PA Getaway

State forest · Renovo, Clinton County

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.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Camping
  • Fishing

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

  • Hyner View State Park

    State park · 7 miles away

    A stone-walled overlook perched high above the West Branch of the Susquehanna, with a sweeping view up and down the river valley and a launch ramp used by hang gliders.

  • Hyner Run State Park

    State park · 7 miles away

    A swimming pool and campground tucked into a narrow mountain hollow, with the vast Sproul State Forest all around and the winding climb to Hyner View close by.

  • Kettle Creek State Park

    State park · 10 miles away

    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.

  • Golden Eagle Trail

    Hiking trail · 15 miles away

    Short but steep, this loop of about nine miles above Pine Creek climbs to a string of vistas before following a stream back down through the woods.

  • Ole Bull State Park

    State park · 15 miles away

    Norwegian violinist Ole Bull tried to found a colony in this wild Kettle Creek valley in 1852; a trail climbs to the ruins of his hilltop castle above a creekside beach and campground.