As part of a new project, construction on a park in King of Prussia (KOP) has been underway since mid-October. Named Recharge Park, it will be located between Top Golf and the Valley Forge Casino, at 680 Freedom Business Center Drive. The project spans one and a half acres and has a $640,000 budget. The park will open in spring 2026.
A Montco 2040 implementation grant that the district applied for and the KOP District capital improvement funds fund the park. Towns and cities receive the grant to achieve the Montco 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which focuses on the future of Montgomery County until the year 2040.
“The King of Prussia District wanted to create a place where we could host events and bring people together,” said Kaitlyn Dibble, the public landscapes manager of the KOP District.
The park’s facilities will include a space for food trucks, solar-powered outdoor workstations, a zen garden, an open lawn for yoga and movie nights, repurposed wind turbines, and various native grasses and perennials. The park will serve as a connection point for current and future bike trails, such as a planned bike lane that will connect the Schuylkill River to the First Avenue trail around Topgolf.
“With the vegetation planting between the social circle and First Avenue, that’s going to be a good buffer for the traffic noise,” Dibble said. “The whole point of Recharge Park is (that) you’re recharging your body and your mind.”
The KOP District originally designed the property with the intention of being turned into a parking lot, but instead decided to utilize the existing drainage system and turn the plot of land into a usable green space. In terms of future projects, the KOP District plans to add more roads to make the park more pedestrian and bike friendly.
The park is part of KOP’s plans to be more sustainable and taps into KOP’s First Avenue Linear Park, which won a 2024 Montgomery award. The award recognizes land developments, transportation improvements, and open space enhancements with innovative design and environmental benefits. Sophomore Sophia Kogay believes that the park will positively benefit the KOP community.
“We need more outdoor spaces in general,” Kogay said. “It’s going to be great to have a place for plants to grow without being constantly cut down.”
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