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Ridley Creek State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
Picnicking
Fishing and Hunting
Fishing
Ridley Creek is stocked with trout and provides excellent angling. The portion of the creek from Sycamore Mills Dam to the mouth of Dismal Run is a delayed harvest, fly fishing only area. A wheelchair accessible fishing platform is on the paved, Multi-use Trail along Sycamore Mills Road. Vehicle permits must be acquired at the park office. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission laws apply.
History of the Area
Within the park boundaries was a small 18th century village, which grew up around the site of a mill. Now known as Sycamore Mills, the area had been previously named Bishop?s Mill and Providence Mill. The miller?s house, the office and library and
several small mill workers? dwellings are currently used as private residences. The park area has been designated as the ?Ridley Creek State Park Historic District? on the National Register of Historic Places.
Park property was purchased in the 1960s with Project 70 funds and
developed with Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys. Park facilities were dedicated to public use in August of 1972.
The park office is in the ?Hunting Hill? mansion, built by the Jeffords family in 1914. The mansion was built around a 1789 Pennsylvania stone farmhouse that forms the core of the building and serves as the reception center.