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Bald Eagle State Forest at a Glance District Office Hiking Sightseeing ➢ 26 vistas within district ➢ 3 scenic vistas found within short distance on Poe Paddy Dr. above Penns Creek Wild Area ➢ Vista on Thick Mountain overlooks massive Brush Address: Valley 18865 Old Turnpike Road Milmont, PA ➢ 320 miles of trails 17845-9376 ➢ 261-mile Mid State Trail ➢ Central Mountains Shared-Use Phone: (570) 922-3344 Trail ➢ Snyder-Middleswarth Trail ➢ Ryan’s Loop FAX: (570) 922-4696 M aps are available at district office. Colorful fall foliage peaks in October. Email: [email protected] Camping Hunting ➢ Motorized camping available at ➢ Big game opportunities District Facts approximately 40 locations include deer, bear, turkey. throughout Bald Eagle State ➢ Small game opportunities Forest include grouse, squirrels, ➢ Group camping north of rabbits. ➢ Named for Native Livonia along Route 477 ➢ Hunting is permitted American Chief Bald ➢ Backpack/primitive camping is throughout forest. Eagle permitted throughout Bald ➢ Obey all hunting regulations, Eagle State Forest (please ➢ Comprised of 193,424 avoid hunting in marked follow Bureau of Forestry safety zones. acres guidelines) ➢ Found in Snyder, Union, Centre, Mifflin, Lycoming, and Clinton counties ➢ Part of Pennsylvania’s Ridge and Valley Province Click here to add heading Click here to add text. Fishing Motorized Recreation ➢ Excellent fishing opportunities ➢ East Kettle Trail offers summer on 14 streams and winter ATV riding ➢ Acclaimed streams are Penns ➢ Dual sport motorcycle Creek and White Deer Creek. (licensed and registered) trail ➢ Trophy trout management on a located south of Penns creek section of Penns Creek ➢ Off-highway motorcycle trail ➢ PA Fish and Boat Commission on Shade Mountain regulations apply ➢ 270 miles of snowmobile trails A beautiful rainbow trout taken at Penns Creek Wild and Natural Areas Other Recreation ➢ 1,781combined acres of old- ➢ Mountain biking is permitted growth white pine and hemlock on most roads and trails forest on Bear Run, Mt. Logan, ➢ Central Mountains Shared-Use Snyder-Middleswarth, and Tall Trail designated for mountain More Information Timbers Natural Areas bikes, hikers, and horses ➢ Rosecrans Bog Natural Area ➢ 10-mile Halfway Cross- features a cranberry, mountain Country Ski Trail at R.B. holly, and highbush blueberry Winter State Park For more information on plant community. ➢ 4 picnic areas found at Rock Bald Eagle State Forest Springs, Snyder-Middleswarth, Hook Natural Area and Penns ➢ Bear Gap, and Hairy Johns contact: Creek Wild Area protect 11,119 acres of valuable watersheds. Matthew Beaver (570) 922-3344 [email protected] Old-growth hemlock forest www.dcnr.pa.gov .

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