PA Getaway

State park · Toboyne Township, Perry County

Big Spring State Park

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.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Fishing
  • Picnic areas

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

  • Fowlers Hollow State Park

    State park · 4 miles away

    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 · 6 miles away

    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.

  • Colonel Denning State Park

    State park · 13 miles away

    Set in Doubling Gap, where Blue Mountain folds back on itself in an S-curve, with a small swimming lake and a steep trail up to Flat Rock's broad view over the Cumberland Valley.

  • East Broad Top Railroad

    Heritage railroad · 13 miles away

    A three-foot-gauge railroad from the 1870s brought back to life, with steam excursions from Rockhill and an unusually complete set of old shops, roundhouse and yards.