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State Park Overview |
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Picnicking |
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Boating |
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Boating unlimited horsepower motors permitted
The 1,160-acre East Branch Lake has one boat launch on Instanter Drive. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also provides a boat launch by the dam.
Motorboats must display a boat registration from any state. Non-powered boats must display one of the following boat registration from any state launching permit or mooring permit from Pennsylvania State Parks that are available at most state park offices launch use permit from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. |
Swimming |
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Fishing and Hunting |
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Fishing
The 1,160-acre East Branch Lake is a cold water fishery. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks muskellunge, walleye, smallmouth bass, brook, rainbow, brown, and lake trout in the lake. Five Mile, Seven Mile, Straight, Middle Fork and Crooked creeks are all stocked streams. Many smaller streams abound in native brook trout.
Hunting
About 3,151 acres are open to hunting, trapping and the training of dogs during established seasons. Common game species are black bear, deer and turkey. Hunting is also permitted on the adjacent Elk State Forest and State Game Land 25.
Hunting woodchucks, also known as groundhogs, is prohibited. Dog training is only permitted from the day following Labor Day to March 31 in designated hunting areas. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Game Commission rules and regulations apply. Contact the park office for accessible hunting information.
Use extreme caution with firearms at all times. The park is used by other visitors during hunting seasons. Firearms and archery equipment may be uncased and ready for use only in authorized hunting areas during hunting seasons. In areas not open to hunting or during non-hunting seasons, firearms and archery equipment must be kept in the owners car, trailer or camp. |
History of the Area |
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Just south of Elk State Park, the Belgian Count De Hamm founded a settlement of glass blowers. The settlers could not survive on just glass making and soon B.F. Hazelton built a large sawmill in the town and the town was renamed Glen Hazel. The logging town thrived while the timber lasted, but now is mostly summer cottages and hunting camps.
Chartered in 1887, the Johnsonburg and Clermont Railroad linked the towns and mills of the area to haul the timber to the market. When the timber was exhausted, the railroad, sawmills and towns like Glen Hazel, slowly disappeared.
In 1961, the state legislature authorized the development of Elk State Park. Initial development, completed in 1963, included road improvement, parking lots, restroom, water well, launching ramp and access dock at the Instanter Launch Area. |
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... miles. Fee charged. Instanter Launch Area (Elk State Park) Paved. From Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, take 219 ... first traffic light and proceed to Elk State Park following the signs. Distance from ... | |
East Branch Clarion River Lake recreation ... Army Corps of Engineers. The remainder of the lake is surrounded by Elk State Park, Elk State Forest, and Pennsylvania State Game Lands. The Corps provides ... | |
... hemlock timber, called the Forest Cathedral, is a National Natural Landmark. --> Elk State ParkThe main attraction at Elk State Park is the 1,160-acre lake with unlimited horsepower boating. ... | |
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... it was placed on the National Register of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Elk State Park The main attraction at Elk State Park is the 1,160-acre lake with unlimited horsepower boating. For the ... | |
Lakes, Rivers and Streams. Back one page. Allegheny Reservoir . Created by construction of the Kinzua Dam, this 25-mile-long elongated lake fills nearly 100 miles of forested shoreline. Boating... |
Area Attractions |
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For information on nearby attractions, please contact the Northwest Pennsylvania Great Outdoors, 800-348-9393.
Bendigo State Park Located 13 miles away on SR 1004, Bendigo State Park provides swimming, picnicking, fishing and playfields.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Area The East Branch Dam of the Clarion River was finished in 1952 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam provides flood protection and recreational opportunities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates a recreation area by the East Branch Dam that has camping, food concession, sanitary dump station and boat launch. 814-965-2065
State Game Land 25 This 24,523-acre wooded area consists of long narrow valleys and flat mountaintops. Visitors are welcome to hunt, fish, hike and birdwatch on state game lands.
A large stone marker at the entrance to State Game Land 25 in Glen Hazel commemorates the first purchase of land by the Pennsylvania Game Commission from the proceeds of hunting license fees. The purchase took place in 1920. Sportsman friends of John MacFarlane Phillips erected the marker in 1948 in recognition of this member of the Game Commission?s (1905-1924) untiring efforts to develop a statewide system of public hunting grounds and game refuges.
For information, contact the PA Game Commission, Northcentral Division Headquarters, 877-877-7674.
Elk State Forest The western section of this 195,911-acre forest is adjacent to Elk State Park. Hiking, birding, fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation is permitted on state forest land. 814-486-3353 |
Area Campgrounds | | Black Bear Campground
4930 Route 59
Lewis Run, PA
(814) 362-1394
| Sunset Vue Campground
140 Sunset Vue Dr
Smethport, PA
(814) 887-2527
| Foote Rest Campground
3183 Route 219
Kane, PA
(814) 778-5336
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Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Kane Fish & Game Club
RR 2
Kane, PA
(814) 837-8972
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Area Resorts and Lodging | | Scanlan NW Lodge
Crosby, PA
(814) 887-2375
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