Travel, Hiking and Camping

Location : McConnells Mills State Park 2697 McConnells Mill Rd, Portersville, PA 16051 GPS : 40.937650, -80.178101 Visited : 11 July 2015 We visited McConnells Mills state park to hike the Kildoo trail. We got off I-79 and drove along Cheeseman road, past breakneck campground. There is sign board saying that the road closes ahead. As there was no parking available we drove past the sign and came across a parking lot. Either you can park here and walk down to the foot bridge or drive a little further to park near the breakneck bridge. We were told by a fellow hiker that we can driver further down the road to Eckert Bridge. As the roads were bad we decided to walk down to the Eckert Bridge instead.

Location : Shawnee state park  132 State Park Rd, Schellsburgh, PA 15559 Website :  http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/shawnee/#camping Visited : May 22 2015 - May 24 2015 We camped at Shawnee State Park during the Memorial day weekend. If you are planning for camping (tent or camper) during holiday weekends, I would highly suggest you to book   well ahead of time. It will be almost impossible to get reservation at the last moment. You may need to reserver 2 nights minimum during holiday weekends.  You can make reservations here .  The park is easy to locate with the GPS navigation. It is just off the highway 70/ 76