John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
“The refuge protects a variety of habitats for birds in the highly urbanized landscape of greater Philadelphia.”
Here is their website. Phone 215-365-3118 Brochure and Map
Darby Creek. Thank you to Park Ranger Suzanne Kelley who writes that “We have a .6 mile accessible loop – the asphalt path, about 8′ wide, goes between Darby Creek and the impoundment (big man-made pond), crosses the impoundment on a boardwalk and comes back to the visitor center or parking lot through the woods on an asphalt path about 6′ wide. Just past the boardwalk is our accessible fishing deck – the asphalt goes up to it. The visitor center is also accessible…The rest of the service roads and paths are hard packed dirt, gravel. and wood chip. The terrain in general is flat with minor hills towards the center of the refuge.”