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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

 2010 EVENTS TIME

WINTER

Tentative Opening
1/1/10 -
Mid-March

Skiing & Snow Tubing 
Check links above for Snow Conditions recording.
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)

 

JANUARY

1/9 - 2/6

 Winter Additions
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

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

1/9 - 3/17

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

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

1/12 - 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.

1/16 - 3/20

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

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

1/31

Adam Zebroski Memorial Race (11 am - 1 pm) - CANCELLED
   Age categories:  13-15 and 16-18.  
   Plaques for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places

11 am

1/31

 Mini-Junior Olympics
   Age categories:  5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12
   Gold, silver & bronze medals for winners
Both events:
   Skiing or snowboarding
   Separate runs for boys and girls
   Admission is $5/entrant
(proceeds benefit the Boyce Park Ski Patrol)

12:00 (noon)

FEBRUARY

2/9 - 2/26

Mini-Maple Steps
(Weather Permitting - All Ages)

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

MARCH

3/13

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

11 am - Noon
1 - 2 pm

3/20 - 3/31

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

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

APRIL

Dates TBA

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

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

4/1 - 10/31

Tennis
Season Start

 

4/1 - 6/18

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

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

4/3 - 6/12

Spring Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

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

4/6 - 5/8

Arbor Days
(All Ages)

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

4/9 - 6/18

Senses Awakened
(All Ages)

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

4/10 - 6/19

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

4/17 - 6/19

Horticultural Series: Transplanting
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

4/20 - 4/24

Earth Activities
(All Ages)

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

4/24 - 6/19

Beyond Borders
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

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

MAY

5/1 - 5/22

Journal Memories
(All Ages)

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

5/8 - 10/23

 Wetlands 
(All Ages)

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

5/15 - 9/25

 Wings 
(All Ages)

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

5/30

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

1 - 4 pm

JUNE

6/5 - 9/6

Wave Pool Open
(Weather & Conditions Permitting)

 

6/6, 6/13
6/20, 6/27

 World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 
Open for Tours

1 - 4 pm

6/5 - 6/19

Botanical Recipes
(All Ages)

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

JULY

7/6

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

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

7/6 - 9/17

Horticultural Series: Containers
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

2-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

7/8

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

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

7/10 - 7/24

Old-Thyme Herbs
(All Ages)

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

7/10 - 9/22

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

7/13 - 8/21

Small & Mighty
(All Ages)

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

7/13 - 9/21

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

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

7/17

World Wide Web Icon 8th Annual Monroeville Jazz Festival
"A Jazz Evening at Boyce Park"
Wave pool's north parking area
Free Admission!

3 - 9 pm

7/17 - 9/18

Summer Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

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

7/20 - 8/28

Caution Botany
(All Ages)

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

Date TBA

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

6 pm

AUGUST

8/3 - 9/11

Healing Treasures
(All Ages)

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

8/7 - 8/28

Sketches/Notes/Photos
(All Ages)

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

SEPTEMBER

9/6

Wave Pool 
Season end

 

Date TBA

  Harvest Festival
World Wide Web Gif Carpenter Log House 

11 am -  5pm

OCTOBER

10/1 - 10/23

Colors, Shapes & Textures
(All Ages)

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

10/1 - 11/13

Signs, Tracks & Homes
(All Ages)

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

10/1 - 11/13

Autumn Natural History Tours/Walks
(All Ages)

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

10/2 - 11/12

Horticultural Series: Collections
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

10/2 - 11/5

Horticultural Therapy
(Greenhouse - All Ages)

1-hr. sessions
for 6-8,
Tues.-Sat.

10/3

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 Den Shelter, follow directions to west side
Map fee: $4
More info and event flyer at World Wide Web Icon WPOC

Sign up:
11am-2pm
Must complete
by: 3:30 pm

10/9 - 11/9

Signing & Stories
(All Ages)

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

10/16 - 11/13

Wildflower/Wildlife Habitats
(All Ages)

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

10/16 - 11/13

Woody Plants
(All Ages)

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

Date TBA

Cartoon SkisAnnual Ski Swap & Sale
(Buy or Sell!)
Four Seasons Activity Center 
Proceeds benefit the Boyce Park Ski Patrol

Sale:
10 am - 5 pm

10/31

Tennis
Season End

 

NOVEMBER

11/6

Map & Compass Hunt/Hike
Orienteering
(All Ages)

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

JANUARY 2011

Date TBA

Adams Zembrosky Memorial Race

  

Date TBA

 Mini Junior Ski Olympics