Canoe Creek State Park in central Pennsylvania offers up excellent hiking, birdwatching, and fishing, in an area once mined for limestone.
Category: Pennsylvania
Ready for a state park adventure in Pennsylvania? Here are the parks we’ve visited, including campground maps, hiking maps, and helpful details.
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Trip Report: Cowans Gap State Park in Pennsylvania
If you’re looking for a tucked away, wildlife-rich, spotlessly-maintained state park in PA with really nice camping spots, Cowans Gap State Park is the place!
Trip Report: Parker Dam State Park in Pennsylvania
Parker Dam State Park in Penfield, PA, is a great weekend RV spot with hiking, kayaking, and a fun rock walk crossing a creek!
Trip Report: Worlds End State Park in Pennsylvania
The trails at Worlds End State Park in Pennsylvania will impress you- from one with multiple waterfalls to another with a giant rock scramble!
Trip Report: Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania
Ohiopyle State Park in the Laurel Highlands area of Pennsylvania has a variety of hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, and dining options.
Trip Report: Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Furnace State Park in PA makes for a great RV weekend -plus it’s home to the half-gallon challenge on the Appalachian Trail!
Trip Report: Bald Eagle State Park in Pennsylvania
Bald Eagle State Park in central Pennsylvania offers stellar bird-watching, water activities on its lake, and a number of camping options.
Trip Report: Raymond B. Winter State Park in Pennsylvania
Raymond B. Winter State Park in central Pennsylvania’s Bald Eagle State Forest has a small lake, campground, and multi-use recreation trails.
Trip Report: Blue Knob State Park In Pennsylvania
Blue Knob State Park has the second highest peak in PA with close to 20 miles of hiking trails within its 6,100 acres of forest & recreation space.
Trip Report: Caledonia State Park in Pennsylvania
Caledonia State Park in south central Pennsylvania can provide a great camping weekend with a little bit of hiking and a lot of history!
How To Do Your Best State Park Camping in PA, OH, WV, and MD
How can you you do your best camping in state parks? Discover what we’ve learned in 5+ years of weekend RVing in PA, WV, OH, & MD state parks!
Trip Report: The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail – Pittsburgh to Layton
The Great Allegheny Passage (or GAP) Trail is a 150-mile, year-round biking and walking trail between Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD. What is there to see and do from Pittsburgh to Layton?
Trip Report: Keystone State Park in Pennsylvania
Keystone State Park in southwestern PA offers hiking, fishing, biking, kayaking, and swimming opportunities for day trippers or weekend campers.
Trip Report: Little Pine State Park in Pennsylvania
Little Pine State Park, nestled in a cozy valley of Tiadaghton State Forest in north central Pennsylvania, has challenging hiking trails, beautiful wildflowers, fishable creeks, and a comfortable campground.
Trip Report: Codorus State Park in Pennsylvania
Codorus State Park is a large, lakeside recreation area in south-central Pennsylvania that is popular with boaters, birders, and fishermen.