Mr. Schock deeded trusteeship of the park originally to the Donegal (then Mount Joy) School District. In later years, authorized some clear-cut logging. This was seen as a sign of mismanagement. Then PA Sen. David ‘Chip’ Brightbill sought taxes owing from the sale of the timber for Lebanon County, in which the property resides.
In 1998 a different administration took control. The joint trustees were the Lebanon County Commissioners and the Sico Foundation (primarily an educational scholarship fund established, like Governor Dick, by Sico’s founder, Mr. Schock). The Sico Foundation has historically been a mainstay of support for the park. Each of the organizations had three representatives on the board.
After lobbying by the Friends group organized in 2023 by Ryan Fretz and other concerned park users from the Lebanon County area, board membership began to change from the 3+3 Sico/Lebanon County membership to one more representative of park user membership.
2025-26 Board
- Doug Becker
- Brett Balmer
- Chuck Allwein
- Josh Killian
- John Weidman
The board meets ordinarily at about 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at environmental center building, at the southernmost part of the park off Pinch Road. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
To contact the park directly or to visit:
Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
PO Box 161, Mt. Gretna, PA 17064governordick@hotmail.com
717-964-3808
Physical Address:
3283 Pinch Rd., Mt. Gretna, PA 17064
Directions to the Park’ Environmental Center
From ‘downtown’ Mount Gretna (which may be reached on Rte. 117 from Rte. 72), take Pinch Road south for approximately 1.5 miles. The entrance is on the left, almost directly opposite the Governor Nicolas Biddle Trail parking lot on the State gamelands.