State park · Leidy Township, Clinton County
Kettle Creek State Park
![Kettle Creek State Park: Northeast-facing vista (elevation approximately 2080 feet [634 meters]), Clinton County, within Kettle Creek State Park](/assets/photos/kettle-creek-state-park-leidy/1-commons-4795055-960.webp)
In a remote, mountain-walled valley, Kettle Creek widens into a lake behind a flood-control dam, with trout fishing, creekside camping and bridle trails into the surrounding forest.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Biking
- Horseback riding
- Cross-country skiing
- Camping
- 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
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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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Sproul State Forest
The largest of Pennsylvania's state forests, a vast, deeply cut plateau along the West Branch of the Susquehanna, with the Chuck Keiper and Donut Hole trails, wild areas and roadless valleys.
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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.