Tuscarora State Park

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name = Tuscarora State Park
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category_local = Pennsylvania State Park
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etymology = the Tuscarora
country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
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region = Schuylkill
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district = Rush
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url=Gnis3|1196533
title="Tuscarora State Park"
date = August 30 1990
work=Geographic Names Information System
publisher=United States Geological Survey
accessdate=2007-12-14]
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established = June 26 1971
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map_caption = Location of Tuscarora State Park in Pennsylvania
map_locator = Pennsylvania
map_first = yes
website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tuscarora.aspx Tuscarora State Park]

Tuscarora State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on convert|1618|acre|km2|2 in Rush, Ryan, Schuylkill Townships, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The most prominent features of the park are Locust Mountain and Tuscarora Lake. The park is named for the Tuscarora Indians, who lived in the area, following the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, until they were forced out by the colonial settllers of Pennsylvania. Tuscarora State Park is mi to km|2 west of Tamaqua just off of Pennsylvania Route 309.

Recreation

Trails

The park has seven hiking trails that wander through deciduous forests, meadows and fields. The trails are all reclaimed logging roads, making them quite wide, and are not marked with identifying blazes.cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/tuscarora.aspx
title = Tuscarora State Park
accessdate = 2007-01-06
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]

*Log Trail is an "easy" 0.3 mile (0.48 km) hiking trail. This former logging road connects Laurel and Edge trails as it makes its way through a second growth forest.

*Locust Mountain Trail is a "moderate" 0.4 mile (0.64 km) hiking trail. This trail ascends Locust Mountain from Crow Trail and passes through a second growth forest.

*Laurel Trail is an "easy" 0.4 mile (0.64 km) grassy road that was built to gain access to the trees that died from severe gypsy moth caterpillar damage during the 1980s.

*Lake View Trail is an "easy" 0.6 mile (0.96 km) trail that parallels Tuscarora Lake. This trail is sometimes used as a service road by park employees and park concessionaires.

*Hill Trail is a "moderate" 0.3 mile (0.48 km) short, but steep trail that parallels a power line and provides easy and direct access to the picnic area and beach from the park office.

*Edge Trail is an "easy" 0.4 mile (0.64 km) grassy trail. It forms a boundary between the forest and farmer's fields.

*Crow Trail is an "easy" 1.4 mile (2.25 km) old dirt road. It passes through second growth forests, pine and larch plantations, grassy fields and an overgrown meadow.

Tuscarora Lake

Tuscarora Lake is a warm water fishery and it contains bass, muskellunge, pickerel, catfish, yellow perch, trout and sunfish. Night fishing and ice fishing are permitted. The rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission apply. All boats must be either row boats or powerboats with electric motors. They must have a launch permit from the fish commission or valid registration from any state. Rowboats, canoes and pedal boats are available to rent.>cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/printables/tuscaroralocustlakertf.rtf
title = Tuscarora-Locust Lake State Parks
accessdate = 2007-02-13
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]

The lake is open for swimming beginning on Memorial Day weekend and ending Labor Day weekend. Beginning in 2008 lifeguards will not be posted at the beach. [cite web | url = http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=384046 | title = Pa. state parks going without life guards at beaches in 2008 | accessdate = 2008-02-19 | publisher = The Times Leader] The maximum depth of the lake in the swimming area is 5.5 feet (1.67 m).

Hunting

Hunting is permitted on about convert|1100|acre|km2|2 of Tuscarora State Park. The hunting of groundhogs is prohibited. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The primary game species are squirrels, white-tailed deer, rabbits, pheasant, woodcocks, doves, turkey, and ruffed grouse.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within mi to km|30 of Tuscarora State Park: [cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/region_central.aspx
title = Map reference shows Tuscarora State Park
accessdate = 2007-01-06
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ] [cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division
url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/schuylkill_GHSN.PDF
title= 2007 General Highway Map Schuylkill County Pennsylvania
accessdate= 2007-07-27 "(Note: shows Tuscarora State Park)"] cite web
last = Michels
first = Chris
year = 1997
url = http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html
title = "Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation"
publisher = Northern Arizona University
accessdate = 2008-04-23]
*Beltzville State Park (Carbon County)
*Hickory Run State Park (Carbon County)
*Lehigh Gorge State Park (Carbon and Luzerne Counties)
*Locust Lake State Park (Schuylkill County)
*Nescopeck State Park ( Luzerne County)
*Swatara State Park (Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties)

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