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  • Winter Cycling on the Ghost Town Trail

    Winter Cycling on the Ghost Town Trail

    With the proper clothing and the right conditions, it is possible to cycle on the GTT during the winter months.

  • Memorial Park - January 5, 2021

    Memorial Park - January 5, 2021

  • Indiana County's Buttermilk Falls  December 23, 2020

    Indiana County's Buttermilk Falls December 23, 2020

  • Winter Solstice 2021

    Winter Solstice 2021

    The winter solstice of 2021 included snow and grey skies. A few days prior to this photo being taken we received 14 inches of snow at Blue Spruce Park.

  • Memorial Park in Winter

    Memorial Park in Winter

    Memorial Park in Indiana Borough is a county park. During winter snows our crew maintains the sidewalks to allow for safe passage through the park.

  • Cummings Dam Reflections

    Cummings Dam Reflections

    Sugar maple trees reflect on the waters of cummings Dam in this December 2020 photo.

  • Hiking at the BVNA

    Hiking at the BVNA

    The Blacklick Valley Natural Area has 6 miles of hiking trails suitable for hiking in all seasons.

  • A Wedding in Your Future?

    A Wedding in Your Future?

    Our parks and park facilities are often used as settings for small weddings and photo opportunities.

  • Info on Trout  Fishing in Vintondale

    Info on Trout Fishing in Vintondale

    Not many people would have believed a few decades ago that it would be possible to fish for trout in Blacklick Creek but thanks to improving water quality trout fishing is now a reality. This message board at the Vintondale trailhead provides details on the Vintondale Trout Club.

  • Family Hike on the Hoodlebug Trail - October 2020

    Family Hike on the Hoodlebug Trail - October 2020

  • Ghost Town Trail - PA's Trail of the Year for 2020

    Ghost Town Trail - PA's Trail of the Year for 2020

  • Trail Marker on the C&I Extension

    Trail Marker on the C&I Extension

  • Blacklick Creek Rapids

    Blacklick Creek Rapids

    The rapids of Blacklick Creek are found along the Ghost Town Trail between Heshbon and Saylor Park.

  • Final Fall Colors at Eliza Furnace

    Final Fall Colors at Eliza Furnace

  • Turkeys Crossing the Road

    Turkeys Crossing the Road

  • Purple Paint

    Purple Paint

    Purple paint is now used in Pennsylvania to indicate that a property is posted.

  • The Scott Glen Cut

    The Scott Glen Cut

    In 1903 the Ebensburg & Blacklick Railroad established this cut through the rocky hillside for their trains to travel through. Today it is a popular part of the Ghost Town Trail.

  • Fall Scene at Memorial Park

    Fall Scene at Memorial Park

    Photo from October 23, 2020.

  • The Garden at Old Smicksburg Park

    The Garden at Old Smicksburg Park

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  • Entering Blue Spruce Park

    Entering Blue Spruce Park

  • The Bridges of Tunnelview Historic Site

    The Bridges of Tunnelview Historic Site

  • Hoodlebug Trail Rest Stop

    Hoodlebug Trail Rest Stop

  • Autumn 2020

    Autumn 2020

    We expect this year to be a good year for fall foliage color.

  • Hoodlebug Trail Guideline

    Hoodlebug Trail Guideline

  • Bottled Gentian

    Bottled Gentian

  • Stopping at the Eliza Furnace on the Ghost Town Trail

    Stopping at the Eliza Furnace on the Ghost Town Trail

  • A Gem of a Place

    A Gem of a Place

    Pine Lodge at Pine Ridge Park.

  • Great Map at Ghost Town Trail

    Great Map at Ghost Town Trail

    The Great Map is found along the Ghost Town Trail in Vintondale.

  • Trail of Year Celebration

    Trail of Year Celebration

    DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn speaking at the 2020 Trail of the Year Event on September 2, 2020.

  • A Better Future

    A Better Future

    These interpretive signs describe the planned installation of a mine water treatment plant that the PA DEP will construct in 2021 with a planned opening in 2022. When in operation the plant will treat mine water to restore 23 miles of Blacklick Creek.

  • Wehrum Refuse Pile Removal

    Wehrum Refuse Pile Removal

    This marker along the Ghost Town Trail provides a before and after look at the Wehrum bony pile, which was removed and the site restored in 2020.

  • Hemlock Lake

    Hemlock Lake

    The drought of the summer of 2020 has caused Hemlock Lake to drop off a good bit from its shoreline.

  • Hoodlebug Trail - August 12, 2020

    Hoodlebug Trail - August 12, 2020

    Seven miles of the trail recently received a new seal coating to smooth the trail surface.

  • Buttermilk Falls Photography

    Buttermilk Falls Photography

    This photo of Indiana County's Buttermilk Falls is displayed in the lobby of S&T Bank in downtown Indiana, PA. The falls are one of Indiana County's most frequently photographed places. The photo dates from several years ago.

  • Smicksburg Farm Scene

    Smicksburg Farm Scene

    Amish farmers have recently been harvested oats. This was the scene on McCormick Road just outside of Smicksburg on August 4, 2020.

  • Monarch Caterpillar

    Monarch Caterpillar

    Early August is when we start to see Monarch Caterpillars on milkweed. This generation on caterpillars is the one that will begin their journey to Mexico after they emerge as butterflies.

  • Northern Dusky Salamander Nesting

    Northern Dusky Salamander Nesting

    Female Northern Dusky Salamanders stay with their young until they hatch.

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    Info on Trout  Fishing in Vintondale
    Family Hike on the Hoodlebug Trail - October 2020
    Ghost Town Trail - PA's Trail of the Year for 2020