TYLER STATE PARK
Tyler State Park consists of 1,711 acres in Bucks County. Recreation opportunities include picnicking, fishing, boating, 25 miles of hiking trails, 10.5 miles of horseback riding trails, 10.5 mile of bicycle trails and a disc golf course.
The area that is now Tyler State Park was originally inhabited by the Lenni Lanape. Colonists purchases some of the land from William Penn in 1682. Early in the 18th century, people farmed the land and families built mills, houses and barns. Neshaminy Creek supplied power for several mills. The paved trails in Tyler State Park were once farm roads.
Before becoming a park, the Tyler Estate, consisted of 18 farms over 2,000 acres of land. George and Stella Elkins Tyler purchased the land between 1919 and 1929. The Tyler’s first purchased the Solly Farm at the north end of the park. They lived at the Solly House until the mansion was constructed. The Tyler mansion, now part of Buck County Community College, was designed in the French Norman style and consisted of 45 main rooms, two dozen fireplaces, a Dutch Room, and an English Pub.
Tyler Stables, built in the 1920s, is a massive Colonial Revival barn and building that now houses Tyler Park Center for the Arts. It was build by Mr. Tyler to house his workers, and horse groomers, and board 25horses. On weekends, Mr. Tyler would host the Huntington Valley Hunt Club for riding and fox hunting.
Since I don't swim, a canoe ride is not my thing but, you should not get wet with this find.
