COLUMBIA & MONTOUR COUNTIES OUTDOOR RECREATION GUIDE FREE

Hiking • Biking • Hunting • Fishing Hot Spots • Boating& Much More! WELCOME to the Outdoor Recreation Guide for Columbia & Montour Counties, 3 your resource for hiking/biking , hunting and fishing spots and anything else our outdoors has to offer. With four seasons of natural beauty and endless outdoor adventures, we invite you to explore our region and share your stories and photos with us. For a complete listing of campsites, vacation rentals, bed & breakfast’s, and Explore What’s Next Door lodging facilities please visit www.iTourColumbiaMontour.com. Are you looking to get away for a night? Or maybe two? Why not Using this Guide: Most listings are in the same general Listings are also color coded by location: explore what’s next door? Berwick format of: Green represents Columbia County

Name, Map Location iTourColumbiaMontour.com Columbia and Montour counties Physical Address, GPS Coordinates Blue represents Montour County are home to the historically Website/phone preserved downtowns of Berwick, Hours Orange represents those businesses Bloomsburg and Danville, all Directions lying outside our two-county region, waiting to be discovered and filled Description but that conduct business within our with plenty to see and do. Icons area

From bike races and marathons, Icon Key: to Jamborees, street festivals and Restrooms Walking/Running/Hiking live theatre, the possibilities are Bloomsburg Water Fountain Bike Trail/Mountain Biking endless. Vending Machines Equestrian Trails We invite you to explore what’s happening next door in Columbia Pet Friendly ATV Trails and Montour counties. For detailed event information, Playground Snowmobile Trails downloadable brochures and much Baseball/Softball/Soccer Field Cross-Country Skiing more, visit www.iTourColumbiaMontour.com. Basketball Court Ice Climbing Danville Tennis Court Birding Golf Boating

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Campfire Area Ice Fishing Please note: All GPS Coordinates are as close to a main parking area as possible, per Google Earth. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of content, contact information is provided to allow verification prior to visiting. iTourColumbiaMontour.com 4 days. Park restrooms are openMemorialDay to Labor Day. pool andanintermediate poolwhere families can go andcool offonhotsummer boasts theareas largest outdoor swimming poolwhichincludesamainpool,baby receptions, birthday partiesandanumberofother family events. Lastly, thepark that citizens can usethroughout thearea for picnics, family reunions, wedding beautiful. Theparkalsoincludesarustic picnic setting withnine pavilions equipment andmany 100year oldtrees that make thesetting ofthepark absolutely summer. Inaddition,theparkincludes tennis courts, a volleyball court, playground fields where bothLittleLeagueandAdultSoftballLeagues play throughout the approximately 26.15acres ofland.Theparkincludesthree baseball/softball Ber Vaughn Park isthemost area popularparkintheBerwick andcovers about halfamileonPark Road. Make aright into BerVaughn Park. From Route 11North,turnleft onto Park Road (by Whitenight’s Auto Body).Proceed Labor Day) Hours: 7a-3:30p(LaborDayto MemorialDay);DawntilDusk(MemorialDay to 570-752-2723 •BerwickBorough.org 6084 Park Road, PA Berwick, 18603•Lat:41.04897°Long:-76.27771° 1. BerVaughnPark South. Once atDowntown Bloomsburg,mergeright onto Route 11South.At Market charcoal grillsand apondthat isstocked withfish for anannualfishingderby. Kids Playground. TheNorrisE.Rock MemorialSwimming Pool immediately adjoinsthe Entertainment Pavilion andaSkate Board Park. Alsoavailable are picnicpavilions, Market St.&Ft.McClure Blvd.,Bloomsburg,PA 17815•Lat:40.990483°Lon: can enjoy anextensive children’s play area known asKidsburg, andtheToddler Traveling onInterstate 80,take exit 236(Bloomsburg/Lightstreet) to Route 487 Town Park offers many acres of recreational activitiesincludingbaseballfields, soccer fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, afitness trail, theBicentennial

Braces Stables Street Square,turnleft and follow to Bloomsburg Town Park. 570- 389-1947•bloomsburgpa.org/government/park.htm park, aswell astheColumbiaCounty SusquehannaTrail. J10 G12 Hours: OpenYear-Round, Dawnuntil Dusk

2.BloomsburgTownPark -76.448569° weddings and specialevents. Sleighridesavailable inthewinter. Falls Ride-anexciting sixmileride to Sullivan Falls. CamisoleCarriage available for travel trail onanoldlogging inthewoods andseethemost beautifulviews; The back, shadedby ; TheMountain Ride-ascenicridealong themountain. Riders riders. Ridesinclude:TheCreek Ride-abeautiful four mileride to FishingCreek and Our aimisto make horseback ridingfunandenjoyable, butasafe experience for our Jamison Road. We willbeonyourright inabout.3miles. Stevens HillRoad. Turn right onto Central Road andtake the second right onto sharp left onto PA-118W. Turn right onto NorthComstock Road andthenleft onto From I-80,Exit236(Bloomsburg/Lightstreet), follow PA-487N for 22.9miles.Take a Hours: Open7DaysaWeek, by appointment 570-925-5253 •bracesstables.com 62 JamisonRoad, Benton, PA 17814•Lat:41.300000°Lon:-76.369720° 3. Brace’sStables online and whenyou’re ready to book,give usacall! River right here inCentral PA. Check outallthetrips andspecialevents we offer private trips, for groups ofany size. OurRiver Routes are located ontheSusquehanna day onthewater. We offer afull calendar of trips open to the public, as well as for any ofourtrips! Ourexpert guides willteach everything required to have agreat person kayaks and ourfamous 26-feett-long big canoes. No experience isnecessary Canoe Susquehannarunsguided river trips ineasy-to-use recreational kayaks, multi- online. Each rivertripstarts atadifferent location. Directions forspecific trips can be found 570-524-7692 •1-888-524-7692PaddleHappy.com Lat: 40.992383°Lon:-76.958062° 4989 ColonelJohnKelly Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837• 5. CanoeSusquehanna park. Hometo Fowlersville Covered Bridge. Restroom facilities are seasonal. Walking . From Route 93coming Turn fromBerwick: Right onto Lake road–follow roadto Hours: Dawnto Dusk(typically opens2ndweekend inApril–closeslast weekend in From Route 93coming fromBloomsburg:Turn left onto Lake Road – follow road to A 53acre lake that was builtinthe1970’s for flood control andincludesa173acre Evansville Road, PA Berwick, 18603•Lat:41.064100°Lon:-76.284254° H2

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iTourColumbiaMontour.com 5 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 6 Species: Stocked &WileTrout, SmallmouthBass,etc. Fishing Creek Beaver Run•BriarCreek 7. and FishingCreek. Thistrail can bestarted at numerous locations, however, starting at numerous historical structures andpoints ofinterest, includingtheSusquehannaRiver with thePA GameCommission. Pheasants, grouse, rabbits, squirrels, turkey anddeer Traveling onInterstate 80,take exit 236(Bloomsburg/Lightstreet) to Route 487South. will passthrough uplandforest andencounter mountain laurel, PA’s state flower. The Bloomsburg Town Park, Bloomsburg,PA 17815 the Bloomsburg Town Park offers outdoor enthusiasts ampleparkingandmany more Upper SusquehannaandLackawanna Watershed American Heritage Rivers Area. The migration. Itisalsoopen to publichunting through a Farm-Game project agreement Columbia County CreeksOpentoFishing Columbia County trail isconstructed onportionsoftheabandoned Reading Railroad and Pennsylvania Commission. Theoverlook, located approximately 700feet above theSusquehanna Columbia County SusquehannaTrail isapedestrian/bicycle trail approximately eight Once atDowntown Bloomsburg,mergeright onto Route 11South.At Market Street River Valley provides abreathtaking view ofover 30miles.Ontheway there, hikers connects two municipalparks, anexisting bike route, alongwithproviding access to skiing trails of1.5milesinlength. Historically itwas usedasalookout and meeting overlook iscomprised of over 88acres oflandandhashiking/biking/cross-country miles inlength, connecting four municipalitieslocated inColumbiaCounty andthe place for Native Americans. It ispopularwithbird enthusiasts asasite for raptor Canal towpath. Thistrail isthrough avery scenicportionoftheCounty, andalso Council Cupisownedby PPL andoperated incooperation withthe PA Game • MugserRunPineCreek

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•FishingCreek Follow Route 239to Wapwallopen –follow signsto Overlook. Square, turnleft and follow to Bloomsburg Town Park. 6. ouba ony uqean Trail Susquehanna County Columbia • HemlockCreek • Roaring Creek Hours: DawntilDusk;April1-December 31 •Lat:40.989714°Lon:-76.450260° 570-387-5608 •ColumbiaPA.org 1-866-832-3312 •pplpreserves.com Hours: OpenYear-Round, AllDay Lat: 41.077531°Lon:-76.113435° 8. Council Cup Overlook Overlook Cup Council 8. • Scotch Run • Huntingdon Creek can be found here. • West Creek amenities. • Little •

at your Montour County hotel for afree passto D DACC, your first visitisalways free. Visiting from out ofthe area? Ask the front desk junior basketball leagueandlotsofspecialactivities.If you have never been tothe classes, youth andseniorprograms, apreschool, babysitting swimlessons, services, gymnasium, aracquetball court, state-of-the-art fitnessequipment, fitness/wellness DACC housestheonlyindoor, heated poolinMontour County, aswell asafull-sized parking lot.Asyoupassthestadium, turnright andthecommunity center willbeonyourleft. campus. andtravelaroundthehighschool As soonasyoupassthebaseballfield,turnleft light onRoute 11onto State Hospital Drive.Turn right againandenter thehighschool The DACC islocated just offof Route 11,next to thehighschool stadium. Turn atthetraffic Hours: Monday-Friday 5:30am-9pm;Saturday7am7pm;Sunday9am7pm 570-275-3001 •thedacc.com 1 LibertySt,just off Route 11,Danville, PA 17821 Center(DACC) 9. DanvilleAreaComunity locations. Kiosklocations include: Smallmouth Bass,etc. Two kiosks direct sportsmento open-accessandstocking One ofthefinest trout streams inthe state. Species:Stocked &WildTrout, Rt. 487,ColumbiaCounty 11. FishingCreek Please seewebsite for scheduleanddetails. Free camping onweekends withevents. Course Toad, thenturnright atBrickChurchRoad, turnleft atLake Road. Make aright at stop motocross racing withconcession stands andSunday harescramble trail racing - Traveling onInterstate 80,take exit 241Bfor US11Northto make Berwick, aleft atGolf area H9 B. ¼milebefore theOrangeville Bridge at Adopt-an-Access thePF&BC/CCTU KocherA. Park We offer Saturday night supercross with concession racing, stands, Sunday 468 Evansville Road, PA Berwick, 18603 Hours: Wednesday 3-8p.m.,Saturdays-10Sundays9a.m.4p.m. G10 sign and left ontosign andleft Evansville Road, trackisonthe right sidein.5miles. I9

•Lat:40.956822°Lon:-76.603169° 10. EvansvilleMotocrossPark 570-759-2841•evansvillemxpark.com ACC! •Lat:41.085947°Lon:-76.298778 Portable restrooms are available .

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iTourColumbiaMontour.com 7 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 8 Reading Line). restrooms (March-November) andtheoldest known rail-to-trail intheU.S. (Old amenities include: concrete skate park,bike skillspark,wildlife observation blind, as asceniccovered bridge. Trails runapproximately 3.9milesinlength. Additional fields. MahoningCreek offers as well and publiclyaccessiblefishing, beautifulscenery secluded trails through , woodlands andwetlands, to organized sports The HessField/Robbins Trail Park offers visitors awide range ofoptions, from Restaurant), thenright onto Lane.Follow signsto HessField. From PA-54 nearDanville, turnWest onto Montour Street (atPerkins Family Hours: Dawnto Dusk,OpenYear Round 570-271-1055 •MontourRec.com Meadow Lane,Danville, PA 17821 13. HessField/RobbinsTrailPark These trails are for thetrueoutdoor enthusiast. Vigorous hikingandmountain biking

One milewalking trail. Seasonal/portable restrooms. Park runsalongFishing Creek. From Bloomsburg, take Route 42east towards Millville.Propertyisontheright, just Mill Road willleadyouto theentry ofthesetrails. Parking ispermitted intheupper OpenY opportunities exist. There 8milesofmarked singletrack trails withloops from 0.2 becomes Red Lane.From Red Lane,lookfor signsfor Powder MillRoad. Powder From Route 54inDanville, turnonto Spruce Street. Asyouascend Spruce Street Millville Road, Bloomsburg,PA 17815 •Lat:41.021880°Lon:-76.473010° Powder MillRoad, Danville, PA 17821•Lat:40.975482°Lon:-76.602917° miles to 8miles. There isakiosk withmapat theparkingarea. D13

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4 Hfmn Park Hoffman 14. ear Round Biking through RupertCovered Bridge bird, fish, walk orjust relax. Portable restrooms available from Aprilthrough October. offers visitors over 7 acres of stream side property to enjoy. Kocher Park isa great place to Kocher MemorialPark, apublic,wheelchairaccessiblenature park.Today Kocher Park Lightstreet, to theColumbiaCounty Conservation District inorder to establish Frank W. In 2000,Keith Kocher andJoanMcCartydonated landalongFishingCreek, just northof approximately 1.5miles,turnleftatthegreensign. Take I-80to Exit236B(Lightstreet). Turn right onRoute 487Northandtravel Hours: OpenYear-Round, AllDay 570-784-1310 x102•columbiaccd.org Route 487North,Bloomsburg,PA 17815•Lat:41.044057°Lon: 15. KocherPark We take prideinoffering finedining food at causalprices.Come totheLinks andget the full menu,barandgreat dinnerspecials.TheLinks BarandGrillisgreat for alloccasions. Take theBuckhornexit 232to PA-42. Turn onto BuckhornRoad for about0.6miles,then new golf carts. The Links alsooffers oneofthebest restaurants inthearea featuring a turn left on to Schoolhouse Road, andleft onto WilliamsburgBoulevard attheLinks at One ofthefinest public courses, featuring elevated tee boxes, sand-basedgreens and 55 WilliamsburgBlvd,Bloomsburg,PA 17815•Lat:41.016754°Lon:-76.501979° G10 F11

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iTourColumbiaMontour.com 9 10 iTourColumbiaMontour.com center opento members andguest passusers. a library, museum,artstudio, dancestudio, kitchen, multipurpose room andsenior games, pool,airhockey andaWiistation ona50”plasmaTV. NCCCCalsohouses for various activities,includingbasketball. TheGame Roomholds card games,board friendly, knowledgeable staff that are available to assist you. The Gym Room isopen day pass.NCCCCoffers awide variety offitnessequipment, incentive programs and NCCCC isamemberbasedindoorrecreation facility that alsooffers guests aone onto 3rdStreet. NCCCC’s willbeonyourright inabout.3miles. Follow Route 487Nto Benton. Turn left onto Colley Street andthenthesecond left Hours: Vary pertimeofyear. Visitwebsite for moredetails. 570-925-0163 •n4cs.org 42 CommunityDrive,Benton, PA 17814•Lat:41.190932°Lon: -76.388662° &CulturalCenter ColumbiaCommunity 19. Northern Smallmouth Bass,etc. Mahoning Creek •MausesCreek •Roaring Creek CreeksOpentoFishing 17. MontourCounty live, work andplay. Our#1goal isto create acounty widesystem ofparks, recreation long seriesofraces inandaround central PA, offering cash prizes for individual events MARC’s goal is to make andpromote Montour County asthehealthiest placeinPA to and openspace.MARC produces theannualRivertown RaceSeries(RTRS), ayear- 570-271-1055 •montourrec.com •rivertownrace.com 8 Mnor ra erain Commission Recreation Area Montour 18. Council CupScenicOverlook • Species:Stocked &WildTrout, and overall series champions. Danville, PA 17821

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the onlinecalendar ofevents. environmental, historical andenergy programs for the publicwhichare listed in Canal. Various othertrails exists that range inlength upto 6miles.PPLconducts area whichincludesmarshes, fieldsandpondsthat are partoftheNorthBranch Lake Took-A-While. Visitors can alsoenjoy anature hike through thewetlands for families andgroups aswell asfishingandboating opportunities at23 acre The Riverlands Recreation area covers 2,100acres andoffers picnic facilities Steam ElectricStation. onRouteFive milesNorthofBerwick 11,past theentrance to theSusquehanna Hours: 8am-Posted ClosingTime,OpenYear Round 1-866-832-3312 •pplpreserves.com 634 SalemBoulevard, PA Berwick, 18603•Lat:41.085225°Lon:-76.137770° 21. PPLSusquehannaRiverlands Visitors Center withwildlife andhistory displays, wildlife observation areas, Planet Walk andfossil collection site. Adjacent to thePreserve is over 2500 acres ofland Washingtonville (therearebrown Montour Signsfromthispoint). Turn Preserve Various length trails totaling 14miles.Features Lake Chillisquaque(165acres), a A nature andrecreation area open to thepublicthat covers 1,000acres ofland. 700 Preserve Road,700 Preserve Danville, PA 17821•Lat:41.099801°Lon:-76.663166 PP&L Road. Head3.5milesto thesecond stop sign.Turn right onto Preserve right onto Route 254East towards Jerseytown. onto Go½mileandturnleft Take I-80to Exit224(Danville). Route 54West –4milesto trafficlight in

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A B C D E F G H I J K 13 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 14 iTourColumbiaMontour.com we can take itto ourlocal butcher, ortake itto your own processor. crossbow, we provide atreestand. After harvesting youranimal, wefielddressitand long you like. Ifyou are inneedofadrive, we can make that happen.Witharchery or contender, crossbow, muzzeloader orbow. Hunts are usually stalking for however Choose from over 75stags andmany hinds.You may useyour choiceofrifle,pistol, September thruFebruary, whenyou can take your own venison, and atrophy STAG. farm-raised red deervenison is for saleyear-round andwe host ourhunts from Rolling HillsRed DeerFarm issituated on200+acres ofPA pasture andwoods. Our first farm onyour left. Proceed to stop Go1.3miles,turnleft signandturnleft. unto PinnacleDrive tothe south. Turn right onto AppleDriveatRohrbach’s Farm Market ontop ofthehill. From Interstate 80,Exit232,follow Route 42south throughCatawissa to Route 487 Hours: Tours MemorialDayto LaborDay;Hunts September throughFebruary 570-356-7482 •reddeeratrollinghillsfarm.com 63 PinnacleDrive,Catawissa, PA 17820•Lat:40.919808°Lon:-76.505186° 23. RollingHillsRedDeerFarmGuidedHunts is openfrom late-May to mid-September; 8a.m.to sunset. Swimming isat your own snowmobile andcross-country skiingtrails available. Iceclimbingispermitted, when pan fishandtrout. All PA Fish&Boat rulesand regulation apply. The600-feet beach training ofdogsduringestablished seasons.Commongame speciesare deer, turkey, grouse, bear, coyote, pheasant andsquirrel. Commonfurbearers are raccoon, mink, park. Theparkisfamous for itsexceptional diversity ofbird life, from 23 varieties of from MemorialDay through LaborDay. Environmental Education programs are also steep hills.Equestrians willenjoy ridingon12.5milesoftrail. There are 20milesof the west andnorthofthepark. The 245-acre Lake Jeanhaswarm water game fish, risk. SeasonalBoat Rental andFood Concessionsare available nearthebeacharea warblers to baldeagles.About10,144acres are opento trapping hunting, andthe Landmark. Take theFalls Trail andexplore theGlens,whichboasts aseriesofwild, muskrat, beaver, coyote andbobcat. About83,000acres ofstate game landslieto conditions allow. Oldgrowth forest anddiverse wildlife also attract visitors tothis total of26-milestrail are available for hiking.Trails vary from fairly level to very free-flowing waterfalls, each cascading through rock-strewn clefts inthisancient 695State Route 487,Benton, PA 17814•Lat:41.335229°Lon:-76.301574° hillside. The94-feet Ganoga Falls isthehighest ofthe22namedwaterfalls. A Ricketts GlenState Park ishome to theGlensNatural Area, aNational Natural 570-477-5675 •www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/rickettsglen.aspx

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detailed maps ofa Commission website for allstate game landregulations, as well asdownloadable during biggame seasons.Seehunting digest orvisit PA Game snowmobilies andcover approximately 14miles.Fluorescent orange requirements Jamison City. West Branch ofFishingCreek Road Ridge andCherry Road isopento impoundments scattered throughout. ScenicSullivan Falls islocated onemilefrom exist aswell, ranging inlength upto 7miles.Itcontains forested terrain withseveral Commission. Prevalent Game:deer, bear, turkey, grouse, waterfowl. Hikingtrails state. Itismanaged primarilyfor wildlife andhunting related activities bythe PAGame State GameLands#13hasanarea of49,500acres andisoneofthelargest inthe of SR118.Access Three milesWest ofLopez. Access fromSR118,onemileNorthofElkGrove andalongSR487.Seven milesNorth Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round 570-675-1143 •570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us Sonestown, NorthernColumbia&SullivanCounty 24. StateGameLand#13 Approximately and10milesNorthEast 5milesNorthofBerwick ofBloomsburg.Access State GameLands#55hasanarea of2,474acres andismanaged primarilyfor wildlife seasons. Seehunting digest orvisit PA GameCommission website for all state game between flat and steep inclines.Fluorescent orange requirements duringbig game and hunting related activities bythe PAGame Commission. Prevalent Game:deer, land regulations, as well as downloadable detailed maps of allState GameLands. bear, wildturkey, ruffed grouse andsquirrels. It contains forested terrain varying provided by SR1012andSR1025.Four parkingareasarelocated onproperty. Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round (access maybelimited inthewinter) Briar Creek,FishingCreekandNorthCentre Townships, ColumbiaCounty ll State GameLands. Rolling HillsRed DeerFarm Tour 570-675-1143 •570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us G2 &H1 I8

25.StateGameLand#55 15 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 16 iTourColumbiaMontour.com detailed maps ofallState GameLands. Commission website for allstate game landregulations, as well asdownloadable orange requirements duringbiggame seasons.See hunting digest orvisit PA Game ATV. Disabilitypermitmust beacquired by individualfrom thePGC.Fluorescent to persons withphysical handicap anddisplaying handicap placard onregistered with trout by thePA Fish&Boat Commission. ATV useondesignated trail islimited a range usepermitissuedby theGameCommission. Scotch Runisstocked annually 339. Useoftherange islimited to persons holdingacurrent PA hunting licenseOR Hill Road isstocked withpheasants inthefall. Apublicrifle range issituated offSR miles andequestrian trails upto 11.3milesexist. Farmland tract accessedviaFullMill primarily forested withterrain varying between flat and steep. Bikingtrails up to 11.3 Game: deer, bear, wildturkey, ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbitsandsquirrels. Tract is wildlife andhunting related activities bythe PAGameCommission. Prevalent State GameLands#58hasanarea of12,646acres andismanaged primarilyfor Twenty-Two parkingareasarelocated ontheproperty. Approximately 5milesSouthEast access ofBloomsburg.Primary provided by SR339. Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round (access maybelimited inthewinter) 570-675-1143 •570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us Catawissa, Main,Roaring Creek,Beaver, Mifflin Townships, ColumbiaCounty 26. StateGameLand#58 wildlife andhunting related activities bythe PAGameCommission. Prevalent Game: deer, wildturkey, ruffed grouse andsquirrels. Tract isprimarily forested with terrain seasons. Seehunting digest orvisit PA GameCommission website for all state game Mahoning &LibertyTownships (Montour County), Point Township (Northumberland varying between flat and steep. Fluorescent orange requirements duringbig game land regulations, as well asdownloadable detailed maps ofallState Game Lands. State GameLands#115hasan area of1,243acres andismanaged primarilyfor Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round (access maybelimited inthewinter) Approximately 1.2milesWest ofDanville. Access visT-330. County) 570-675-1143•570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us

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Ricketts GlenState Park State GameLands. game landhunting andtrail regulations, as wellas downloadable detailed maps ofall big game seasons.Seehunting digest orvisit PA GameCommission website for all state as well assnowmobile trails upto 11miles.Fluorescent orange requirements during pheasants for thefall hunting season.Bikingandequestrian trails exist up to 7.3miles, Tract isforested butinterspersed withfarmland. Thefarmland isstocked with bear, wildturkey, ruffed grouse, squirrels, cottontail rabbits, woodcock andpheasants. and hunting related activities bythe PAGameCommission. Prevalent Game:deer, State GameLands#226hasanarea of4,335acres andismanaged primarilyfor wildlife the property. 254, alongwithnumeroustownship roads.Twenty oneparkingareasarelocated on Approximately 12milesNorthWest ofBloomsburg.Access isprovided by SRs42,44and Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round (access maybelimited inthewinter) 570-675-1143 •570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us Madison &PineTownships, ColumbiaCounty 28. StateGameLand#226 State GameLands#329hasan area of1,748acres andismanaged primarilyfor wildlife the property and isstocked withpheasants for fall hunting. Amountain bike trail exists Conyngham &Roaring CreekTwps(Columbia County), UnionsTwps (Schuylkill primarily forested withterrain varying between flat and steep. Farmland is found on up to amileandconnects withalarge trail onDCNRState Forest Lands. Fluorescent orange requirements duringbig game seasons.Seehunting digest or visit PA Game Commission website for allstate game land hunting andtrail regulations, as wellas bear, wildturkey, ruffed grouse, squirrels, cottontail rabbitsandpheasants. Tract is and hunting related activities bythe PAGameCommission. Prevalent Game:deer, Approximately ¼mileeast ofAristes. access Primary isalongtheAristes/Ringtown Hours: Open24hoursaday, Year Round (access maybelimited inthewinter) Road (LRs19001and2006).Threeparkingareasarelocated ontheproperty. downloadable detailed maps ofallState GameLands. E7 570-675-1143 •570-675-1144pgl.state.pa.us I17

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17 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 18 iTourColumbiaMontour.com Lat: 40.985197°Lon:-76.625260° 20 Jerseytown Rd,Rt.642East, Danville, PA 17821• 30. SunnybrookPark pool, volleyball court, soccerfield, fishingaccess toMahoning Creek. Playground at entrance to thepark.Four picnicpavilions (rentals), baby pool,large park ontheright. immediately passColumbiaHillRoad onyourright. Stay on642East thenlookfor the Danville travelNorthonPA 54to Route 642East. After turningonto 642youwill From 54N,theparkislocated on642East nearthecorner ofColumbiaHillRoad. From Hours: OpenJune4–August 21(pool);OpenDailyDawn-Dusk(park) 570-713-8111(rentals) mountains. We have over 40acres ofprivately owned islandfor tent andtree camping and much,muchmore. We offer kayak rentals, guided tours, fishingandhunting ( 3224 Old Berwick Road,3224 OldBerwick Bloomsburg,PA 17815•Lat:41.006885°Lon:-76.406559° and fishing.Theriver hasa variety ofwildlife: eagles,otters, beavers, deer, turkeys Come visitourbeautifulSusquehannaRiver that flows through thepeaceful •sunnybrookpark.org

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and goose hunting from blinds.Dogsare welcome!) . • 570-275-2126(June-August) • 31. SusquehannaOutdoorAdventures Kayaking ontheSusquehannaRiver 570-854-4333 •kayaktheriverpa.com Hours: OpenDaily Call for directions. 32B. Park onleft. Riverright. From Route turnleft onto 11inBerwick, Warren Street; thenright onto RuhmelsLane. Test RM158–Berwick 32A. Tract Park (Paved Ramp) canoeingactivities. River Access Points &Montour Columbia within Counties include: Susquehanna River isavery populardestination for variousboating, kayaking and Northern Pike, Walleye, Pan Fish,Cat Fish,Carp,etc. the Alongwithfishing, drains into theAtlantic Ocean.Species: Warm Water GameFish,Bass,Muskellunge, The 16thlargest River andthelargest river lyingentirely intheUnited States that Runs throughbothColumbia&Montour Counties 32. SusquehannaRiver (becomes RiverDrive).Travel 1.2 milesto riveraccess onright. Riverright. station (Railroad Street). Travel 0.3 milesthenturnlefton East Market Street From Route 11South (Walnut Street inDanville), turn leftatlight nearoldtrain 32H. RM138–PFBCDanville the left at stop sign.Riverright. Follow Reading Street (baresto theright) for 0.2miles. Entrance to campground ison fire station, turn left onto TrainStreet. Travel0.1miles, crossingrailroadtracks. Off Route 11, take theramp for Route 42 towards Catawissa for 0.9miles.Just after 32G. RM146–IndianHeadCampground right. Bloom Bridgeonto Fort McClureBlvd.Travel 0.5milesto riveraccess onleft. River From Route 11South,turnSouthuntil Route 487. Turn right just before the East 32F. RM148–Bloomsburg Town Park (Primitive Ramp) G12 Bridge onto AirportRoad. Travel 0.5milesto riveraccess. Riverright. From Route 11South,turnonto Route 487South.Turn left just before the East Bloom 32E. RM149–PFBCBloomsburg (Surfaced Ramp) right onto unnamedstreet for 1blockto Espy park.Riverright. right atlight onto Central Road. Travel 0.3milesto stop sign.Turn left thenquickly From intersection of Route 487S& Route 11, take Route 11North1.9miles. Turn 32D. RM150–Espy Park (PrimitiveH11 Ramp) Street. Proceed onemileto ColumbiaPark. Riverright. From I-80proceed SouthonRoute 11,take first left on Low Street. Turn left onto 4th 32C. RM154–ColumbiaPark (Primitive Ramp)I11 road thatbendsleftanddescends steeply to river. Riverleft. Cross Market Street Bridge.Leftafter bridge to 1st Street. Left into park.Proceed on From I-80proceed North1mileonRoute 11.Turn right atlight toward Mifflinville. RM 156–Mifflinville (Primitive Ramp)I10 (Surfaced Ramp) (Primitive –Surfaced Ramp) E13

G12 J10 G13 19 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 20 iTourColumbiaMontour.com for walking (1.1miles),biking (1.1 miles)andmuchmore! and softballfieldspicnic pavilions. Theparkislaidoutinafigure 8andisperfect of nature just outsideoftown. Inaddition,the park includessoccerfields,baseball boat at therecently installed handicap accessibleboat ramp andenjoy thebeauty Susquehanna River where you can walk through trails, fishalongthebank,launcha most nature orientated Parks parkoutofalltheBerwick located alongthebeautiful plant duringWorld War IIandtheKorean Conflict. Test Tract Riverfront Park isthe course to test military tanks produced byAmerican theBerwick CarandFoundry A publicparklocated on66.93acres oflandthat was onceusedasanobstacle Cemetery). Proceed halfamile,crossrailroadtracks to parks gate. From Route 11North,turnright onto SouthEaton Street (between K-Mart andthe Labor Day) Hours: 7a-3:30p(LaborDayto MemorialDay);DawntilDusk(MemorialDay to 570-752-2723 •BerwickBorough.org South Eaton Street, PA Berwick, 18603•Lat:41.0408Lon:-76.2674 34. Test Park TrackRiverfront high arc andfast pitch softballas well asmulti-speedbaseball.Outdoor patio rental 1501 Montour Boulevard, Danville, PA 17821•Lat:40.966906°Lon:-76.552101° equipment from Mizuno, Taylormade Ping, Wilson,Titleist andmore. Tee to Green Tee to Green GolfCenter isfamily funfor allages! The18holeadventure mini-golf Professional Sohosky. Gary Take adifferent kindof swing inourbatting cages-with testing. Improve your swing withprivate lessons andsmallgroup clinicswithPGA course offers challenges with waterfalls, streams, ponds,anda cave. Thedriving open year round. ThePro shopandcustom clubfitting center features the latest range islighted, hascovered heated tees, aputting green, practice bunker andis offers 24hour club regripping, repairs, alterations and vector launchmonitor Located onRoute 11between BloomsburgandDanville. is available for birthday partiesandspecial events.

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J10 33. Tee toGreenGolfCenter 570-275-8335 •tee-to-green.com Hours: 10am–10pmDaily Susquehanna River picnics andreunions. Kidsville isanoutstanding playground for children. League fields,oneSeniorDivision ballfieldanda pavilion whichisused for family Located onFaust Street, includesabasketball court, two tennis courts, three Little Turn right onto Foust Street. Park willbeontheleft. heading southtowards theriver. At thestop sign,turnleft onto East Market Street. When travelingonRoute 11inDanville, Turn onto RailroadStreet (At DunkinDonuts), Hours: Daily, DawntilDusk 570-275-3091 •danvilleboro.org/Pages/Parks%20and%20Recreation.aspx Foust Street, Danville, PA 17821•Lat: 40.952808° Lon:-76.609162° 36. WashiesPlayground Follow Route 487Northto thevillageofForks. Turn right onto WindingRoad, crossing Only Twin Covered Bridges intheUnited States. TheTwin Bridges parkwas created in Golfing at Tee to Green 1963. Theoriginaltwincovered bridges washed away by flood waters inJune2006. over asteel bridge.TheTwin Bridges willbeonyourright. After crossinga cement Winding Road, Forks, PA 18040•Lat:41.106575° Lon:-76.356055° It was reconstructed in2008.Restrooms have seasonalavailability. bridge, theparkentrance andparkinglotisontheright.

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570-389-5608 •columbiapa.org 35. Twin BridgesPark 35. Twin 21 iTourColumbiaMontour.com 22 iTourColumbiaMontour.com hemlocks can befound here andserve asreminders ofwhat forests inthispartof and regulations apply. Pleasecheckthesignboard or contact Weiser State Forest a Natural Area where natural processes willbepermitted to continue indefinitely your right. Follow MelickRoad. Immediately after crossingFishingCreekBridge, with minimalhumanimpact.Walking trails exist upto ½mile.State forest rules Pennsylvania must have beenlike inthepast. Thistract hasbeendesignated as The Weiser State Forest, Jakey Hollow Natural Area (58acres) located incentral From I-80Exit232:Follow PA Route 42North about4milesto MelickRoad on Columbia County contains asmallremnant ofoldgrowth eastern white pine, Crawford Road isonyourleft. Follow Crawford Road about½miles to Ward F9 hemlock, oakandotherhardwoods. Afew giant eastern white pineand

PO Box 99,Cressona,PA 17929•Lat:41.064356°Lon:-76.490412° 37. WeiserStateForest-JakeyHollowNaturalArea 570-385-7800 •dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/weiser Weiser State Forest Hours: OpenYear Round, 24/7 Crawford Trail ontheleft. District Office. State Forest District Office. regulations. Pleasecheckthesignboards at mainparkingareas or contact the Weiser for longterm sustainability. State forest rulesandregulations apply, as well asspecial working forests where outdoor recreation, as well asnatural resources, ismanaged fishing opportunities (catch and release–nonmotorized boats). State Forests are present andaverage 6milesinlength. Thisforest alsooffers various hunting and miles inlength. Four Historic Miners Trails from the19thand20Centuries are still as well asshared usetrails mountain cross (hiking, biking, country skiing)upto 40 outdoorsmen trail andfamilies onan outing.Aneightexists, milehiking/biking this picturesque valley. Thetract isafavorite local attraction forboth experienced activities. TheSouth Branch Roaring Creek flows forapproximately 10miles through Columbia andNorthumberlandcounties offers anarray ofoutdoor recreational The Weiser State Forest, Roaring Creek Tract (9,020acres) located insouthern Entrance isontheleft just past Aqua Water). side ofthestate forest (Follow Route 54throughElysburgtowards Mount Carmel. area located ontheright, just past Kline’s . Additionalparkingon Route 54 From I-80Exit232:Follow PA Route 42South about16milesto State Forest parking Hours: OpenYear Round, 24/7 570-385-7800 •dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/weiser PO Box 99,Cressona,PA 17929•Lat:40.837202°Lon:-76.354846° 38. WeiserStateForest–RoaringCreekTract Twin Covered Bridges H17 23 iTourColumbiaMontour.com Find us on This Outdoor Recreation brochure made possible by the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau, the Columbia County Commissioners and the Montour County Commissioners.

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