Twin Lakes Campground - Allegheny National Forest - Wilcox, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 41° 36.741 W 078° 45.655
17T E 686562 N 4609159
Twin Lakes Campground is located near a small, spring-fed, trout-stocked lake, popular with families. (Jones Townhsip, Elk County, Pennsylvania)
Waymark Code: WMFGWQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member StagsRoar
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Twin Lakes Campground - Allegheny National Forest - Wilcox, Pennsylvania

Overview
Twin Lakes Campground is located near a small, spring-fed, trout-stocked lake, popular with families. Visitors enjoy fishing, swimming and exploring local trails, including the Twin Lakes Trail.

Natural Features:
The Twin Lakes area is forested with a mixture of hardwoods. Many natural streams and creeks meander through the landscape within the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Allegheny is the state's only national forest. It covers nearly half a million acres and is populated primarily with black cherry, maple and other hardwoods.

Recreation:
Campers love Twin Lakes for its swimming beaches and lakeside fishing piers. Mill Creek offers native trout fishing, and can be accessed along the Mill Creek Trail.

Hiking and backpacking are available along area trails. The Black Cherry National Recreation Interpretative Trail features nearly 40 interpretive displays along its path, and forms the eastern end of the Twin Lakes Trail, the second longest in the forest.

Facilities:
Twin Lakes Campground offers a variety of sites, from group picnic and overnight sites to family sites with and without electric hookups. Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. Ice and firewood are available for purchase.

Pets Allowed: no

Utility Hookups: yes

Bathrooms: yes

Showers: yes

Web Site: Not listed

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