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Park Office (724) 327-0338, 8798
Permitting Hours:
Office Hours:		 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday
Skiing (724) 733-4665
Tennis Courts (412) 793-9849
Wave Pool (724) 325-4677
Naturalist (724) 733-4618

Selection Boyce Park Events 

Carpenter Log HouseFacilities & Features:

Boyce was the first of the regional parks to be dedicated, in 1963. William D. Boyce Park was named after the founder of the Boy Scouts who was born in the area. All the picnic groves and shelters have names with Boy Scout associations: Tenderfoot, Eagle, Den, and even Baden Powell (the founder of the British Boy Scouts).

Boyce serves the populous eastern region beyond Monroeville, and has been outfitted with major recreational features. It is the only location for downhill skiing in the county, with ski lifts, a lodge, and all the amenities. There is a large ski lodge called "Four Seasons," a large recreational complex, and a wave pool. Allegheny County Community College occupies part of the original park property, which was exchanged for adjacent land farther removed from major highways, upon which the wave pool was built.

As much as half of the park is still undeveloped, but long-range plans call for the restoration of the Carpenter homestead - a log house, spring house and barn - and an interpretive center on the life of the pioneers.

In 1976 anthropologists associated with Carnegie Museum of Natural History excavated the site upon which the recreational complex was to be built. The findings included artifacts and some 26 burial sites, and suggested that a village of the Monongahela people occupied the site in the 14th century AD.

Courtesy of R. Jay Gangewere, External Internet Link Carnegie Magazine

DATE

 2009 EVENTS TIME

WINTER

1/15/09 -
Mid-March

Skiing & Snow Tubing 
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)

 

JANUARY

1/10 - 2/7

 Winter Additions
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

1/10 - 3/21

Winter Natural History Tours/Walks
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

1/15 - 2/12

Natural Art
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

1/15 - 3/19

Signing & Stories
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

1/17 - 3/21

Horticultural Therapy (Greenhouse)
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

FEBRUARY

2/7 - 2/28

Mini-Maple Steps
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues. & Fri.

MARCH

3/14

Maple Sugaring Festival!
Pre-registration required.
(Nature Center - All Ages)

11 am - Noon
1 - 2 pm

3/21 - 3/28

Horticultural Series: Seeding
(Greenhouse -
Weather Permitting - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

3/28 - 4/11

 Free eWaste Recycling!
Swimming pool parking lot
Benefits the External Internet Link WPA Humane Society
News Release with list of accepted items.

Mon. - Fri.
10 am - 7 pm
Weekends
10 am - 5 pm

APRIL

3/28 - 4/11

 Free eWaste Recycling!
Swimming pool parking lot
Benefits the External Internet Link WPA Humane Society
News Release with list of accepted items.

Mon. - Fri.
10 am - 7 pm
Weekends
10 am - 5 pm

4/1 - 10/31

Tennis
Season Start

 

4/2 - 6/17

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

4/4 - 5/9

Arbor Days
(All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

4/4 - 6/13

Spring Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

4/9 - 6/18

Senses Awakened
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

4/11 - 4/13

 Allegheny County Marbles Program
Four Seasons Ski Lodge 
FREE Program for Ages 14 and under.

Sat. & Sun.:
1-3 pm
Mon.:
3 - 5 pm

4/18 - 6/20

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

4/18 - 6/20

Horticultural Series: Transplanting
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

4/17 - 4/24

Earth Activities
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

4/25 - 6/27

Beyond Borders
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

MAY

5/2 - 5/23

Journal Memories
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

5/9 - 10/24

 Wetlands 
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

5/16 - 9/26

 Wings 
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

5/24

 World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 
Open for Tours Sundays beginning Memorial Day Weekend

1 - 4 pm

JUNE

6/6 - 9/7

Wave Pool Open
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)

 

6/7, 6/14
6/21, 6/28

 World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 
Open for Tours

1 - 4 pm

6/13 - 6/27

Botanical Recipes
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

6/14

World Wide Web Icon Orienteering at Boyce Park
(A competitive form of land navigation.
Bring a compass or we'll loan you one.)
Register at Pack Shelter, near soccer field
Map fee: $4
More info and event flyer at World Wide Web Icon WPOC

Sign up:
11am-2pm
Must complete
by: 3:30 pm
6/27 Movie in the ParkAnnapolis movie photoMovies in the Park: 
The Tale of Despereaux
Patrol Shelter		 Sunset

JULY

7/7

Free Swimming Lessons
Last name A-K
5 years and older

Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10:30 - 11:15 am

7/8 - 9/12

Horticultural Series: Containers
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

7/9

Free Swimming Lessons
Last name L-Z
5 years and older

Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10:30 - 11:15 am

7/9 - 7/18

Old-Thyme Herbs
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

7/11 - 9/19

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

7/16 - 9/24

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

7/18

7th Annual Monroeville Jazz Festival
"A Jazz Evening at Boyce Park"
Featuring... Rodney McCoy,Kenia, Roger Humphries Big Band

4 pm

7/18 - 9/19

Summer Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

7/18 - 8/29

Caution Botany
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

7/19

Native American Program by Dr. Kinorea "TwoFeather" Tigri. Native American Culture & Storytelling
Free,  donations accepted.  Bring a chair!
World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 
Allegheny Foothills Historical Society
~ photo Courtesy of Glyph, Inc./Kinorea Tigri

1 - 4 pm

7/20

 Mountain Bike Fest 
Soccer fields, Pack shelter
World Wide Web Icon Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group (PTAG)

6 pm

7/25 - 8/8

Small & Mighty
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

AUGUST

8/1 - 9/15

Healing Treasures
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

8/6 - 8/13

Sketches/Notes/Photos
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.
8/15 Movie in the Parkmovie photoMovies in the Park: Annapolis
Four Seasons Activity Lodge		 Sunset
8/23-8/28 Wave Pool Closed  
8/29-8/30 Wave Pool Open  
8/30

Gala Work & Play Day
Pack Shelter, by soccer fields
Cookout afterwards (BYOB)
Contact: Barry Jeffries info@dirtyharrys.net 
or (412) 828-2667
World Wide Web Icon Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group (PTAG)

 10am-1pm
Work!
1:30-3:30 pm
Ride!
8/31 Wave Pool Closed  

SEPTEMBER

9/1-9/4

 Wave Pool Closed  

9/5-9/7

Wave Pool Open
Season ends Labor Day
Revised Labor Day hours: 11:30am-5:00pm

 

9/26

  Harvest Festival
External Internet Link Event Flyer
World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 

11 am -  5pm

OCTOBER

10/1 - 10/22

Colors, Shapes & Textures
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

10/1 - 11/12

Signs, Tracks & Homes
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

10/3 - 11/14

Autumn Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

10/8 - 12/3

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

10/10 - 11/21

Horticultural Series: Collections
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

10/10 - 11/28

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

10/17 - 11/14

Wildflower/Wildlife Habitats
(All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

10/17 - 11/7

Woody Plants
(All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12,
Tues.-Sat.

10/23 - dropoff
10/24 & 10/25

Cartoon SkisAnnual Ski Swap & Sale
(Buy or Sell)
Four Seasons Activity Center 
Equipment registration &
drop off: Oct. 23, 2 pm-7 pm.
PDF File Event Flyer
Proceeds benefit the Boyce Park Ski Patrol

Sale:
10 am - 5 pm

10/31

Tennis
Season End

 

NOVEMBER

11/7

Map & Compass Hunt/Hike
Orienteering
(All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 12 or more,
Tues.-Sat.

DECEMBER

21

Winter Solstice Hike
Fee required. 
More info: External Internet Link Venture Outdoors

6:30 - 9 pm

JANUARY 2010

TBA

Adams Zembrosky Memorial Race

  

TBA

 Mini Junior Ski Olympics