Outdoor Guide
State College Outdoor Sports and Recreation
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Discover the outdoors of central Pennsylvania. Our online Outdoor Adventure Sports Guide helps you find PA state parks, local hiking trails, outdoor rock climbing outfitters and other rock climbing facilities, mountain biking trials, biking trails and golf courses. From camping to hunting.
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- Archery / Bow Hunting Archery hunters checkout our coverage for Centre county bow hunting.
- Camping / Campgrounds Find a camp ground in Centre county and State College area
- Golf / Golf Courses There are six public and private golf courses in Centre County Pennsylvania.
- Boats / Boating Get out on the water with our local boating guide.
- Parks / State Parks State Parks provide a variety of activities during all seasons. Here are some that may pique your interest.
- Skiing / Ski Resorts Skiers in State College are within 2 hours of various local resorts and within 3 hours of the Poconos, a large Eastern Pennsylvania ski area with 13 resorts.
- Hiking / Trails Central Pennsylvania has some of the most scenic and challenging hiking trails in the northeast ranging from a little over a mile (Alan Seeger Trail) to hundreds of miles long (Mid-State Trail). Here are just a few.
- Caving / Spelunking Pennsylvania has one of the most extensive cave networks in the nation, and many are found local to State College.
- Rock Climbing / Rappelling Since State College is so mountainous, you have your pick as to where you would like to rock climb or repel.
- Biking / Moutain Biking Due to State College's topography, biking is a challenging endeavor. You can ride an easy trail at one of the state parks, or you can test your skill at the deer pen trails
Outdoor Events
This presentation provides participants with an introduction to the diversity of resident and migrant birds that breed or pass through Centre County in the spring and fall.
A certified 5K loop honoring Jeremy, avid runner, student of life, graduate of Penn State and native of Bellefonte who lost his life in the tragedy at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2012.
With over 20 years of experience, he will be accompanied by a variety of live animals including; mammals, birds and snakes, most of which, at one time or another, can be found in your back yard!
The Red Brush Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society will hold their 25th Anniversary Banquet and honor the legacy of Jim and Sylvia Bashline
Do you ever gaze into the night sky and wonder about the mysteries of the universe? What is our place within the solar system and the Milky Way galaxy? What planets exist beyond Earth? Families and ot...
Outdoor News & Columns
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, Feb. 3 |
| 22 hours ago - StateCollege.com - StateCollege.com Staff | |
| A film festival is set to come to the area, as Onward State reports. Plus, plans for a student-housing complex are approved in College Township. Here's the headline rundown for Friday. [Read More] |
Pennsylvania Outdoor Resources
Find information on hiking, hunting, sightseeing, wildlife, primitive camping and backpacking, cross country skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, ATV trails, natural areas, and plant sanctuaries.
Find informational maps, license agents, seasons/sizes/creel limits, fishing and boating laws, access areas, and boat registration.
Find information on hunting and fur-taking licenses, wildlife, publications and videos, watchable wildlife, game land maps, elk viewing, bald eagles, and black bears.
To find out more about outdoor activities, visit http://www.clubs.psu.edu/outing
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