Hickory Run State Park - Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Team Jackal
N 41° 01.488 W 075° 38.725
18T E 445739 N 4541710
Another beautiful PA. State Park
Waymark Code: WM23M7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wilkintj
Views: 62

Hickory Run State Park is located in the western foothills of the Pocono Mountains just off PA534. It is 15,500 acres of recreational area.
You may enjoy, swimming and picnicing at Sand Spring on a lovely beach, there are 400 picnic tables throughout the park. You may also , hunt, fish, trap, train dogs, play disc golf, go camping, cross country skiing, ice skating and snow mobiling.
The local phone number is : (570) 443-0400 or phone 1 (888) PA Parks.
It is a featured state park in the 2008 PA state park calendar.
Park Type: day use, overnight, camping

Activities:
Picnics, swimming, hunting, fishing, dog training, trapping, camping, disc golf, cross country skiing, ice skating, snow mobiling.


Background:
In 1935 the National Park service purchased Hickory Run to create a National recreation demonstration area. The CCC worked within Hickory Run. In 1945 it was transferred to PA and became Hickory Run State Park.


Date Established?: 1945 as a state park.

Link to Park: [Web Link]

Park Fees: Not listed

Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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