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It's time for your Week 4 Fall Foliage Report! 🍁🍂 Recent cold nights have sparked dramatic color changes across Pennsylv...
10/22/2026

It's time for your Week 4 Fall Foliage Report! 🍁🍂

Recent cold nights have sparked dramatic color changes across Pennsylvania’s forests, and now vibrant hues are bursting statewide. From the Poconos to the Allegheny Plateau, across the full sweep of the Appalachians and into the southeastern corners of the state, the autumn cheer of Penn’s Woods is on full display.

It’s shaping up to be one of the most impressive fall foliage seasons in a few years, making right now the perfect time to get outside and enjoy Pennsylvania’s breathtaking autumn scenery!

Photo 1: Mason Hill (Elk Forest District)
Photo 2: Bark Road (Buchanan Forest District)
Photo 3: Route 402 (Delaware Forest District)

View the full report: pa.gov/fallfoliage

10/22/2026

PA Outdoor Corps is Pennsylvania’s premier youth conservation workforce development and training program run by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in partnership with Student Conservation Association.

Follow us to learn more about the program and see what our crews are doing in the field!

Fall is showing off at many Pennsylvania state parks! 🍁 Check out some of our favorite autumn photos captured and share...
10/21/2026

Fall is showing off at many Pennsylvania state parks! 🍁

Check out some of our favorite autumn photos captured and shared by you! Got one you'd like to share? Drop it in the comments below!

Tick exposure can occur year-round. Don't forget to check yourself and pets for ticks after coming in from the outdoors ...
10/20/2026

Tick exposure can occur year-round. Don't forget to check yourself and pets for ticks after coming in from the outdoors to reduce your chances of contracting Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses!

10/19/2026

What's your favorite PA state park to visit during the fall? Bonus points if you drop your favorite picture that you've taken! 📷

Get ready for spooky season with PA State Park Educators!From Spooky Scavenger Hunts to Halloween Science to Halloween N...
10/16/2026

Get ready for spooky season with PA State Park Educators!

From Spooky Scavenger Hunts to Halloween Science to Halloween Night Hikes and Nature-Themed Trunk-of-Treats, our educators are offering all things Halloween for you and your family at PA State Parks this October.

Learn more: https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/search/events?search=halloween

It's time for your Week 3 Fall Foliage Report! 🍁🍂 While heavy rain knocked down some leaves, chilly nights recently sped...
10/15/2026

It's time for your Week 3 Fall Foliage Report! 🍁🍂

While heavy rain knocked down some leaves, chilly nights recently sped up the color change in many Pennsylvania forests. The cooler weather expected this weekend will help bring out even brighter fall colors across the state.

With beautiful shades showing up everywhere now, it’s a great time to get outside and enjoy the stunning fall scenery in the Keystone State!

Photo 1: Elk Run Vista (Tioga Forest District)
Photo 2: Moon Lake (Pinchot Forest District)
Photo 3: Erie County

View the full report: pa.gov/fallfoliage

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Just three days away!Visit us on Saturday to churn your o...
09/23/2026

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎
Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Just three days away!

Visit us on Saturday to churn your own butter from cream! Some visitors that sample their fresh butter have said it's the best butter they've ever had! Try some for yourself using this timeless skill. Just be sure to bring your own elbow grease - it's the secret ingredient!

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Dutch oven cooking is almost as popular today as when Lew...
09/20/2026

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎
Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Dutch oven cooking is almost as popular today as when Lewis and Clark carried these heavy, cast iron pieces on their expedition. To the westward explorers, the usefulness of a Dutch oven was well worth the strain of lugging them on the journey.

Stop by our Dutch oven station this Saturday to learn just how versatile and easy-to-use they are! There will, of course, be delicious samples to enjoy!

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Did you know that c***r is mentioned in the Epic of Gilga...
09/18/2026

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎
Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Did you know that c***r is mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest known piece of literature? Fermented fruit juices have been used by humans for thousands of years to avoid drinking unsafe water.

These days, a lot of us like to drink our apple c***r before it has a chance to ferment (pasteurization helps too). Come out to Historic Skills Day to taste your own c***r straight from the press! It doesn't get any fresher!

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎Come out to the park on Saturday, September 26 to try your hand at using a crosscut saw along wit...
09/16/2026

🍎🍏Historic Skills Day🍏🍎

Come out to the park on Saturday, September 26 to try your hand at using a crosscut saw along with several other traditional skills!

In the late 1800s, the region's lumber industry was booming and lumber camps were filled with workers known as woodhicks. They relied on this centuries-old tool for its traditional purpose: to cut through logs. Here in Pennsylvania, woodhicks found a new use for the crosscut saw and were the first to use it for felling trees.

🍎🍏 Our annual Historic Skills Day will be back at Lyman Run in less than a month! 🍏🍎How did Potter County residents get ...
08/27/2026

🍎🍏 Our annual Historic Skills Day will be back at Lyman Run in less than a month! 🍏🍎

How did Potter County residents get things done in the 1800s before modern inventions for home and work? Stop by to find out!

Press c***r, try out a cross-cut saw, watch a local artist spinning wool, & more! Family-friendly, hands-on demonstrations combined with opportunities to try it yourself. All ages welcome. Find us in the Daggett Day Use Area!

Dutch Oven 101Saturday, August 22, 7 PM - 8 PMLooking to expand the menu of your camping trips and learn a new skill? S...
08/17/2026

Dutch Oven 101
Saturday, August 22, 7 PM - 8 PM

Looking to expand the menu of your camping trips and learn a new skill? Still have a little space in your belly after dinner around the campfire? Join volunteers John and Jan Halter at Schott pavilion in the Day Use Area to learn the basics of Dutch oven cooking while camping. Participants will get to eat the peanut butter tea cake made during the program!

Registration is free, but not necessary. Register at bit.ly/LymanDutchOven. Registered participants will receive an update in the event of bad weather or cancellation.

This Saturday (8/15), KECA educators from the Elk Country Visitor Center will be at our beach from 2 PM - 4 PM!New to le...
08/09/2026

This Saturday (8/15), KECA educators from the Elk Country Visitor Center will be at our beach from 2 PM - 4 PM!

New to learning about elk? Walk up for the basic breakdown as we learn about elk history, elk ecology, and elk behavior. Are you a seasoned "Elkspert?" We bet you'll learn something new too! Stop by to check it out!

Lasagna lizard, snot otter, Allegheny alligator, devil dog. Pennsylvania’s secretive state amphibian goes by many names,...
08/05/2026

Lasagna lizard, snot otter, Allegheny alligator, devil dog. Pennsylvania’s secretive state amphibian goes by many names, but most of us fondly know it as the hellbender! Join park staff at the beach to learn all about this unique creature. Participants will then test their survival abilities by playing a hellbender board game!

This program is geared towards children and families, but all are welcome. Come to the picnic tables by the beach on Saturday, August 8 from 6 - 7 pm to have some hellbender fun!

If you're lucky, you may have seen a special bird fishing in our lake! Osprey regularly visit Lyman Run to grab their fa...
07/29/2026

If you're lucky, you may have seen a special bird fishing in our lake! Osprey regularly visit Lyman Run to grab their favorite food and eat atop a nearby pole or tree. This Friday at 7pm, join Alyson Rotello, Environmental Education Specialist from Sizerville State Park for a program to learn all about this fish hawk. Short talk followed by a movie—feel free to bring snacks and a blanket!

Meet in the amphitheater next to Schott Pavilion in the Daggett Day Use Area. Register at bit.ly/LymanOsprey. Registration not required, but program updates will be sent to registered participants (weather, cancellations, etc.).

⚠️ UPDATE: Friday Afternoon Sun Prints at Beach Program CANCELEDThis program has been canceled due to poor air quality ...
07/17/2026

⚠️ UPDATE: Friday Afternoon Sun Prints at Beach Program CANCELED

This program has been canceled due to poor air quality and the continuing 🟣Purple Air Quality Alert. Learn more about the current air quality at AirNow.gov.

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454 Lyman Run Road
Galeton, PA
16922

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