2026 GO WilMa! Theme Coming May 2026
HOW DO I PLAY?
Our adventurers follow clues to checkpoints, or Inspiration Stations (with etching plates), in parks, trails, historic and other special sites in and around Willistown Township, Malvern Borough, East Goshen Township and and, Easttown Township!
Find as many of the Stations as possible by following the clues in your Field Guide. Turn to your Stamp Collection pages to “stamp” your Field Guide. Use a crayon or side of a pencil to rub the etching at the top of the post in the space provided. Submit your collection to Malvern, Paoli, or Easttown Library—either as you go or when you have visited all the Stations you want to. To be entered into the raffle, submit your stamps no later than Saturday, August 16.
TIPS AND TIMING
Take your Field Guide and a crayon or pencil for stamping and remember to be respectful of parks and trails, the outdoors, & people around you!
NOTE: The parks, trails, and special sites are open dawn to dusk unless otherwise noted.
REGISTRATION
Sign-up is ongoing at Malvern, Paoli, and Easttown Libraries throughout the summer. Remember to submit Inspiration Station Stamps to the libraries by Saturday, August 16.
EVENTS - Join other adventurers at Greentree Park!
GO WilMa! kicks off at the annual School’s Out - Let’s GO WilMa! party on Tuesday, June 17 in Willistown’s Greentree Park. To close out the summer, come to the Willistown Country Fair on Tuesday, August 19 for family fun and the GO WilMa! raffle drawing.
RAFFLE DRAWING & GO WilMa! BADGE
Earn a raffle ticket for each Inspiration Station you visit. Visit 6 Inspiration Stations to earn your GO WilMa! Outdoor Adventure Badge. The raffle drawing will take place at the Willistown Country Fair on August 19, rain date August 21, at 5 PM at Greentree Park. Thank you Easttown Township for sponsoring our 2025 GO WilMa! badges.
THANK YOU STATION HOSTS AND LIBRARIES
A huge thanks to the Malvern Library, Paoli Library, and Easttown Library staff members for their support. The GO WilMa! program couldn't happen without you!
Each year the Station locations change so the adventure is always new and exciting. Special thanks go to the following community Station hosts for participating in GO WilMa!
ADVENTURE SAFETY
Every outdoor activity, including scavenger hunting, has inherent risks and dangers. You could get hurt, encounter wild animals and bugs, or touch poisonous plants, to name a few. Here are some reminders as you adventure outside with other GO WilMa! kids and families this summer:
- Take a grown-up parent or guardian with you on all your GO WilMa! adventures.
- Be familiar with the area where you are headed before going there.
- Make sure to follow all posted park rules.
- Be respectful of the environment and of others around you.
- Always lock your vehicle and secure any valuables.
- Wear clothing that is loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored to protect your skin from the sun and to keep you cool.
- Lather up with sunscreen - keep your skin healthy for years to come!
- Bring plenty of water with you and make sure you drink it even if you don’t feel thirsty.
- If it is really hot outside, bring extra water, walk slower, and take more breaks.
- Seek safe shelter if the weather gets dangerous or you hear or see storms nearby.
- Step carefully over and around fallen logs and branches, rocks, roots, and other things lying on the ground.
- Poisonous plants—poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac—and stinging nettle may grow near a checkpoint or along a trail. Know what each looks like and watch out for them!
- Spiders, insects, snakes, or other critters may visit the same places where Stations are hidden. Be careful where you step and where you reach!
- Mosquitoes, black flies, ticks, or other annoying bugs may bother you. You may want to wear bug repellent spray or other products to keep them away.
- Always check to make sure that you are not taking any bugs home with you.
- Be careful around ponds, creeks, and streams. Do not swim.
CELEBRATING OVER A DECADE OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
GO WilMa! is inspired by the Healthy York County Coalition's GO York program. Past GO WilMa! Themes Include:
- 2025: Explore Our Colorful World!
- 2024: Adventure Begins Outside!
- 2023: Get Outside and Experience Nature Together!
- 2022: Celebrating A Decade of Outdoor Adventures!
- 2021 Summer: For the Birds!
- 2021 Spring: The Adventure Continues!
- 2020: Get Outside for Inspiration!
- 2019: To the Moon and Back!
- 2018: Kindness Rocks GO WilMa!
- 2017: Get Outside & Come Together for a Better World!
- 2016: Be Well, Be Fit--Get Outside & Move It!
- 2015: Get Outside & Be a Hero!
- 2014: Get Outside & Be Amazed!
- 2013: Get Outside & Explore the Earth!
- 2012: Get Outside & Reach for the Stars!
