Public Park · Portage Township, Cameron County
Bucktail State Park Natural Area
Less a park than a 75-mile drive: the Bucktail Trail follows Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna through deep forested valleys, named for a Civil War regiment of backwoods marksmen.
What you will find
- Canoe and kayak launch
- Fishing
- 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
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Elk State Forest
Deep, wild valleys at the heart of Pennsylvania's elk range, crossed by the Bucktail Path and gravel forest roads where elk often graze in the clearings.
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Sinnemahoning State Park
Elk graze the meadows and bald eagles nest along the First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek, which widens into a reservoir framed by steep, wooded mountains.
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Sizerville State Park
Tucked in a valley of the Pennsylvania Wilds, a small campground and swimming pool at one end of the Bucktail Path, with mile upon mile of state forest beyond.
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Elk Country Visitor Center
The place to see Pennsylvania's wild elk up close, watching from the trails or through big windows indoors as bulls bugle across the meadows in the fall rut.