Camp Woods

This 49-acre preserve is remarkable for its towering trees (some nearly 100 feet tall) and centuries-old history; George Washington’s army camped here during the Revolutionary War. A visit to Camp Woods allows you to step into nature and step back in time.  

There are two options for entering Camp Woods:

1) Begin your journey at Armentrout Preserve. Follow the trail nearest Morris Road as it crosses a private driveway and enters Camp Woods.

2) Take Lewis Lane to Miles Drive to Mason Drive in Whitpain Township. Access to Camp Woods is marked by a sign at the edge of the woods. From the end of Mason Drive, walk straight back to the sign. The property owner has granted a crossing for the purpose of public access to Camp Woods. Please be mindful that you are walking on private property. 

Once in Camp Woods, you’ll enjoy a 1.5-mile natural, unpaved trail system used by walkers and equestrians. Follow the Mayapple trail through the forested portion of the preserve - where tulip poplar, American beech, and oak trees grow tall - then connect to the Honeysuckle trail to walk through thickets of young trees and patchy meadows, and alongside a small groundwater wetland.

Many wildlife and insect species thrive at Camp Woods, including forest birds like pileated woodpeckers, wood thrushes, and red-shouldered hawks, as well red roxes (keep an eye out for their dens in the forest), and amphibians and reptiles, like red-backed salamanders and eastern box turtles.

During your visit, don’t miss our deer exclosure, found just off of the Mayapple trail, in which native plants grow abundantly, safely fenced-off from grazing deer. This area demonstrates what a healthy forest should and would look like, in the absense of over-browsing herbivores.