Black Moshannon State Park
Black Moshannon State Park is located within Moshannon State Forest and about a 35 minute drive from State College, Pennsylvania. It covers 3,394 acres of forest and wetlands. Black Moshannon is known for spectacular marshes, bogs, and swamps. Black Moshannon Lake is fed by clear springs and small streams that flow though bogs before entering the lake. The tannins from these bogs, give the water its blackish color.
McCalls Dam State Park
McCalls Dam State Park is an 8 acre picnic area near Raymond B. Winter State Park. The park was named after an early settler, Johnny McCall, who built a dam on White Deere Creek to provide power to his sawmill and shinglemill. The dam is no longer present. White Deer Creek provides a quaint experience under towering pines, hemlocks, maples, and oaks.
Poe Paddy State Park
Poe Paddy State Park is a quaint 23 acre park at the convergence of Big Poe Creek and Penns Creek. Poe Paddy lies at site of Poe Mills, a lumbering town in the 1880s and 1890s. The park is known as a trout anglers paradise and features the nationally recognized green drake mayfly hatch in late spring.
Poe Valley State Park
Poe Valley State park is a 620 acre park nestled in a rugged mountain valley surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest. The 25 acre Poe Lake provides swimming, fishing, and boating recreation. Poe Valley does not have a paved road to the park.
Ravensburg State Park
Ravensburg State Park is a cozy 78 acre park located in a valley on the side of Nippenose Mountain. The park is known for its talus covered slopes, interesting rock formations, and mountain laurel. The spring-fed Rauchtown Run meanders through the park under a hardwood forest blanket and can be fished for brook trout and brown trout. Camping at Ravenburg is tent only and offers flush toilets and modern showers. We visited Ravensburg when we stayed at Raymond B Winter as it is about a 30 minute drive from the park.