june 1963 boating issue - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

BUTLER COUNTY
No suitable pleasure boating waters,
CAMBRIA COUNTY
Prince Gallitzin State Park, a Dept. of Forests and Waters project
under construction and expected to be completed in 1964. Located
just west of Frugality, off Rt. 53, area will include surfaced launching
ramp, gas and oil service, parking lot. Charge not yet established.
CAMERON COUNTY
GEORGE B. STEVENSON DAM, SINNEMAHON-
ING STATE PARK—Located about 30 miles northwest of
Renovo, on Rt. 872. Boating, fishing and picnicking facilities.
CARBON COUNTY
LAKE HARMONY-l 10 acre lake, popular sailing and motorboat
area. At Split Rock, east of Hickory Run State Park and Pa.
Turnpike Northeast Ext. North of Rt. 903. However to control boating
for the benefit of lakeside property owners the Lake Harmony
Assa. last year decided that a permit be required for launching. Signs
indicating no public launching permitted are posted on roads leading
to the lake.
CENTRE COUNTY
No suitable pleasure boating waters.
CHESTER COUNTY
No suitable pleasure boating waters.
CLARION COUNTY
CLARION RIVER, PINEY DAM Clarion, at Toby Creek
bridge, Rts. 322 and 68. (S-P-GO-C)
Clarion River PFC access area on State Game Land No. 74 at
Mill Creek.
CLEARFIELD COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, WEST BRANCH Clearfield,
100 yards below the Market Street Bridge. (S-P-GO-N) Boating
restricted to immediate area.
CLINTON COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, WEST BRANCH-Lock Haven.
Private facilities maintained by Lock Haven Boat Club. At
present boating limited due to repairs underway at the Lock Haven
dam,
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COLUMBIA COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, NORTH BRANCH-Susq« f
Boat Club, at Espy, off Rt. 11. Parking facilities for 50 caw
(B-P-GO-C)
Bloomsburg
(B-P-GO-N)
airport landing, off Rt. 11, parking for 100 cafi-
Catawissa landing, at Catawissa, off Rt. 42. (B-P-GO-N)
CRAWFORD COUNTY
CONNEAUT LAKE-West of Meadville, on Rt. 6. Fish Commission
access area at northwest corner of lake, off Rt. 618. (B-P'^'
Stream fed and labelled "Pennsylvania's Perfect Playground," Co"'
neaut Lake is approximately thtee miles long and a mile or tW°
wide with a depth of about 90 feet. Good fishing on weekdays f°
muskie, bass, walleye, northern pike and pan fish but boating tran"'
is heavy on weekends. Along the shote line are such commercial aC '
cess areas as Reimann's, Conneaut Lake Navigation Co., Klingensm' t ' 1 '
Boyles, Mastadon, Nye's, Midway boat sales and Shore Acres mot' 1.
Most provide (S-P-GO-C).
Several other lakes and streams in Crawford County offer excelled
boating particularly for the fisherman since there are restrictions °°
the horsepower of outboard motors. They include:
PYMATUNING RESERVOIR-Located on the Pennsyl
vania-Ohio state line this body of water is primarily a wildlife retug
area although fishing is permitted in certain areas with a 6 hp o ut '
board limit. Launching permits are required. There are numero 11 '
launching areas along the 70 miles of shore line with major acce ss
areas at: Espyville, on Rt. 285 (GOP); and at Jamestown, at son" 1
end of lake, Rts. 58 and 322. (B-GO-P-N)
Drakes Mill Dam PFC access, 2 miles northwest of Cambridge
Springs on Rt. 99.
CANADOHTA LAKE —(10 hp limit)—West side of lake &
Macresson beach (B-P-GO-N); Hawthorne beach, public park (P""'
GO-N); Lloyd's store, below Cold Springs Park (B-P-GO-N); Not*
End public landing (B-P-N). Canadohta Lake PFC access, 1 m' le
north of Lincolnville on Legislative Route 20139.
FRENCH CREEK AND CUSSEWAGO CREEK-b°< h
offer excellent fishing opportunities but the use of outboard mot° fS
is limited to 5 hp. Detailed locations of access sites are contained J
the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's publication "Fishing and Boatir*
in Pennsylvania."
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER-West Fairview, off Rt 11. Pf C
access area at the Conodoquinet Creek. (S-P-N)
Harrisburg marine supplies, southwest end of Walnut Street briu? 6 '
Wormleysburg. Has railway ramp plus (S-P-GO-C)
Harrisburg seaplane base, Wormleysburg. S.W. end of Waln u
St. Bridge, north side. (S-LP-GO-C)
DAUPHIN COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER-Harrisburg to Millersburg—Ri vCt
conditions not quite suitable for outboatd boating. Shallow areas an
rocky bottfim make this stretch more suitable for air boats and sm 3
fishing craft. Access areas, in addition to the Harrisburg maintain^"
beach and launching area off the old river park island, just off &
Walnut and Market Streets bridges, are as follows:
Millersburg PFC access on Rt. 14, west end of Moore Stre ft
(S-P-N)
Highspire Boat Club, at Highspire. Limited to members.
Halifax boat landing, Rts. 14 and 225. (S-P-N)
Tri-County Boat Club, 2 miles south of Middletown, off Rt. 441-
(B-P-C-GO)
Elizabethtown landing, 4 miles south of Middletown, off Rt. 44?"
Parking limited. (B-N)
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