Winter Activities
in Raystown Country

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Blue Knob Four Seasons Resort - We're nestled among the highest peaks in the Allegheny Mountains at the northwestern tip of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, about 2 hours from Washington D.C., Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Guests are attracted to the solitude of the untamed hardwood forests or challenged by our slopes and trails. Weekend adventurers and residents alike call our mountain home. Through the years we have stayed true to our mission of developing a year-round resort while preserving a rustic natural setting. 

State Parks With Winter Activities
Snowmobile Trails in PA - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/recreation/snow/snowcoun.htm
(Listed by County)

Canoe Creek State Park - The park is open year-round. Winter activities include ice skating on two ponds next to the Beaver Dam Road Boat Launch, and also sledding, cross-country skiing, and iceboating. 

Greenwood Furnace (state park) Ice skating is popular on the lake and the park serves as a snowmobiling trailhead after the end of antlerless deer season. Snowmobilers may use parking lots, restrooms and picnic tables before riding on the adjacent state forest trails.

Whipple Dam (state park) Ice skating on a one-acre section of the lake is enjoyed by many during the winter season. Ice fishing is permitted on the rest of the lake.
Snowmobiling: A snowmobiling trailhead may be used daily after the end of antlerless deer season. Snowmobilers may use parking lots, restrooms and picnic tables before riding on the adjacent state forest trails.

Trough Creek (state park) The park serves as a trailhead for trails on Rothrock State Forest lands. Parking and restrooms are provided in the park. A snowmobile trail map is available from the park office.

Rothrock State Forest - Over 90,000 acres of state forest land located in Huntingdon County provides wooded land for hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking and undeveloped recreation. For more information, contact: Rothrock State Forest, Forest District 5, P.O. Box 403, Huntingdon, PA 16652, telephone (814) 643-2340.

 

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