PA Getaway

State park · Howard Township, Centre County

Bald Eagle State Park

Bald Eagle State Park: Don Harger, assistant dam operator at Sayer's Dam, captured this shot of an eagle resting by the dam
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from USA; cropped by Beyond My Ken ( talk ) 00:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Nature Inn, a green-built lodge, looks out over a long reservoir beneath Bald Eagle Mountain, where boaters, anglers and birders spread out across the water and wetlands.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Camping
  • Cabins or shelters
  • Swimming
  • Beach
  • Boat launch
  • Canoe and kayak launch
  • Fishing
  • Picnic areas
  • Wildlife and bird watching

Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Bellefonte

    Town · 10 miles away

    A Victorian county seat of ironmasters' mansions and governors' homes, built around the Big Spring and Talleyrand Park, with trout fishing on Spring Creek.

  • Penn's Cave

    Show cave · 11 miles away

    Flat-bottomed boats glide through this flooded limestone cavern, with the whole tour taken by water, and a separate tour explores a wildlife park on the farmland above.