BARNESVILLE — Visitors at Locust Lake State Park this year will have to look elsewhere to go camping, as more than half of the campsites are closed for the season due to ongoing construction. Nearly ...

When it comes to family fun, it’s hard to find a local Pennsylvania State Park that offers more than Locust Lake State Park. And while it would be easy to spend a day there, the real fun is spending ...

RYAN TWP. – At Locust Lake, people used to pay to fish. Then, 50 years ago, Pennsylvania bought the property and created a state park where tens of thousands of visitors each year fish, camp, swim, ...

This is the tale of two state parks, two lakes and four families. Separated by fewer than eight miles of and twisting and turning roads are Locust Lake and Tuscarora state parks in Schuylkill County.

Locust Lake State Park celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It was on June 10, 1972 that the park was dedicated. Park Manager Nicholas Sulzer, had this to say: “As the 50th Anniversary of Locust ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Mark your calendars for Bark in the Park at Locust Lake State Park! This dog friendly event will be held from ...

Maurice Goddard wanted a state park to be within 25 miles of every Pennsylvanian. In Schuylkill County, he doubled up by developing two parks 6 miles apart while serving as the director Pennsylvania ...

The one-day closing of the Locust Lake State Park beach last week was a precaution due to two water samples that contained slightly higher levels of E. coli bacteria. The state Department of ...