This city owned park is located at the Northeast boundary of Lebanon City and
North Lebanon Township, and features a 23.5-acre lake, inside a 153-acre park.
The park has (4) four entrances, one at East Maple St. & Stoever St.; one at East
Maple St. & North 3rd. Ave.; one at East Maple St. & Theater Dr. and one at Miller St.,
which can be reached either by North 8^th Ave., or North 7^th St. (Rt.#343) and following the signs.

Map of the park

The Stoever's Dam Park offers it's visitors; two softball fields, community
garden plots, interpretive nature trails, fishing, boating, a camping area (primitive sites) for
tents and RV campers, (camping overnight by permit only), picnic areas with benches
and fire rings, a covered pavilion which can be reserved by calling the City Recreation
Department, wetland areas for nature observation, a walking path that goes around the
lake, and a nature center.
 
 

The "Nature Barn", a 125 year old farm barn, is located at the Miller St. entrance.
It features a large variety of displays of field and fauna, several small meeting rooms,
which can be reserved, and an in-house green house. Many different types of programs
are also run through the year by the City of Lebanon Recreation department.
Located just west of the nature barn you will find the Memorial Arboretum
featuring a nice variety of trees and plantings

Arboretum Map
 

The history of Stoever's goes back to the 1700's, and can be traced to 1821, when Abraham
Light, the grandson of the original farm owner Martin Light, sold the farm to John Stoever,
from which the dam gets it's name.

More information about Stoever's Dam Park and other City Recreation programs
can be obtained by calling the Recreation Department of the City of Lebanon at 717-228-4470. You may contact us for more info at..... stoeversdam@email.com

Or call the Nature Barn at 717-274-3850