Programs & Events

Historical Tree Walk

Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join a naturalist for a leisurely walk around Fort Hunter Park. Learn one method for aging a tree and some historical facts about these living giants. Space is limited. Meet on […]

Free

Home Skills from History

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Pop into the Mansion summer kitchen for a live, in-person demonstration. Each month explore a different skill or chore whether it’s drying fresh herbs from the garden, hand-washing laundry, or […]

Free

Home Skills from History

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Pop into the Mansion summer kitchen for a live, in-person demonstration. Each month explore a different skill or chore whether it’s drying fresh herbs from the garden, hand-washing laundry, or […]

Free

Children’s Mansion Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

During this tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early […]

$5.00

Home Skills from History

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Pop into the Mansion summer kitchen for a live, in-person demonstration. Each month explore a different skill or chore whether it’s drying fresh herbs from the garden, hand-washing laundry, or […]

Free

Sunset Music & Movie Series

Dauphin County Parks & Recreation is excited to offer a summer of fun events for the whole family with our Sunset Music & Movie Series! This 13-week series will highlight […]

Free

Home Skills from History

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Pop into the Mansion summer kitchen for a live, in-person demonstration. Each month explore a different skill or chore whether it’s drying fresh herbs from the garden, hand-washing laundry, or […]

Free

Children’s Mansion Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

During this tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early […]

$5.00

Monarch Tagging

Heckton Church 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join a Naturalist near Heckton Church along the River for an afternoon of Monarch Tagging. Learn about Monarch Watch and Project Monarch Health, annual citizen science efforts to help track Monarch Butterfly migrations […]

Free

Greenbelt Connector Walk

Heckton Church 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join a Naturalist to walk the Greenbelt Connector from Fort Hunter to Wildwood Park. Plan to park along the river at Fort Hunter and meet at Heckton Church. The walk […]

Free

PawPaw Walk

Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

“Picking up pawpaws, put em’ in your pocket, way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.” That old familiar Appalachian Trail tune is a melody of the ages. Meet a Naturalist […]

Free

Children’s Mansion Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

During this tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early […]

$5.00