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Big Spring State Park
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| State Park Overview: |
| Tucked in the side of Conococheague Mountain, Big Spring State Park is a quaint picnic and hiking area. A short loop trail leads to a partially completed railroad tunnel with historic interpretation at the trailhead. The park also provides access to the Iron Horse Trail for day and overnight hiking. The park takes its name from nearby Big Spring, whose waters form the scenic Shermans Creek. |
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quiet and lovely. very tranquil.
was there in fall of 2007. a bit off the beaten path but well worth the time. water was beautiful. park was peaceful& quiet.some walkway improvements were in progress. needs more advertisement & a bit more development. i will be back!
Written by greg w. from ky.
15-Apr-2008
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It is all at your finger tips!
Yes, the fun does not stop there. The kayaking and flowing down the lazy river is the best. It is the first time experianed that welecomes the best at heart. We would like to meet others for a day on the river. Food snacks and canned soadas for a start.
Written by kmpnn76
20-Jun-2008
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My favorite place in Missouri
I was born in Missouri, my father helped build the Big Springs State Park while he was in the C.C.C. Corps, along with some of his friends. I was told that there is a picture in the museum-store, there at the park, of all the people that helped build the park, when they were in the C.C.C. Corps. I would like to see if I can get a print of it, to send to my Mother, as it should have my Father in it, and he pasted away in 1987. There were six boys in my family, and every Labor Day Week End, Dad would say, where do you boys want to go, and it was always , Big Springs State Park. Four of us learned to swim in the Current River.
Written by Steven
13-Jul-2008
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Beautiful!
The park was beautiful and the springs was awesome! I have never seen such beautiful blue water.
Written by Mary McCoy
12-Sep-2009
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Very beautful and Romantic setting
My fiance and I are hoping to have our wedding there this fall. We visited shortly after we got together and now every summer on our way to go floating we always make a stop there to enjoy memories and the amazingly beautifull sites. The water is such a gorgeous shade of blue and it would make for the perfect back drop to our ceremony. He really enjoys the caves, am very much looking forward to starting our life together and I think next to the spring where it is the beginning of so much would be very symbolic and romantic.
Written by OliannaEngland
15-Dec-2009
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| Trails: |
| A short loop trail leads to the site of the partially completed railroad tunnel. Historic interpretation is provided at the trailhead. The park provides access to the Iron Horse Trail, designed for day hikes and overnight hiking in Tuscarora State Forest.
Snowmobiling:
Big Spring State Park serves as a trailhead providing parking, restrooms and access to the extensive snowmobile trail system in Tuscarora State Forest. |
| Picnicking: |
| Many picnic tables and picnic pavilions are throughout the park. Picnic pavilions may be reserved up to 11 months in advance for a fee. Unreserved picnic pavilions are free on a first-come, first-served basis. Call toll-free 888-PA-PARKS for reservations. |
| History of the Area: |
| In the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, logging companies lumbered the area. Trees were hauled from the stump to the mill on the Perry Lumber Railroad. This narrow gauge railroad had a terminus at the east end of the park. The trees were cut to supply tanneries, barrel manufacturers and charcoal furnaces. A tannery near the spring operated from early in the 1800s until 1860. In 1871, an axe handle factory was started in the old tannery.
The Newport and Sherman?s Valley Railroad laid tracks through the park to link to the Path Valley Railroad in Franklin County. Their tunnel through Conococheague Mountain failed and the Newport and Sherman?s Valley Railroad went out of business.
During the early 1900s, the area was a community picnic area accessible by road and railroad. The Commonwealth developed the current facility in 1936 with Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-111. |
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| Area Attractions: |
| For more information on nearby attractions, contact: Pennsylvania?s Capital Region Vacation Bureau, 800-995-0969.
Colonel Denning State Park: This quaint park offers camping, swimming, fishing, hiking, picnicking, hunting, cross-country skiing and ice skating and is in the scenic Doubling Gap along PA 233.
Tuscarora State Forest: The 90,968-acre forest is open to hunting, fishing and general recreation. Four miles east of the park is the Hemlocks State Forest Natural Area. This old growth stand of our state tree is magnificent. The National Park Service designated the Hemlocks area as a National Natural Landmark in 1973. 717-536-3191. |
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| Directions: |
| The 45-acre Big Spring State Park is 5.5 miles southwest of New Germantown, Perry County, along PA 274. |
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