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PENNSYLVANIA WILDS OUTDOOR DISCOVERY ATLAS Canyon Grand - PA Gorge Pine Creek Dark Skies Landscape Dark Skies Landscape WORLD FAMOUS STARGAZING Inspiring awe and delight, Dark Skies is home to the world’s second certified International Dark-Sky Park. Cherry Springs State Park is world-famous for being one of the best places in America for stargazing and the study of astronomy. But these mesmerizing, star-filled skies are JUST the beginning. Home to nine state parks and the sprawling Sproul and Susquehannock state forests, Dark Skies is an adventurous and enlightening experience all year, day, and night long. Hyner View State Park This road-tripper’s paradise also includes the Bucktail Scenic Byway and Scenic Route 6, with winding and wooded roads “Pennsylvania’s Cherry Springs that connect to dozens of detours worth pursuing like the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, where you can learn about the PA State Park... offers stunning Wilds’ rich lumbering history and sustainable forestry practices of today. views of the galaxy’s nucleus as one of the world’s best places for stargazing.” During the day, take in the epic mountain view at Hyner View State Park. If you’re lucky and weather conditions are right, you might get to meet some hang gliders. Want trails at a slower pace? Explore the 85 mile-loop of the Susquehannock Trail -- National Geographic System, popular in all four seasons. Looking for a different kind of wild? Disconnect from devices, and explore the wildlife displays at the state-of-the-art Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park. Big Trail Road Vista Sinnemahoning State Park Office & Wildlife Center, Austin 2 FOR MORE INFO VISIT: PAWilds.com/landscape/dark-skies Toronto Mississauga London Hamilton Rochester Syracuse Buffalo Detroit Albany Ann Arbor DARK SKIES Toledo Erie Plan your trip Our local tourism partners provide on-the-ground tips, maps, itineraries and more Cleveland Scranton CLINTON COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU The ClintonNew York County City Visitors Bureau is the southern entry point to the Dark Skies Landscape, and provides visitors with itineraries and travel tips for Pittsburgh Dark Skies adventures including Hyner View State Park. Dark Skies ClintonCountyInfo.com | (570) 748-5782 Columbus 212 N Jay St, Lock Haven, PA 17745 Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA GREAT OUTDOORS VISITORS BUREAU Baltimore The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau provides traveler resources and itineraries for a six-county region that covers the southwestern portion of the Dark Skies Landscape that includes the Sinnemahoning State Park and Wildlife Center. Washington DC WILDS TRAVEL TIP VisitPAGO.com | (814) 849-5197 2801 Maplevale Rd, Brookville, PA 15825 Cell reception, Gas Stations, VISIT POTTER-TIOGA Convenience services Headquartered in Wellsboro, Visit Potter-Tioga provides traveler Are limited In this area resources and itineraries for the Dark Skies Landscape. Stop by their Austin, location to purchase local products and pick up regional maps. Make sure to prepare accordingly! Coudersport, VisitPotterTioga.com | 888-846-4228 Emporium, 2053 PA-660, Wellsboro, PA 16901 Galeton, Sinnemahoning, and more... PA WILDS OUTDOOR DISCOVERY ATLAS 3 DARK SKIES - NORTHERN STATE PARKS Riding ATV Biking Boating Boat Launch Kayaking/Canoe Fishing Swimming Hiking Camping Picnic Area Playground Pavilion XC Skiing Ice Skating Snowmobiling Sledding Equestrian Hunting Pets 1 Denton Hill 80 Elm Hollow Road, Ulysses, PA 16948 • • • • • 2 Lyman Run 454 Lyman Run Road, Galeton, PA 16922 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Patterson 2866 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, PA 16915 • • • • • 4 Prouty Place 1201 Prouty Road, Austin, PA 16720 • • • • 5 Sizerville 199 East Cowley Run Road, Emporium, PA 15834 • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Cherry Springs 4639 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, PA 16915 • • • • Need a map of state parks, recreation areas, trails or more? Download one to your phone or mobile device - scan the QR Code on page 8 RECREATIONAL TRAILS & BICYCLE ROUTES TOTAL MILES* LANDSCAPE HIGHLIGHTS 7 Susquehannock Trail 82.07 miles Austin Dam Memorial Park 8 Bucktail Path 34.73 miles Nestled in a valley in Austin, PA, along the winding stream of Freeman Y BicyclePA Route Y 385.14 miles Run, is the ruins of the Bayless Paper Mill - known today as the Austin Dam. In 1911, the dam broke and water flooded much of the town of Austin claiming over 78 lives. The Austin Dam Memorial park is a *Total miles from terminus to terminus. Actual mileage covered per region varies. See trail map for full details beautiful natural park that honors an important history. STATE FORESTRY OFFICE Elk 258 Sizerville Road, Emporium, PA 15834 Susquehannock 3150 East Second St, Coudersport, PA 16915 CHECK OUT: The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum MUSEUMS Learn about Pennsylvania’s rich timbering history with indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits and how today’s sustainable 9 Little Museum Rt 120/Sterling Run, Emporium, PA 15834 forestry practices are helping to ensure we have healthy forests for both industry and recreation for generations to come. 10 PA Lumber Museum 5660 US Route 6 West, Ulysses, PA 16948 11 1 Town Square, Austin, PA 16720 E.O. Austin Historical Society FOR MORE INFO VISIT: PAWilds.com/asset/pennsylvania-lumber-museum 4 PAWilds.com River Freeman 15 0 5 10 15 MILES 6 12 Lit18tle 24 Whitesville KILOMETERS Genese PA WILDS - OUTDOOR DISCOVERY ATLASTroupsburg 16 Portville Genesee Lindley Knapp Shongo 248 42º 00’ Creek 78º 15’ Alma 78º 00’ to Newe York 77º 45’ Rock City 305 417 Ceres A DARK SKIES 42º00’ Ceres Myrtle Honeoye Eleven Genesee River Nelson Lawrenceville Bullis Mills Mile North Brookfield Austinburg Osceola 446 North 49 287 Gilmore 546 301 River Bingham Fork 249 49 Elkland Duke 44 Knoxville COWANESQUE Center LAKE Eldred Shinglehouse Sharon 244 Mills Academy 346 Harrison e Center 449 Valley qu Corners 301 West Bingham Cowanesaqnesue 246 446 Cow Osw Oswayo Westfield M Prentisvale Milport Ellisburg Elmer 49 49 ARIN Rixford Larabee a yo 244 Creek Tioga Clara 249 Hammond Ulysses Potter E Coneville Andrews Brook Reservoir 46 TIOGA− 301 44 Hebron Settlement 349 Wrights Center HAMMOND Corners Coryville Turtlepoint LAKES 446 204 Gold Newfield Sabinsville Little 249 L 155 orks Holliday Farmers Allegheny 59 F Marsh Raymond Keeneyville TRAI c KEValley A N 59 Hebron Loucks 37 Colesburg Mills Beechwood 46 Lake Middlebury Brookland Port River Niles Valley Center HILLS Smethport 49 BLACK ASH Allegheny National Forest and Surrounds Allegheny National Forest Sunderlinville CREEK Allegany SWAMP Mansfield 59 East Burtville 449 287 Ormsby 61 Allegheny TIOGA P Smethport 6 SUSQUEHANNOCK (10) IL o ASAPH RUN A 313 k tat Genesee R ee River STATE FOREST 208 T r IC o CREEK ARMY C L PA Route 6 Coudersport B 64 6 U DENTON 349 660 P Heritage Corridor (10) E 46 West E HILL (1) 41º 45’ R Roulette 64 N 660 Pike Gaines I Kasson 6 P Crosby 61 Sweden Wrights Valley LYMAN P Creek Wellsboro Covington 41º 45’ ine G Mina Ansonia RAN Marvindale RUN (2) Watrous 208 660 D Cherry Flats 155 44 COLTON 362 Colegrove Galeton Marshlands Inez POINTGRAND CANYON 287 146 PATTERSON (3) Landscape Valley Pine Creek 61 Liberty Odin Germania OF PENNSYLVANIA 872 Station LEONARD HARRISON Clermont 144 Betula Keating Summit P O TTE R PROUTY Stony Fork C AUSTIN DAM PLACE (4) Cherry Knapp P TIOGA r ee 607 Springs MEMORIAL PARK i P E Arnot Germania n I k 155 NE STATE FOREST k T e A Carter Draper ee T r S 15 30 Tiadaghton C – CHERRY Camp BRADLEY ID Austin C M WALES RE Antrim SPRINGS (6) EK Elk Country Landscape Gardeau (11) 268 eek Susquehannock Trail (7) C Cr r T k ee R 46 44 ee k A Conrad r IL Sebring No Costello C r Morris th Sizerville SIZERVILLE (5) Hartfield REYNOLDS b 414 Elk C r SPRING Bab River ee Bucktail Path (8) 287 Dr k i 414 Nauvoo ftw Oleona k oo ELK ork Cree Lewis d 872 F Blackwell Lockwood STATE FOREST st OLE BULL Run Ea HAMMERSLEY ALGERINE SWAMP (9) 44 Br WILD AREA anch Emporium Wharton e ALGERINE reek ettl WILD AREA Cedar Run Clear C Emporium Junction K SKI 293 SAWMILL Si Rathbun W Beachwood 78º 15’ nn WAYSIDE 78º 00’ 77º 45’ to page 7 es e 68 HI Buttonwood t k m MEMORIAL ee G r a C H h Cross Fork ATLAS ICON KEY - can be found on the cover fold-out or page 9 W o 293 Howard 5 75 284 A n FOREST H Slate Run Y Truman i 120 n Cameron DUTLINGER L Sinnemahoning I WOLF RUN Saint 120 g A Steam Valley R Hammersley T WILD AREA e 75 in M 14 Fork TAMARACK English Center P 184 Marys E SWAMP ID L L BLACK – C A M ERON TRAI O FOREST PI W H N est SINNEMAHONING (6) George B TRAIL E BARK Whitepine Branch Stevenson 44 75 CABIN PINE TREE TRAIL Dam Tamarack SterCling SQUARE TIMBER S Cogan House r Leidy Cammal TA Hi Run ee WILD AREA e c k 144 C T k T R E ittl s SPROUL U LEBO EE L Brookside k E N K k P e L in Run O RED PINE e or O STATE FOREST e r F H D HYNER RUN 414 Huntley JOHNSON KETTLE LITTLE PINE C RUN Gleasonton 287 311 Dents Run CREEK MILLER RUN TRAI 872 Alvin R Bush WHISKEY Jersey Dam L 114 SPRINGS Mills L Y COMIN G Driftwood t U TRAI 255 311 DON T ATV Renovo North 555 Sinnemahoirsning Perryville h F Bend Haneyville nc Hyner HYNER L Benezette Bra 120 South VIEW Waterville BUCKTAIL 44 973 QUEHANNA Shintown Renovo UPPER PINE (EMPORIUM TO LOCK HAVEN) Ritchie C Hepburnville WILD AREA BOTTOM r Caledonia Westport ee Byrnedale Medix Run JESSE HALL s MARION 144 k y 555 L BIG ROCK 664 rr BROOKS BUCKTAIL 120 89 Salladasburg a Weedville VISTA L 34 34 M K GODDARD TRAI STATE PARK CRANBERRY TIADAGHTON 973 L SWAMP T Force WYKOFF RUN D ONU WILD AREA RUSSELL P.
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