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Flush toilets, warm showers, some electric hook-ups
This activity or structure is ADA accessible.
Seventy tent and trailer sites are available from late March to mid-December.
Each campsite has a picnic table and fire ring. A sanitary dump station is near the campground entrance.
A seasonal camp store is one quarter-mile from the campground.
Pets are permitted on designated campsites for a fee.
The park is easily reached from I-81. Visitors should take Exit 37 to PA 233 south then travel for eight miles.
The group camping area was plenty big and grassy and had four individual family bathrooms. There was some shade but not a lot. Plenty of parking. The history is interesting with lots of explanation. Two lakes. Bigger one is shallow and smaller is the former mine, so drops off steeply. The parking gets full on a summer weekend! The hike from Fuller lake up to the lookout is good, even for young children. If you really want adventure, check out Hammond Rocks (marked on Google Maps), which you can drive right to: very fun!
This park stretches along PA State Route 233 for several miles, and there are plenty of options of what to do here. Camping is big, and there is a free lake - with a beach to swim at. The old iron works and the Iron Masters's mansion stand out as landmarks.This is a really good place for a picnic, and great for walking your dog and hiking. The Appalachian Trail runs right through the park, and part of the trail here is actually paved, so you may include older, infirm ones, or wheelchairs can move easily on this end of the hike. I liked that. There is a parking lot for those who are hiking deeper into the trail. Park here- and you can start hiking up the ridge.
Sop by the State Park Visitor's Center for maps and there is a nice display room here to that tells the story of this important early industrial site.
Great state park with historical significance on the Pig Iron furnace and local recreational opportunity. A worthwhile spot to visit and part of the Appalachian Trail (Halfway Point)
Amazing park and facilities along the Appalachian Trail. Plenty of nice connecting trails and loops that take you up to some scenic views. Nice facilities and restrooms on site, but nothing once you hit the trail so be prepared.
I have been here many times. My husband and I recently went to the Fall Festival and it was lovely as always. It's only for two days out of the year so if you're free when they have it, I highly recommend you go! It's also a lovely place in the summer for hiking and in the spring. I have not been there in the winter but I'm sure it's beautiful as well. The state park tries to coordinate many different activities that are suitable for all ages.
