State park · Muddy Creek Township, Butler County
Moraine State Park
Lake Arthur, a favorite of sailors, fills a valley once scarred by coal mines and oil wells, now restored as rolling woods and fields with beaches, cabins and a lakeside bike trail.
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
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McConnells Mill State Park
A gorge carved by glacial meltwater, its creek churning past giant boulders, with an 1800s gristmill, a covered bridge, the short trail to Hell's Hollow Falls and whitewater for experts only.
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Jennings Environmental Education Center
One of Pennsylvania's few remnants of prairie, bright with purple spikes of blazing star in late July and early August, and among the last homes of the rare eastern massasauga rattlesnake.
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Harmony
A small town founded in 1804 by German Pietist followers of George Rapp, with sturdy brick buildings, a history museum and the Harmonists' walled cemetery.
