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RAYSTOWN LAKE REGION
Pennsylvania
More than 135,000 acres of public land in Huntingdon County .
The Raystown Lake Region of Pennsylvania is your best kind of get-out-of-doorsy place . Bring your boots , kayak , fishing pole , mountain bike and camp chair to really get the most out of your time here . 96 % of the Raystown Lake shoreline is UNDEVELOPED - pristine wilderness scenery is here and waiting for you .
The 30-mile long Raystown Lake is a popular destination for fisherman , boaters , kayakers and all water enthusiasts . Raystown Lake is the largest lake entirely within Pennsylvania and is the only lake within Pennsylvania where you can get a houseboat and live on the water during your vacation .
For land-based adventures , you can enjoy hiking , hunting , mountain biking , picnics and more in scenery that has been rated among the 100 Best Scenic Views in America by ReserveAmerica . com ' s The Camping Club !
HUNTINGDON COUNTY , PA
Photo by A . E . Landes Photography www . aelandesphotography . com Photo by Brent Rader , www . AllegrippisTrails . com
• More than 2,000 campsites . Plus , many other types of accommodations … lots of cabins , B & Bs , houseboats , etc .
• The Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake are about 36 miles of stacked-loop multi-use single track trails and are ranked as some of the top single track mountain bike trails in North America . The new Raystown Mountain Bike Skills Park opened in summer 2016 .
• Hundreds of miles of hiking trails are here - including the 2016 PA Trail of the Year : the 80 + mile Standing Stone Trail with its unique Thousand Steps section up Jacks Mountain .
• Raystown Lake is the Freshwater Striped Bass Capitol of the Northeast United States . The current Pennsylvania record for a freshwater striped bass is 53 pounds , 12 ounces – caught at Raystown Lake .
• Caves to tour , Pennsylvania State Parks , rails-to-trails , mu seums , shops , diners and more .
• Easily accessible via highway , commuter air or Amtrak : http :// bit . ly / FindRaystownPA
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RAYSTOWN LAKE IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN PENNSYLVANIA 8,300 SURFACE ACRES OF FUN !
Photo by Ed Stoddard , courtesy of the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau www . Raystown . org
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