State Parks

1. State Parks Tyler Krug Chris Duke Josh Lawlor

2. 5 Sources • www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ • www.stateparks.com • www.envirolink.org/resource • www.outdooradven.com • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/state_park

3. Codorus State Park • There are 3 picnic areas in the park. • Charcoal grills in each area • 1,275-acers of Lake Marburg for fishing • There are about 2,800 acres for hunting, training dogs. • There are up to 20 miles of trails at the park. • There are also 6.5 miles of biking trails that can also be hiked.

4. Leonard Harrison State Park • 30 campsites for tents and RV’s • Playgrounds, picnic tables • Turkey Path Trail- 2 miles long though the bottom of the Pine Creek Gorge, Rim trail-1.5, loops though the Colton Point State Park, for hiking and some biking.

5. Samuel S. Lewis • Park is at the highest point in the area. • Get a great view of the Susquehanna River. • Wayside exhibit and a coin operated viewing scope. • Recreation spots for children • Baseball fields, open fields for kids to play • Flying kites is a great thing to do at Samuel Lewis because it is very windy up these. • There are 2 small hiking trails.

6. Worlds End State Park What to do while you’re there. • Hiking, over 20 miles of hiking trails. • Sightseeing, endless mountain views. • Picnicking, reserve a pavilion • Cabins, great for camping. • Scuba diving • Biking • Motor boating • Rock Climbing • Horse rides • Disc golf Winter activities • Snowmobiling • Cross county skiing

7. Hickory Run • The park is 15,990 acres. It’s west of the Pocono Mountains. There is 40 miles of hiking trails. Winter activities. • Cross country skiing. • Snowmobiling . • Ice-skating Recreational opportunities. • Trails. • Picnicking. • Swimming • Fishing • Hunting • Disc Golf • Cross Country skiing

8. Ricketts Glen What to do while your there • Hiking-fairly level to very steep hills. 26-mile trail. • Horseback riding-a mile loop trail. • Picnicking- Charcoal grills concession stand. • Swimming-600ft beach May-mid September. • Boating-electric motors only, boat rentals. • Fishing-245 acre lake jean, trout. Winter activities • Cross Country • Skiing • ICE fishing • Snowmobiling • Ice climbing • Winter camping • This is a habitat for black bears. Water Falls 94 foot Ganoga Falls

9. Hyner view Recreation • Hang Picnicking • Hunting • Great view of Susquehanna • Thousands of acres of public land. • Hang gliding Winter activities • Snowmobiling

10. Gifford Pinchot • 340-acers of Pinchot Lake • 18- mile trails • 1,780- acres open for hunting • Horse back riding • Disc golf • Biking • Fishing in the lake • Swim in the lake.

11. Delaware canal • 60 mile Delaware canal • Environmental protection programs • Fishing • Canoeing • Camping • 60 mile trail for biking or running • The canal created a better way of transportation. • Bird watching

12. Susquehannock and Cumberland County • Great river views • Horseback riding • Organized group tenting • 5 mile trails for hiking and running • The park is 224 acres • Picnicking • There are 10 trails • There are one hundred tables for picnicking

13. Kings Gap • Hunting- common game is deer, turkey and squirrel. • Hiking • 16 mile hiking trail • Wildlife watching • Protect the environment programs