Del Haas Woods
Bristol, Pa
After our visit to Rancocas State park back in the beginning ish of October, I was really excited to find more abandoned places. So I began to comb the internet for more abandoned places to visit. I was surprised to discover that a park I have been to a thousand times had an old munitions bunker within its depths! Many people in our area have heard of or been to Silver Lake. However it seems many have overlooked Delhaas Woods. Personally, I have seen the sign driving by before. Not sure why I never thought that it was actually woods. Delhaas Woods is located across the street from Silver Lake Nature Center; which is where we ended up parking.
It isn't too often that we discover a park near us that we haven't explored before so there was something magical about walking through these woods. Leaves were bursting with golds, reds and oranges. Deer traipsed right by us. What made a crazy contrast was the fact that apartments, neighborhoods and an industrial park outlined the edges of this hidden paradise. Now I wish I could give simple directions such as turn left at the big tree and go right here but, honestly, we got a bit lost. However the trail name that we followed was named Willow Oak.
Bright blue beckoned us from within the trees signaling which direction to follow. We came to the munitions bunker and were in awe of how much was still present. The wall on top of the bunker was huge and covered in colorful graffiti. There are rather large holes in the concrete so please be careful when walking around. There was even this cool old boat slowly decaying away nearby.
Wandering around provided us with the amazing opportunity to see some really neat things. We came across this Are You Afraid of the Dark type set up. Within this clearing surrounded by dirt hills on all sides but one was a camp fire with logs formed into seating. There was even a table by the fire pit. There were pathways to follow that reminded Max of train tracks.
I am super happy with this find and cannot wait to go back!
Our Stats
Pros: Moderate hike
Cons: No bathrooms, the parking lot is across the street
Max's Recommendation: The tree stub fire pit
My Recommendation: The munitions building rubble
Overall Rating 6/10
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