge could use new paint on rails. Picnic tables would be nice addition, but then it might require more maintenance to keep area trash-free. Street parking is available on either side of lake.

The park is beautiful. You can take a hike, sit on a bench and chill or drive by the covered…read morebridge. There are activities for people who have energy. Golfing was nearby. The grass was damp. I wore my beach shoes so I wouldn't have soggy sneakers.

I went camping here for Memorial Day and had a great time. There are five camping sites available,…read moreand booking was done by phone. I had site five, which was by the river, but there is a bit of a hill to climb to get to/from the site, so if you have accessibility issues or a lot of heavy gear, stick to sites one or two. The bathroom situation is only okay. There is a building with flush toilets nearby, but it is only open from 7:30am-9pm each day, and those times aren't set in stone. Other than that, there is one port-a-potty that could stand to be serviced more frequently than is currently scheduled. Each camping site has a water spigot, a picnic table, and a fire pit, but you need to buy firewood off-site; we found some at Lowe's. You are close to a lot of scenic drives through farm country, and we saw a lot of Amish traveling by horse and buggy on our drives. Also nearby is the city of Lancaster, which is beautiful, way bigger than anticipated, and surprisingly had several Puerto Rican restaurants. All in all this park is a great home base for a trip to Lancaster, and the camping facilities are great.