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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 trails, 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 Trail 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 Historic Structure Kayaking/Canoeing Guide Services Boat Ramp/Access Point Cabin/Tent/RV Camping Swimming www.iTourColumbiaMontour.com Picnic Facilities Hunting Grilling Area Fishing 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. 5 1. Ber Vaughn Park J10 3. Brace’s Stables H2 6084 Park Road, Berwick, PA 18603 • Lat: 41.04897° Long: -76.27771° 62 Jamison Road, Benton, PA 17814 • Lat: 41.300000° Lon: -76.369720° 570-752-2723 • BerwickBorough.org 570-925-5253 • bracesstables.com Hours: 7a-3:30p (Labor Day to Memorial Day); Dawn til Dusk (Memorial Day to Hours: Open 7 Days a Week, by appointment Labor Day) From I-80, Exit 236 (Bloomsburg/Lightstreet), follow PA-487N for 22.9 miles. Take a From Route 11 North, turn left onto Park Road (by Whitenight’s Auto Body). Proceed sharp left onto PA-118W. Turn right onto North Comstock Road and then left onto about half a mile on Park Road. Make a right into Ber Vaughn Park. Stevens Hill Road. Turn right onto Central Road and take the second right onto Jamison Road. We will be on your right in about .3 miles. Ber Vaughn Park is the most popular park in the Berwick area and covers approximately 26.15 acres of land. The park includes three baseball/softball Our aim is to make horseback riding fun and enjoyable, but a safe experience for our iTourColumbiaMontour.com fields where both Little League and Adult Softball Leagues play throughout the riders. Rides include: The Creek Ride - a beautiful four mile ride to Fishing Creek and summer. In addition, the park includes tennis courts, a volleyball court, playground back, shaded by trees; The Mountain Ride - a scenic ride along the mountain. Riders equipment and many 100 year old trees that make the setting of the park absolutely travel on an old logging trail in the woods and see the most beautiful views; The beautiful. The park also includes a rustic picnic setting with nine pavilions Falls Ride - an exciting six mile ride to Sullivan Falls. Camisole Carriage available for that citizens can use throughout the area for picnics, family reunions, wedding weddings and special events. Sleigh rides available in the winter. receptions, birthday parties and a number of other family events. Lastly, the park boasts the areas largest outdoor swimming pool which includes a main pool, baby pool and an intermediate pool where families can go and cool off on hot summer I9 4. Briar Creek Lake Park days. Park restrooms are open Memorial Day to Labor Day. Evansville Road, Berwick, PA 18603 • Lat: 41.064100° Lon: -76.284254° 570-389-5608 • columbiapa.org Hours: Dawn to Dusk (typically opens 2nd weekend in April – closes last weekend in October) G12 2. Bloomsburg Town Park Market St. & Ft. McClure Blvd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 • Lat: 40.990483° Lon: From Route 93 coming from Bloomsburg: Turn left onto Lake Road – follow road to -76.448569° lake. From Route 93 coming from Berwick: Turn Right onto Lake road – follow road to 570- 389-1947 • bloomsburgpa.org/government/park.htm lake. Hours: Open Year-Round, Dawn until Dusk A 53 acre lake that was built in the 1970’s for flood control and includes a 173 acre Traveling on Interstate 80, take exit 236 (Bloomsburg/Lightstreet) to Route 487 park. Home to Fowlersville Covered Bridge. Restroom facilities are seasonal. Walking South. Once at Downtown Bloomsburg, merge right onto Route 11 South. At Market trail up to 2.5 miles. Street Square, turn left and follow to Bloomsburg Town Park. Town Park offers many acres of recreational activities including baseball fields, soccer fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, a fitness trail, the Bicentennial Entertainment Pavilion and a Skate Board Park. Also available are picnic pavilions, 5. Canoe Susquehanna charcoal grills and a pond that is stocked with fish for an annual fishing derby. Kids 4989 Colonel John Kelly Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837 • can enjoy an extensive children’s play area known as Kidsburg, and the Toddler Lat: 40.992383° Lon: -76.958062° 4 Playground. The Norris E. Rock Memorial Swimming Pool immediately adjoins the 570-524-7692 • 1-888-524-7692 • PaddleHappy.com park, as well as the Columbia County Susquehanna Trail. Each river trip starts at a different location. Directions for specific trips can be found online. Canoe Susquehanna runs guided river trips in easy-to-use recreational kayaks, multi- person kayaks and our famous 26-feett-long big canoes. No experience is necessary for any of our trips! Our expert guides will teach everything required to have a great day on the water. We offer a full calendar of trips open to the public, as well as private trips, for groups of any size. Our River Routes are located on the Susquehanna River right here in Central PA. Check out all the trips and special events we offer online and when you’re ready to book, give us a call! Braces Stables Braces iTourColumbiaMontour.com 7 G12 6. Columbia County Susquehanna Trail 9. Danville Area Comunity Center (DACC) D13 Bloomsburg Town Park, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 • Lat: 40.989714° Lon: -76.450260° 1 Liberty St, just off Route 11, Danville, PA 17821 • Lat: 40.956822° Lon: -76.603169° 570-387-5608 • ColumbiaPA.org 570-275-3001 • thedacc.com Hours: Open Year-Round, All Day Hours: Monday-Friday 5:30am - 9pm; Saturday 7am - 7pm; Sunday 9am - 7pm The DACC is located just off of Route 11, next to the high school stadium. Turn at the traffic Traveling on Interstate 80, take exit 236 (Bloomsburg/Lightstreet) to Route 487 South. light on Route 11 onto State Hospital Drive. Turn right again and enter the high school Once at Downtown Bloomsburg, merge right onto Route 11 South. At Market Street campus. As soon as you pass the baseball field, turn left and travel around the high school Square, turn left and follow to Bloomsburg Town Park. parking lot. As you pass the stadium, turn right and the community center will be on your left. Columbia County Susquehanna Trail is a pedestrian/bicycle trail approximately eight DACC houses the only indoor, heated pool in Montour County, as well as a full-sized iTourColumbiaMontour.com miles in length, connecting four municipalities located in Columbia County and the gymnasium, a racquetball court, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, fitness/wellness Upper Susquehanna and Lackawanna Watershed American Heritage Rivers Area. The classes, youth and senior programs, a preschool, babysitting services, swim lessons, trail is constructed on portions of the abandoned Reading Railroad and Pennsylvania junior basketball league and lots of special activities. If you have never been to the Canal towpath. This trail is through a very scenic portion of the County, and also DACC, your first visit is always free. Visiting from out of the area? Ask the front desk connects two municipal parks, an existing bike route, along with providing access to at your Montour County hotel for a free pass to DACC! numerous historical structures and points of interest, including the Susquehanna River and Fishing Creek. This trail can be started at numerous locations, however, starting at the Bloomsburg Town Park offers outdoor enthusiasts ample parking and many more amenities. I9 10. Evansville Motocross Park 468 Evansville Road, Berwick, PA 18603 • Lat: 41.085947° Lon: -76.298778° 570-759-2841 • evansvillemxpark.com Hours: Wednesday 3 - 8 p.m., Saturdays 3 -10 p.m., Sundays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 7. Columbia County Creeks Open to Fishing Traveling on Interstate 80, take exit 241 B for US 11 North to Berwick, make a left at Golf Course Toad, then turn right at Brick Church Road, turn left at Lake Road. Make a right at stop Beaver Run • Briar Creek • Fishing Creek • Hemlock Creek • Huntingdon Creek• Little sign and left onto Evansville Road, track is on the right side in .5 miles.