Lancaster County Park Rangers

Lancaster County Park Rangers It is our mission to ensure that Lancaster County will always have safe and enjoyable park lands for our communities to recreate upon.

Lancaster County’s nine parks are open year-round from sunrise to sunset. Park rangers patrol the parks to ensure visitors’ safety. Specifically, they enforce the county park system's park rules and regulations by providing education and issuing verbal or written warnings or summary citations to violators. Click here for Hunting Rules & Regulations in Lancaster County Parks. Patrol
Rangers patrol

the parks using fully-equipped patrol vehicles, and they also patrol the parks and trails on foot and on bike. Park rangers also assist visitors in locating park facilities. While they are trained in law enforcement, a large part of park ranger work is to provide emergency services, such as first aid. As such, park rangers are trained in CPR and in using automated external defibrillators (AED). For more information about the park rangers or to report illegal activity within the county parks, visit the Rangers' Station or call 717-295-3605. For emergencies requiring immediate attention, call 911.

Today the Jr Rangers received hands on training in first aid and CPR from the staff at Penn Medicine and Lancaster EMS. ...
06/23/2026

Today the Jr Rangers received hands on training in first aid and CPR from the staff at Penn Medicine and Lancaster EMS.

Bureau of Police Lancaster City, PA
Lancaster County, PA Government

Today we welcomed our Jr Rangers to the 3rd annual Junior Ranger Academy. They will spend the next week learning about p...
06/22/2026

Today we welcomed our Jr Rangers to the 3rd annual Junior Ranger Academy. They will spend the next week learning about parks and public safety from Park Rangers, Naturalists and Officers from the Bureau of Police Lancaster City, PA.

Lancaster County, PA Government

Thank you Officer Ember lll and Officer Miller for your response to a serious situation at Chickies Rock County Park. Yo...
06/18/2026

Thank you Officer Ember lll and Officer Miller for your response to a serious situation at Chickies Rock County Park. Your dedication resulted in a life saved.

As always, we are very thankful for our police partners throughout Lancaster County.

The Columbia Borough Police Department is proud to announce that Officer Frank Ember III, Officer Austin Miller, and Sergeant Andrew Snyder (not pictured), have each received a letter of commendation for their bravery and professionalism in

Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual World Ranger Day celebration! This is a day that park ranger departments from all...
06/18/2026

Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual World Ranger Day celebration! This is a day that park ranger departments from all across the state will meet up and showcase who we all are and what we do. This year's event is hosted by our neighbors at Berks County Park Rangers! We hope to see everyone there!

06/11/2026

Can you spot the visitor at the parks main office today?

Today we gathered in Berks County to honor the life and service of Officer Kristen Yeager #101 of the Central Berks Reg...
06/09/2026

Today we gathered in Berks County to honor the life and service of Officer Kristen Yeager #101 of the Central Berks Regional Police Department.

Pictured: Rangers with Lancaster County Parks, Chester County Parks and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Lancaster County, PA Government

Ever wonder what kind of wildlife you'll run into in your local parks? Well today was a sleepy box turtle taking their m...
05/28/2026

Ever wonder what kind of wildlife you'll run into in your local parks? Well today was a sleepy box turtle taking their mid-morning nap! 🐢 Fun fact, box turtles are one of the few turtles that can completely enclose themselves inside their shell (hence the name). They have a hinge on the underside of their shell, known as the plastron, that they can close to seal themselves inside!

It’s that time of year! If you find a fawn, the best action in almost all cases is to leave it alone. Mother deer intent...
05/26/2026

It’s that time of year!

If you find a fawn, the best action in almost all cases is to leave it alone. Mother deer intentionally hide their babies for hours while they forage to avoid drawing predators. It is completely normal for a fawn to be sitting perfectly still, and the mother is likely nearby.

If you see a fawn in danger or distress you should call a licensed wildlife rehabilitation expert for guidance or the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

05/19/2026
This is a first!Ranger Bieber spotted this albino squirrel while on patrol this morning. Fortunately he managed to take ...
05/18/2026

This is a first!

Ranger Bieber spotted this albino squirrel while on patrol this morning. Fortunately he managed to take a few pictures. (Otherwise we wouldn’t have believed him) 🤫

It is estimated that only 1 in 100,000 squirrels are born albino. The odds of surviving to adulthood is less than 1%.

A short video of the squirrel is in the comments.

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1052 Rockford Road
Lancaster, PA
17602

Telephone

(717) 295-3605

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