Nockamixon State Park
Nockamixon State Park
Location:On PA 563, in the southeastern corner of the state.
Facilities:10 modern cabins, youth hostel, picnic areas, snack bar, hiking trails (3 miles), bridle trails (20 miles), bike trail (3 miles), swimming pool, fishing pier, boat rentals, 4 boat launches, marina, environmental education center, scenic overlooks.
Activities:Boating (20 HP limit), canoeing, windsurfing, fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, hunting, cross-country skiing, ice boating, ice fishing, ice skating, sledding, tobogganing, nature programs.
Special Features:Tohickon Creek, Three Mile Run and Haycock Run feed the 1,450-acre Lake Nockamixon. Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation operates the Weisel Youth Hostel in the northwest corner of the park.
Address:1542 Mountain View Dr
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone:215-529-7300
Web: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/nockamixon.aspx
Size: 5,283 acres.
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