State park · Cherryhill Township, Indiana County
Yellow Creek State Park
A broad lake known among birders for migrating ducks, loons and shorebirds, with a swimming beach, boating and trails near the route of the old Kittanning Path.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Mountain biking
- Cross-country skiing
- 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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Ghost Town Trail
Vanished coal towns once lined this crushed-limestone rail trail along Blacklick Creek, where the stone stack of the 1846 Eliza Furnace still stands beside the path.
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Jimmy Stewart Museum
The actor's hometown museum, with posters, costumes and personal mementos tracing his life from local hardware-store son to Hollywood star and wartime bomber pilot.
