HILLS CREEK STATE PARK, PA

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Located in scenic Tioga County, the 407-acre Hills Creek State Park offers picnicking and hiking on five miles of trails. Hills Creek State Park is a...[more]

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Description

Located in scenic Tioga County, the 407-acre Hills Creek State Park offers picnicking and hiking on five miles of trails. Hills Creek State Park is a short 20 minute drive from the PA Grand Canyon. The 137-acre Hills Creek Lake abounds in wildlife such Osprey, Bald Eagles, many waterfowl, and is a great warm water fishery. Hills Creek Lake provides opportunities for fishing, swimming, and boating. There are over 85 campsites, which includes multiple electric sites, cottages, and yurts. Our ten modern cabins are open year round. Winter activities include ice skating, ice fishing, sledding, and cross-country skiing.

Geography:

Centered on the 137-acre warm-water Hills Creek Lake, the park offers excellent fishing and kayaking opportunities as well as beautiful hiking trails and day use areas. Among the best fisheries in the state, the lake features bass, bluegill, sunfish, walleye, perch and muskellunge. Beavers and muskrats are usually quite active in the lake. Bear, deer and turkey are commonly seen and night-time visitors can often hear owls. Spring and fall are popular to spot migratory birds. Great blue herons and bald eagles are quite common to see as well.

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Within Park

A Firewood/Ice Concession Is Available In The Campground Area
ADA Cabins Are Available In The Cabin Area
Biking
Boat Launch Is Available In The Campground
Boat Mooring Is Available In The Campground
Boating
Cross Country Skiing
Distance To Nearest Laundromat From Cabin Area
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Dump Station
Fire Rings
Fishing
Flush Toilets Are Available In The Cabin Area - Rustic Cabins Only
Flush Toilets Are Available In The Campground
Flush Toilets Are Available In The Group Tenting Area
Food Concession/Store Available In The Campground

Hiking
Ice Skating
Interpretive Walks, Self
Nearest Camp Store Outside The Campground
Nearest Camp Store Outside The Organized Group Tent Area
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Nearest Laundromat Outside Of Organized Group Tent Area
Picnic Tables
Playground
Public Boat Launch Available
Restroom
Sanitation Dumping Station Is Available In The Campground
Shoreline Or Offshore Mooring
Showers Are Available In The Campground
Swimming

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Distance To Nearest Store From Cabin Area

Nearest Hiking Trailhead Outside The Park

Getting There

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
41.80422, -77.19086
41°48'15"N, 77°11'27"W

Hills Creek State Park, in northcentral Tioga County, is just north of US 6 and midway between Wellsboro and Mansfield. The park is also reached from PA 287 between the towns of Tioga and Wellsboro.

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