Members with information/experience/interest in Pennsylvania State Forests for off pavement travel/dispersed camping
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@LGlx looks like site 34 was perfect for you. Glad to hear you made it out and had a good trip. I didn't realize you were bringing friends...seems like a great group.
Looks like you hit many of the trails you had planned too.
Couldnt have asked for a better weather weekend.
Man, I really want to get back to the forest.
Looks like you hit many of the trails you had planned too.
Couldnt have asked for a better weather weekend.
Man, I really want to get back to the forest.
Yes, my group is into Mountain Biking, Camping, and Off-roading (light to moderate). One fellow remained behind during our discovery ride to scope out MTB trails for next time.
Awesome. Rothrock has a Mountain biking trail course. It is just across 322 from Bald Eagle.
www.mtbproject.com
Looks like you had a few 4 legged travelers too.
I keep staring at my lizard maps just waiting to get back out.
Rothrock TrailMix - IMBA EPIC Mountain Bike Trail, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
An awesome expedition of the best tech and flow that Rothrock trails have to offer. Near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
www.mtbproject.com
Looks like you had a few 4 legged travelers too.
I keep staring at my lizard maps just waiting to get back out.
Bob Webber - Conservation Heritage
Bob Webber, a former district forester for Pennsylvania, was a special kind of outdoorsman. He even has a trail named after him! Read his story today!
paconservationheritage.org
DCNR Homepage
Learn about conservation practices on Pennsylvania public lands and outdoor recreation, education, and business opportunities in Pennsylvania state parks and forests.
www.apps.dcnr.state.pa.us
Here is an interesting story. Wish I could have met him and learned from him.
Sounds like a great life
His cabin was moved to the PA Lumber Museum.
If you haven't been here you need to check it out.
We need to head back. I got the Pine Creek Purple Lizard map to use now. So may have to go exploring around with it and on the way there stop back in to the Museum.
www.lockhaven.com
If you haven't been here you need to check it out.
We need to head back. I got the Pine Creek Purple Lizard map to use now. So may have to go exploring around with it and on the way there stop back in to the Museum.
ICONIC CABIN MAKES MOVE
By JESSICA WELSHANS Special to The Express GALETON — An iconic cabin sits amidst the forest of Pennsylvania. This simple, one-story home once belonged to Bob and Dotty Webber, a couple who lived there off the grid with no electricity and plumbing. The Webbers instead chose to surround themselves...
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We did a drive through Rothrock today.
Going into BESF in the morning.
Trying out our Jeep Cherokee. So far very pleased with it.
Also, this is the first travel done with the Purple Lizard Maps. Very pleased with them also, and a pleasant surprise was that the Navigation in the Jeep had the forest roads on it.
Can not wait for morning
Going into BESF in the morning.
Trying out our Jeep Cherokee. So far very pleased with it.
Also, this is the first travel done with the Purple Lizard Maps. Very pleased with them also, and a pleasant surprise was that the Navigation in the Jeep had the forest roads on it.
Can not wait for morning
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Wow looks like a lot of us have been getting out and having some great times! I unfortunately have been super busy and not able to hit the trial but will soon. I have been thinking about setting up a rally point to organize a meet up. Hopefully meet a few people and put names with faces. I was thinking it would be a day ride though BESF but need to layout the track yet. Lots of good information in this thread. Would anyone be interested in in joining/contributing? There just isn’t muck for meet up in the rally point for the NE region and especially PA. Other regions have a lot of options.
Anyway these post and keeping me engaged with the overland mentality for now and I thank you guys for that!
Also, preformed a little upgrade to the 4Runner last weekend. Southern Style Off-road roof rack! love the way it looks not to get the accessories up there.
Anyway these post and keeping me engaged with the overland mentality for now and I thank you guys for that!
Also, preformed a little upgrade to the 4Runner last weekend. Southern Style Off-road roof rack! love the way it looks not to get the accessories up there.
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We spent the day in BESF. We had breakfast at Reed's Gap Stste park and then hit the forest. Even took the Cherokee on 2 driveable trails. Will do a trip report later in my BALD EAGLE THREAD.
Wonderful Father's day with my son and my wife driving.
Wonderful Father's day with my son and my wife driving.
Im gonna go back and read this whole thread. Im a Philly guy and I travel out several times a month to Tioga, Tiadaughton and Susquehannock SF. I do almost all of my hunting and rolling around out there.
I have been running those mountains for 20 years. I know most of those roads like the back of my hand.
I have been running those mountains for 20 years. I know most of those roads like the back of my hand.
So, I have been studying the Pine Creek map from the lizard.
Lots of interesting things to see.
I got a pretty good plan for my trip.
Waiting on the Moshannon/Quehanna map. They say it should be done soon.
The only issue I am having is deciding how to pull off the campsite reservations.
I guess I just have to decide on a time schedule and a pace.
I will have to incorporate pavement though. There isn't a starting point right near me and the ending point isn't quite back to home.
But, I can sustain off pavement travel for atleast 80% of the trip.
Raystown to Rothrock to Bald Eagle to Pine Creek to Quehanna to Moshannon.
Also have to decide what else is to be discovered.
The travel is pretty straight forward. The experience comea from all directions.
Lots of interesting things to see.
I got a pretty good plan for my trip.
Waiting on the Moshannon/Quehanna map. They say it should be done soon.
The only issue I am having is deciding how to pull off the campsite reservations.
I guess I just have to decide on a time schedule and a pace.
I will have to incorporate pavement though. There isn't a starting point right near me and the ending point isn't quite back to home.
But, I can sustain off pavement travel for atleast 80% of the trip.
Raystown to Rothrock to Bald Eagle to Pine Creek to Quehanna to Moshannon.
Also have to decide what else is to be discovered.
The travel is pretty straight forward. The experience comea from all directions.
Looks like everyone has been out enjoying lately. I am still wanting to hit BE again but all my time has been exploring and hiking Elk, Moshannon, and Susquehannock state forests . Some of those forest roads may as well have been off road trails due to how muddy and rutted they were, especially through the Quehanna area. Any how, we would love to meet up and ride some of these places with other s. She keeps telling me that we need to connect with others who like to off-road/overland.
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Dave from Philly here:
Area of interest (ie. State forest, off road park)- Exploring public lands, off road parks on green trails
Type of involvement (ie. Offroading, camping, learning)- offroading and learning, more day trips than camping
Type of vehicle- 2008 Nissan Xterra S that’s mostly stock
Your ability to get out (ie. Spur of the moment, only on vacation, only on planned trips)- weekends or planned
Any areas of interest (ie. Hiking, biking, fishing)- hiking
Areas of outdoor interest (ie. Waterfalls, vistas, caves, natural phenomena)- anything scenic
Interest in meetups or group rides- sure
Area of interest (ie. State forest, off road park)- Exploring public lands, off road parks on green trails
Type of involvement (ie. Offroading, camping, learning)- offroading and learning, more day trips than camping
Type of vehicle- 2008 Nissan Xterra S that’s mostly stock
Your ability to get out (ie. Spur of the moment, only on vacation, only on planned trips)- weekends or planned
Any areas of interest (ie. Hiking, biking, fishing)- hiking
Areas of outdoor interest (ie. Waterfalls, vistas, caves, natural phenomena)- anything scenic
Interest in meetups or group rides- sure
My son and I will be making the Rothrock to Bald Eagle connection this weekend and staying overnight at a campsite.
Rothrock is full this weekend. Bald Eagle still has about 12 sites open. But none of the ones we wanted.
Have decided on the RAM. As that was the info I sent in.
Have decided on the RAM. As that was the info I sent in.
2, 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 64, and 70
We got our site. These ones are still available.
We got our site. These ones are still available.
Used the email service to set up the trip.
Very easy and quick. Just sent an email to the appropriate address for the State Forest
fd05@pa.gov is Rothrock
fd07@pa.gov is Bald Eagle
I included the sites I wanted. They replied with the sites available.
I copied the requested information to my notepad, then filled it in...copied that back to email and within 5 minutes had the confirmation.
Printed the 2 pdfs they sent. One for the post one for your person.
All set. Just got to wait til Saturday
Very easy and quick. Just sent an email to the appropriate address for the State Forest
fd05@pa.gov is Rothrock
fd07@pa.gov is Bald Eagle
I included the sites I wanted. They replied with the sites available.
I copied the requested information to my notepad, then filled it in...copied that back to email and within 5 minutes had the confirmation.
Printed the 2 pdfs they sent. One for the post one for your person.
All set. Just got to wait til Saturday
