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Trough Creek State Park
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State Park Information
State Park Overview
Camping
Camping 32 sites -ll with electricty
The cozy camping area accommodates any size camper and has a rustic restroom with no showers. Each site has an electric hookup, picnic table, campfire ring and separate tent pad. A sanitary dump station is next to the park office. Camping is open from the second Friday in April through the middle of December.
Trails
Snowmobiling
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.
Picnicking
Fishing and Hunting
Fishing
Stream fishing in Great Trough Creek provides a variety of fish including trout, smallmouth bass, rock bass, sucker and panfish. In recent years, shad fish netting has become popular each spring when these fish enter tributaries of Raystown Lake to spawn. Lake fishing is available via a short walk along Terrace Mountain Trail to a sheltered cove of Raystown Lake. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission regulations and seasons apply.
Hunting and Firearms
About 100 acres are open to hunting, trapping and the training of dogs during established seasons. Common game species are deer, turkey, grouse and squirrel. Trough Creek State Park adjoins state forest and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands which are open for hunting.
Hunting woodchucks -lso known as groundhogs, is prohibited. Dog training is only permitted from the day following Labor Day through 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 shall be kept in the owners car, trailer or camp.
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Park 40,850 acres in five divisions. Trough Creek State Park Located along a scenic gorge created
Mountain and empties into Raystown lake. Trough Creek State Park was recognized for its natural and
Tatman Run Park off of Route 994. Trough Creek State Park off of Route 994. Camping and
(814) 658-3986. Robinsons Hideaway Campground - Trough Creek State Park (814) 658-3663. Seven Points on
Area Attractions
For information on nearby attractions, contact Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 888-RAYSTOWN.
Warriors Path State Park About 12 miles southwest of Trough Creek State Park in Saxton, Bedford County, the park is just off of PA 26. Warrior?s Path is a 349-acre day use park on a peninsula created by a large meander of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Picnicking, river fishing and hiking are popular recreational activities. 814-658-3847
Rothrock State Forest Over 90,000 acres of state forest land in Huntingdon County provides wooded land for hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking and undeveloped recreation. 814-643-2340
Raystown Lake This major recreation area administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encompasses 29,300 acres including a 30-mile long, narrow 8,300-acre lake. A variety of recreational opportunities are provided in 13 public use areas, including boat launches, marinas, camping, picnicking, swimming and fishing. 814-658-3405
Area Campgrounds
Lake Raystown Family Resort
Piney Rdg
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 643-3377
Pioneer Family Campground
RR 1 Box 43
James Creek, PA
(814) 658-3147
Lake Raystown Resort & Lodge
100 Chipmunk Xing
James Creek, PA
(814) 658-3500
Woodland Camping Resort
RR 1 Box 253A
Hesston, PA
(814) 658-3017
Circle B Campground
RR 1 Box 74C
James Creek, PA
(814) 658-3702
Pleasant Hills Resort Inc
Pleasant Hills Dr
Hesston, PA
(814) 658-3986
Greenwood Furnace State Park
Pa 305 & Broadmountain Rd
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 6672800
Hemlock Hideaway Campground
RR 1
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 658-3663
Area Fishing Related Businesses
Lou's Tackle Box
906 8th Ave
Altoona, PA
(814) 949-0385
Seven Points Bait & Grocery
7 Points Rd
Hesston, PA
(814) 658-3718
Getty's Ridge Rod & Gun Club
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 667-3751
Standing Stone Hunting & Fishing Association
Kyper Rd
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 667-3118
Raystown Fishing & Hunting
RR 3 Box 294A
Huntingdon, PA
(814) 643-3584
Area Resorts and Lodging
Lake Raystown Resort & Lodge Ofc
100 Chipmunk Xing
James Creek, PA
(814) 658-3500
Heritage Cove Resort
River Rd
Saxton, PA
(814) 635-3386
Blue Knob Resort
1418 Overland Pass
Claysburg, PA
(814) 239-5111
Trough Creek State Park