2026-2027 Antietam Lake Park Deer Management Program 

The Antietam Lake Park Deer Management Program is a controlled hunting program designed to reduce localized deer populations and limit negative impacts on the ecosystem of Antietam Lake Park and Mount Penn.  The program is a partnership between The County of Berks, The City of Reading, and Berks Nature in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services. 

The USDA Wildlife Services manages the controlled archery-only hunting program on properties owned and operated by the County of Berks, City of Reading, and Berks Nature. 

The 2026-2027 management hunting season will start on September 19, 2026, and continue until January 24, 2027. 
For more information, please see the 2026-2027 Deer Management Program Press Release

Angora Fruit Farm 

502 Angora Rd., Reading PA 19606

From Rt. 12 E. (Pricetown Rd.): Take Spring Valley Rd. exit; turn right-continue to Hampden Blvd.; turn left onto McKnights Gap Rd.; (2 stop signs); turn left onto Skyline Dr.; continue to Bingaman Rd; turn right onto Angora Rd.; driveway on left.

Antietam Lake Park

The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department is committed to the stewardship and enhancement of Antietam Lake Park. Goals include developing Antietam as a County Park to preserve natural and scenic ecological resources, while promoting sustainable public use and passive recreation and environmental education.

*Act 13 is a state law signed in February 2012 imposing an unconventional gas well fee, also called a drilling impact fee, from the production of natural gas from a geological shale formation such as Marcellus Shale. The law outlines a percentage of the fees that will be directed for local and state purposes; Berks County will receive some funding for parks projects.