Park Alerts ( 4 Alerts )

• Seasons and Hours: Contrary to the information on Google, Pennsylvania state parks are open every day of the year. Day use areas close at dusk. Park offices are open specific hours. Pools, beaches, and campgrounds are open specific seasons.

• Drone Restrictions: To protect park resources, limit conflict with other park users, and avoid safety and privacy liabilities, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), remotely piloted vehicles (RPV) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), all commonly referred to as DRONES, are only permitted on designated flying fields in six remote controlled airfield parks (Beltsville, Benjamin Rush, Hillman, Lackawanna, Prompton, and Tuscarora). Drones are only permitted in other PA State Parks in very limited circumstances which require a special use permit.

• General Firewood Quarantine: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has enacted a quarantine order for untreated firewood of any kind coming into the state. Any firewood brought into the state must be kiln dried, heat treated, fumigated, and/or USDA Certified. To protect the high quality and native character of our State Parks from exotic invasive species DCNR highly encourages all visitors to: burn/buy locally cut firewood (within 25 miles) BURN ALL firewood brought from another area. Do not leave it. Do not take it with you. Encourage friends and neighbors not to move firewood Do not remove firewood from a Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area. Contact the PA Department of Agriculture, www.agriculture.pa.gov and search on the keyword Spotted Lantern Fly for current quarantine information.

• Bear Hole Trail Open For Drive Thru the 2nd Friday and Saturday of each Month 9am-3pm. 2017 August 11, 12 - September 8,9 and 22, 23  - October 13, 14, and 27, 28 - November 10, 11 - December 8, 9 2018 - January 12, 13 - February 9, 10 - March 9, 10 and 23, 24 - April 13, 14 and 27, 28 - May 11, 12 - June 8, 9 - July 13, 14 - August 10, 11 - September 14, 15 and 28, 29 - October 12, 13 and 26, 27 - November 9, 10 - December 14, 15

Park Description

The 3,520-acre Swatara State Park consists of rolling fields and woodlands situated in the Swatara Valley, between Second and Blue mountains. Scenic Swatara Creek meanders the length of the park and is surrounded by forests and wetlands that support a diversity of wildlife.

Things To Do ( 12 Available)

If the activity symbol is blue, this activity can accommodate people with a disability. Please contact the park at 717-865-6470 for more details.

• Sight Seeing

• Historical Places

• Scenic View

• Fishing

• Cross Country Skiing

• Picnicking

• Hunting

• Boating

• Hiking

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Trails

• Trail A
  	1.49 miles

• Trail A-2
  	1.11 miles

• Trail B
  	1.42 miles

• Trail C
  	1.63 miles

• Trail D
  	1.91 miles

• State Park Lane Trail
  More Difficult	0.47 miles

• Old Moonshine
  Easiest	0.84 miles

• Connector
  Most Difficult	0.12 miles

• Portage Trail
  More Difficult	0.24 miles

• Horse Trail
  More Difficult	0.66 miles

• Swatara Rail Trail
  Easiest	0.38 miles

• Swatara Water Trail
  not set	8.75 miles

• Swatara Rail Trial
  Easiest	2.53 miles

• Swatara Rail Trail
  Easiest	7.06 miles

• Trail A-1
  Most Difficult	1.97 miles

• Horse Trail

• Biking

• Mountain Biking

Park Events

No events at this time.

Parks Nearby

If the activity symbol is blue, this activity can accommodate people with a disability. Please contact the park for more details.

• Memorial Lake

• Joseph E. Ibberson

• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area

• Locust Lake

• Tuscarora