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Next Volunteer Days are Saturday, January 28th and February 25th.

8am-12 noon . No reservations are needed.  Thank you!

Volunteer Days at Radnor Lake

Volunteer Days are held monthly at Radnor Lake, and we invite you to join us!

Volunteers, along with the Radnor Lake Ranger Staff, meet on the fourth Saturday of each month (except December) from 8 a.m. until noon at the Visitor Center off of Granny White Pike. Projects include exotic plant removal, mulching trails, and planting native vegetation. We really appreciate all of our volunteers and hope that you will join us!

Friends of Radnor Lake provides bottled water, insect repellent, gloves, and other supplies so all you need to do is show up ready to work.

Radnor Lake also hosts volunteer groups as the schedule permits. Groups wishing to schedule specific days outside the monthly Volunteer Day should email Park Manager Steve Ward.

January 28th kicks off the

Valve House Trail Project!

The dam at Radnor Lake, built in 1914,  was constructed as a reservoir for Radnor Yards. Steam engines and livestock were both in need of water on a daily basis, and the water from this lake was gravity fed over 3 miles to the rail yard. Below the dam is a small structure which sits over a large valve that was used to cut water on and off to Radnor Yards until the early 1950’s. The Dam, the Caretaker House and the Valve House are all parts of the historical component of Radnor Lake. The Valve House Trail Project is part of the plan to preserve and highlight an important part of the lake’s history for generations to come.