State park · West Branch Township, Potter County

Lyman Run State Park

Lyman Run State Park: Lyman Lake at Lyman Run State Park, Potter County
Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A small lake in remote mountain forest, with a beach, campground and trout fishing, and the famously dark skies of Cherry Springs just a short drive up the road.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Camping
  • 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

  • Denton Hill State Park

    State park · 5 miles away

    A ski hill in the northern snow belt, where the state is working to bring back downhill skiing, beside the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum and near the dark skies of Cherry Springs.

  • Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

    History museum · 5 miles away

    A re-created early-1900s logging camp, a steam-powered sawmill and a 70-ton Shay locomotive tell the story of the lumber boom that stripped and remade the state's northern forests.

  • Susquehannock Trail System

    Hiking trail · 5 miles away

    An 85-mile backpacking loop through remote Potter County state forest, passing Ole Bull State Park, the Hammersley Wild Area and long, quiet stream valleys.

  • Cherry Springs State Park

    State park · 6 miles away

    An International Dark Sky Park on a remote mountaintop, where astronomers set up telescopes under some of the darkest skies in the East and the Milky Way blazes overhead on clear, moonless nights.

  • Patterson State Park

    State park · 7 miles away

    Deep in remote mountain forest, this quiet picnic clearing is a jumping-off point for backpackers bound for the 85-mile Susquehannock Trail loop.

  • Prouty Place State Park

    State park · 9 miles away

    A tiny, out-of-the-way clearing by a trout stream, with forest roads and trails fanning out into the deep backcountry of the Susquehannock State Forest.