PA Getaway

State park · Todd Township, Fulton County

Cowans Gap State Park

Cowans Gap State Park: Picturesque jewel in the Ridge-and-Valley region of the Appalachian Mountains
Photo: Ak1047, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mountains wall in the valley around this small lake, with a beach, Civilian Conservation Corps cabins and the Tuscarora Trail climbing to ridge-top views through the surrounding state forest.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Biking
  • Mountain biking
  • Horseback riding
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Camping
  • Cabins or shelters
  • Swimming
  • Beach
  • Boat launch
  • Canoe and kayak launch
  • Fishing
  • Picnic areas
  • Wildlife and bird watching
  • Scenic views

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

  • Buchanan's Birthplace State Park

    State park · 9 miles away

    Under tall evergreens in a narrow mountain gap, a stone pyramid marks where James Buchanan, the 15th president, was born in a log cabin, beside a clear brook-trout stream.