Outdoor Adventures
Endless opportunities for outdoor adventure await you in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region. You can kayak a wild & scenic river, hike or bike on scenic trails, explore ancient giant trees, see amazing wildlife, go horseback riding, catch a fish, enjoy stargazing, or play a round of golf.
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The park has a lighted ice-skating pond, 10 acres of sledding slopes, and three designated cross-country ski trails along River Road. Open during winter, weather permitting.
8,500-acre park with old-growth forests along Clarion River, hiking trails, camping, cabins, playgrounds, picnicking, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, scenic views, and wildlife.
1,585 acres named for Chief Cornplanter, leader of the Seneca Nation. Activities: hiking, biking, camping, fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing, and cross-country skiing.
Bicycles, wifi, gas grills, and fireside lounging available for guest use. Horse lodging at the base of state forest riding trails. Pet friendly. Non-smoking.
15 non-electric motorized equestrian camping sites located in Elk State Forest near the Thunder Mountain Equestrian Trail on first-come permitting system. Self-contained portable toilets required.
Convenient parking, magnificent views, four fields, and a large wooded area frequented by elk with food plots, benches, bathrooms, and handicap-accessible parking.
Wildlife Park, hand feed whitetail deer, Buck Barn with more than 100 taxidermy displays, "Big Trucks Big Fun Playground", and gift shop. Group tours available
24-acre natural area in Medix Run along Bennett Branch. Open to public for hiking, fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing. Received 2018 PA Wilds Great Places Award.
20 miles of seasonal paddling through a beautiful forested valley with four public launches, best during spring and fall. Excellent fishing and wildlife watching. See Sinnemahoning Water Trail.
630 acres public forested acres, laurel and rhododendron thickets, hemlock wetland, rock outcrops, Clarion River frontage for off-trail hiking, wildlife watching, and hunting. Managed by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
