Little Buffalo State Park Attraction Details

Little Buffalo State Park
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/littlebuffalo.aspx
Little Buffalo State Park is a place where people have met for centuries. Besides having extensive picnic areas, hiking trails and a lake for fishing and boating, the park is steeped in history.

Historical features include a covered bridge, a restored, operating grist mill, an old farm house built on the site of a colonial tavern, and a narrow gauge railroad trace which feature one of the original railroad cars.

The Main Picnic Area has showers, first-aid station, play field, seasonal food concession, playground equipment, boat rental, two picnic pavilions, horseshoe pits, and restrooms. The East Picnic Area, open year-round, features restrooms, horseshoe pits, environmental interpretive center, picnic pavilion and the Moore Performing Arts Pavilion.

The 88-acre Holman Lake offers year-round fishing opportunities. The lake is designated as a "Big Bass Lake." Adult trout are stocked several times a year. An accessible fishing pier is located by the Main Boat Launch. Electric powered and non-powered boats are permitted. There are two public boat launches on the north side of Holman Lake. A boat rental is located next to the swimming pool and operates the weekend of Memorial Day through Labor Day from 11:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. daily, unless otherwise posted. Canoes, rowboats and pedal boats are available.

Little Buffalo has approximately eight miles of hiking trails. Sturdy footwear is recommended because of rocky footing on some of the trails. All hiking trails in Little Buffalo State Park are open for cross-country skiing, but skiing is recommended on Little Buffalo Creek Trail.

Conditions permitting, a two-acre skating area is maintained on the east end of the lake by the Main Boat Launch. Heated rest rooms and a warming hut are provided. The skating area is open from 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. Ice thickness is monitored for safety.

Address:
R.R. 2, Box 256 A
Newport, PA 17074

Phone: 717-567-9255

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