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February 9, 2017 by Site Admin

Blue Spruce Park Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

Blue Spruce Park General Info  Blue Spruce Park is a beautiful 650 acre public park located six miles north of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Indiana County established Blue Spruce Park in 1966, but recreational use of the site first occurred in the early part of the century.

Blue Spruce is the home of the Cummings Dam. An historical marker honoring Bernice Gera, a native of nearby Ernest, PA, is also located in the park. Gera was the first female umpire to work in a professional baseball league. Read more about the park’s history and attractions below.

Activities & Accommodations Hiking & Skiing Blue Spruce features over five miles of trails. The Getty Run Trail is level, wide, and scenic, offering the ideal setting to practice skiing skills. Both sides of the lake are open and gently sloping, creating additional opportunities for beginning skiers. For more challenging skiing experiences, try the Vista Ridge, PCC, and Aspen trails.

A Blue Spruce Park trail map is available here in PDF format, and while you’re getting your hike in, why not do some bird-watching? Feel free to take advantage of our comprehensive Blue Spruce Park Bird List. This list was compiled by Margaret Higbee using data collected by the Todd Bird Club in conjunction with the Special Areas Project sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology.

Hunting & Fishing: Portions of the park are open to hunting, they can easily be found on this map. Most hunting takes place between October and December, but various seasons are open throughout the year. Check the PA Game Commission’s website for a complete list of hunting seasons.  Blue Spruce Park also offers a 12-acre lake stocked with trout for public fishing.Pavilions, Lodge

The park has four pavilions and two lodges available for public rental.  The pavilions seat groups from 35 to 250 people. Blue Spruce Lodge accommodates 100 people and the Lakeside Center  has an indoor capacity of 50 people, with extra seating available on a large deck area. Other features at the park include two playgrounds, a volleyball court, horseshoe court, and areas for games and sports open to everyone. For a better idea of where our facilities are, take a look at our detailed facility map.Master Gardener’s Trial Garden

Also located in the park is the Indiana County Master Gardener’s Trial Garden where visitors can view the latest floral and plant selections from the Penn State Gardener’s Select program. The garden is located near the park’s Lakeside Center.

Source: Blue Spruce Park Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

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February 9, 2017 by Site Admin

Buena Vista Furnace Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

Buena Vista Furnace Historic Site General Info This thirty-foot high furnace, once used to produce up to 600 tons of iron a year, now stands unused. It is adjacent to the Ghost Town Trail extension and is open for visitors; though we do ask that for your own safety and the integrity of the structure you do not attempt to climb the furnace.Activities & Accommodations There are currently no facilities at the site, but visitors are permitted to view the furnace remains. In the interest of visitor safety and future preservation of the furnace please do not to climb on the furnace structure. The western facade of the furnace has collapsed and is not structurally secure.

Source: Buena Vista Furnace Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

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February 9, 2017 by Site Admin

Buttermilk Falls Park Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

Buttermilk Falls Natural AreaGeneral InfoButtermilk Falls is located at 570 Valley Brook Rd, New Florence, PA 15944.This site features an impressive 45 foot waterfall and scenic woodland. The 48-acre natural area was donated to Indiana County Parks in 1995 by the Keystone-Conemaugh Group, owners of the nearby Conemaugh Generating Station. As a natural area, the site has been set aside to protect both typical and unique plant and animal communities and to protect outstanding examples of natural beauty. Check out our detailed map.Activities & AccommodationsA More Natural Park ExperienceIn keeping with the mission of a natural area, development at Buttermilk Falls is limited. A restroom, small picnic pavilion, parking area, falls overlook viewing area, and a hiking trail are available at the falls. The picnic pavilion is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information,  read our Buttermilk Falls brochure.

Source: Buttermilk Falls Park Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

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February 9, 2017 by Site Admin

Eliza Furnace Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

Eliza Furnace Historic SiteGeneral InfoThe Eliza Furnace is a National Register site regarded as one of Pennsylvania’s best preserved iron furnaces. Dating from 1846 the Eliza Furnace is one of only a few iron furnaces remaining in the United States which still retains its original heat exchanger piping. The two-acre site is leased to Indiana County by the Cambria County Historical Society. It is conveniently located at the mid-point of the Ghost Town Trail, a 36 mile rail-trail in the Blacklick Creek Valley.

Source: Eliza Furnace Information | Indiana County Parks & Trails

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