Public access to the Conodoguinet Creek Water Trail could be floating farther into western Cumberland County. Lower Frankford Township’s board of supervisors is once again considering a possible land donation that could allow for a small park and creek access point for boating, fishing and other water activities. While the board recently voted not to move forward with the plan, supervisors opted to reopen negotiations during their meeting Tuesday night.
The roughly 2.7-acre parcel sits at 191 Old Mill Road and is owned by Randy Heishman and his wife, Angie, who also own the nearby Heishman’s Mill. Heishman bought the property last year and said he approached the township about adding a small park there and opening creek access about six months ago.
“It’s a beautiful piece of land, but there also needs to be access points on the stream for safe portage and and education centers, and that’s the most logical place right now,” he said. According to the a Conodoguinet Creek Water Trail map provided by the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau, North Middleton Township is the western terminus of the trail. The proposed access point could extend the trail west from North Middleton Park by about nine miles, bringing it one step closer to the game lands in Newburg.
The new park, if established, would be Lower Frankford’s first township-owned park. The park at Opossum Lake is owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and leased to the township. The park, which could .