Outdoor Recreation

October 12, 2022

DCNR Seeking Proposals for a Four-Season Recreation Adventure Center Concession at Denton Hill State Park in Potter County

DCNR is seeking proposals for a four-season recreation adventure center concession at Denton Hill State Park in Potter County. The department is seeking a concessionaire to lease approximately 700 acres and work with DCNR to create a year-round recreational operation.

October 4, 2022

Ending at the Beginning – Loop Trails

Loop trails (any path that takes you forward, all the way back to the beginning) can be family-friendly and a great way to explore. Less planning is involved because you don't need to shuttle a car to the end point, and you won't repeat scenery or discoveries. DCNR and Purple Lizard Maps describe some of the best loop trails in the state, many of which are in the PA Wilds!

September 30, 2022

Roads open for 2022-23 hunting seasons in ANF, Marienville Ranger District

The USDA Forest Service will open 85 Forest Roads on the Allegheny National Forest’s Marienville Ranger District for hunter access between September 28, 2022, and February 19, 2023, unless otherwise noted. Traditionally many of the normally gated roads are opened each fall to allow preseason scouting and legal hunting during select Pennsylvania hunt seasons.

September 29, 2022

The Trails at Jakes Rocks: A Dream Come True in Warren County

If you would have told Jeremy Bickling 10 years ago there would be a world class mountain bike trail system here in Warren County, he would have said you were dreaming. Not only did a dedicated group of mountain bikers, donors and volunteers make that dream come true, what they created is so much more than he ever could have imagined. It's called the Trails at Jakes Rocks.

September 26, 2022

Roads open for 2022-23 hunting seasons in ANF, Bradford Ranger District

The USDA Forest Service will open 58 Forest Roads on the Allegheny National Forest’s Bradford Ranger District for hunter access between September 24, 2022, and January 22, 2023, unless otherwise noted. Traditionally many of the normally gated roads are opened each fall to allow preseason scouting and legal hunting during select Pennsylvania hunt seasons.

September 20, 2022

Throwing Dries on a Blue Line in Clearfield County

On a quiet and overcast Saturday morning, writer Ray Hunt meets up with his friend Bob Hallowell to get a few hours of fly fishing on the books. Together, they throw dry flies on a small creek in Clearfield County, and they catch some handsome native brookies with bamboo rods.

September 2, 2022

Spectacular Sunrises & Sunsets photo contest focuses on 5 PA Wilds counties

Have you seen a phenomenal sunrise or sunset? If you've taken a photo of that beautiful dawn or dusk sky in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region (part of the Pennsylvania Wilds that includes the counties of Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest and Jefferson), that photo could win you some cash!

August 22, 2022

New bridge will connect sections of Bald Eagle Valley Trail, renamed Katie’s Crossing

Two sections of the Bald Eagle Valley Trail in Clinton County have now been connected, and the bridge was dedicated and named in honor of Clinton County planner Katie de Silva, who helped make the connecting bridge a reality.

August 19, 2022

DCNR seeking comment on draft of e-bike policy

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) this week will outline a draft internal policy on the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) on DCNR lands to the Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council for public comment. The current draft states that, on the lands it manages, DCNR will allow e-bikes on trails already open to traditional bicycle usage. Public comment is due by August 31.

August 5, 2022

PA Great Outdoors holding hiking trail photo contest

The PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau is holding a hiking trails photo contest. The contest runs until the end of August 2022. Finalists’ photos will be posted online in September, with the four entries receiving the most votes winning cash prizes. The only requirements are that the photos meet the contest theme and must be taken in Jefferson, Elk, Clarion, Forest or Cameron Counties.