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Cherry Springs Vista is a dirt pullout and viewpoint located on PA 44, featuring an informational plaque and a sign marking the Kettle Creek watershed. It's worth stopping or taking a slight detour from the Susquehannock Trail System for a great photo opportunity.

This spur trail off the Susquehannock Trail System takes hikers to and from Grand Army of the Republic Highway, with an overnight parking area.

Denton Hill State Park is situated on a steep hillside that rises from 1,800 to 2,400 feet, offering year-round outdoor recreation. In the park is the Nine-Mile Loop Campground, featuring 11 sites alongside Nine Mile Creek, each equipped with a picnic table, fire ring, electric hookup, flush toilets, and showers. In the winter, this park is popular for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, downhill skiing, and snow tubing.

This primitive campsite has no pit toilet but does have a water source. It sits along a stream, which, 0.3 miles further east on the Susquehannock Trail System, turns into a small pond dammed by beavers. This pond is scenic and a great water source, but remember to camp in pre-established sites, at least 200 feet away from the water.

Little Cherry Springs Park is an undeveloped recreation area 4 miles northwest of Cherry Springs State Park. Little Cherry Springs Park itself is not officially designated as a Dark Sky Park, however, its remote location within the Susquehannock State Forest provides excellent stargazing opportunities. There is minimal light pollution from nearby towns, which creates great visibility for celestial events.

Patterson State Park is a quiet, hidden gem along the Susquehannock Trail System and Pennsylvania Route 44. It’s one of the smallest state parks in Pennsylvania, spanning only 10 acres, and has primitive campsites with no reservations needed, picnic tables, fire rings, and pit toilets. There is no running water available here.

Susquehannock State Forest is public land managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). It spans 265,000 acres of hardwood forests, hemlock groves, and streams. Look to the skies at night, as this region is known for some of the darkest skies in the Eastern United States, making it perfect for stargazing. These woods are also home to Black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, warblers, hawks, and owls.

A partially paved road running through Susquehannock State Forest, with services nearby the crossing of the Susquehannock Trail System.