PA Getaway

Perry County 4

4 places to explore in Perry County, Pennsylvania — part of the Dutch Country Roads region.

Public Parks 4

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  • Little Buffalo State Park

    State park · Juniata Township, Perry County · 989 acres

    A restored 1800s gristmill, a covered bridge and the old Blue Ball Tavern cluster near Holman Lake, with a big swimming pool and a trail along the bed of a narrow-gauge railroad.

  • Fowlers Hollow State Park

    State park · Toboyne Township, Perry County · 102 acres

    Rustic campsites line a mountain run in this narrow hollow, a trail hub where hikers, riders and mountain bikers head off into the Tuscarora State Forest.

  • Tuscarora State Forest

    State forest · Toboyne Township, Perry County · 96,240 acres

    Parallel ridges and narrow valleys of the Ridge and Valley country, with the Tuscarora Trail, mountaintop vistas and backcountry that includes a natural area of towering old-growth hemlocks.

  • Big Spring State Park

    State park · Toboyne Township, Perry County · 45 acres

    A railroad tunnel bored into the mountain and then abandoned unfinished lies at the end of a short walk from this shady picnic spot, also a trailhead for the long Iron Horse Trail.