Nescopeck State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 3,550 acres in Butler and Dennison Townships, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The park is one of the newest state parks in Pennsylvania. In the early 1970s, the state acquired 164 properties which made up the park.
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Comprehensive review: Nescopeck at first seems like a small park, but it's misleading. In the Day Use Area there is a visitor center and office, an environmental educational center, a nature center and butterfly garden, a picnic grove and Lake Francis, all in a relatively compact area. However, there are 15 trails that branch out into the 3550 acres of park. Several start from pull off spots along Honey Hole Road between the lake and route 80. Most lead back to the Nescopeck Creek. The most difficult is the 3 mile Mountain Loop Trail. The most popular is the Lake Trail that completely circles the lake. Several trails lead to ponds while a short road near rt 80 takes you right to a pond. Fish are stocked in Lake Francis and the Nescopeck Creek that runs through the park. The park's brochure mentions the visitor center will lend you a fishing pole if you need one. Most of the trails are flat enough for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Hunting is allowed in season. No bikes are allowed on trails in this park. Check the website for educational programs. For more information: pa parks and forests See the you tube video. Search...
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A place we discovered on one of our adventure rides. Beautiful small lake with a level trail all the way around it for walking. Park benches in several spot to sit and just take in what's before you. They also have a picnic area but it's not shaded so bring a canopy for cover in the summer. There are also numerous hiking paths will definitely explore some day. We love being out in nature it's something that soothe the soul... One more thing fishing allowed during the seasons, and if lake is frozen. People do ice fishing there but not...
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Nice area, would recommend if you are looking for a place to take a walk with. Dogs are allowed on leash.
HOWEVER, A friend of mine and I went to get information from the nature center that is there for a school project but the lady behind the counter was extremely rude and did not want anything to do with us (except to see us leave). We ended up leaving with just pamphlets of information instead of actually talking to someone, which is what we wanted to do. Waste of an hour...
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