Description

Black Moshannon State Park covers 3,394 acres of forests and wetlands that provide recreational opportunities for thousands of visitors. The park conserves unique, natural environments and is in Centre County on PA 504, nine miles east of Philipsburg. More than 43,000 acres of the Moshannon State Forest surround the park and help create a remote and wild setting.According to local tradition, American Indians called this watershed “Moss-Hanne,” meaning “moose stream,” thus the origin of the park’s name. Appropriately, the “black” in the park name describes the tea-colored waters. The 250-acre Black Moshannon Lake is fed by clear springs and small streams which flow through the bogs that stretch in most directions from its shores. As the clear water flows through sphagnum moss and other wetland plants, it becomes colored by plant tannins. In a sense, the bog vegetation acts like a giant teabag to color the water. The 74 campsites each have a picnic table and a fire ring. Most can accommodate either a tent or a trailer. The area features a sanitary dump station and washhouses with flush toilets, showers and coin-operated laundry machines. Most sites have electrical hookups. The camping season begins the second Friday in April and ends after deer season in late December. Some campsites are ADA accessible. Pets are permitted on designated sites.

Details

Website/URL http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/blackmoshannon.aspx

Phone 814-342-5960

Features Boating, Cabins, Camping, Cross-country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Ice Boating, Ice Fishing, Ice Skating, Mountain Biking, Organized Group Tenting, Picnicking, Snowmobiling, Swimming, Wildlife Watching,