Ricketts Glen State Park
add photosRicketts Glen harbors Glens Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark. Take the Falls Trail and explore the Glens, which boasts a series of wild, free-flowing waterfalls, each cascading through rock-strewn clefts in this ancient hillside. Activities include swimming, fishing, boating, camping and horseback riding.
Recreational Opportunities: Hiking- Horseback Riding - Picnicking - Swimming - Boating - Fishing - Hunting - Waterfalls - Winter Activities - Organized Group Tenting - Cabins - Camping.
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"Amazing place for families"
In the spring and fall (and even winter) we love to hike here and in summer we kayak and swim as well. Lake Jean is perfect for kids and adults. The new bathhouse is fantastic and the food from the grill is great. For even more fun rent a site and camp. There are plenty of grills. Just bring your charcoal and a match and a cooler of food and stay the day!
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"Beautiful and Quiet"
My family loves going to Ricketts Glen State Park. It has very nice campsites and updated bath houses which is plus. Lots to do including fishing, canoeing, hicking the waterfall trail (pretty hard hike), swimming, and biking. There is a nice bike trail from the camping area over to the large beach that is flat and good for kids. Also, the nature center is very nice and you definately want to check out the programs and activities they have scheduled there. As far as state parks go, you won't be dissappointed.
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"Awesome vacation spot!"
I LOVE Rickett's Glen state park. We have went there for vacation a few years, and we've loved it everytime! We always stay in the modern cabins, which makes camping so much more fun and convenient! They have a huge beach, affordable concession stand and boat rentles, fishing, and lots of hiking. The waterfalls are beautiful, but be sure not to go during a dry season, they won't be nearly as pretty!
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"Ricketts Glen"
Have stayed in the cabins several times during the beautiful fall season. Offers wonderful hiking trials that are well marked and easy to hike for all ages. The cabins are adequate. Especially enjoyed sitting around the fire pits in the evening making smores with the kids.
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"Fun with the Family"
Ricketts Glen State Park may well be the most beautiful and least well known of Pennsylvania’s many state parks. The park, which spills into Luzerne, Sullivan, and Columbia Counties, covers 13,050 acres with lakes, waterfalls (twenty-two in all!), hiking and cross-country skiing trails, and many opportunities for fishing, boating, camping, horseback riding, and more.
The Glens Natural Area, a registered National Natural Landmark, is the centerpiece of the park. Here, where two branches of Kitchen Creek create deep gorges, there are rare stands of virgin hemlock and other trees, some more than 500 years old. Much of the hiking in the park covers pretty steep territory, but with the help of a park ranger, you can choose trails that may be easier for children. For example, the Evergreen Trail, just 0.5-mile long, takes hikers through giant hemlocks and pine trees and to a view of several waterfalls. There are 120 tent and trailer campsites available year-round at the park. In summer there are flush toilets and hot showers. In winter only pit toilets are available.
If camping sounds a bit too rustic, consider staying at one of the ten comfortable family cabins in the park. Each has a living area, kitchen, bath, and two or three bedrooms. Advance reservations are required for the cabins.
Hunting is permitted in parts of the park. If you visit during the hunting season (primarily in late fall), check in with park rangers to find out what safety precautions are appropriate.
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