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| Hickory Run's Beach. |
After leaving the boulder field I wanted to visit a place that I had been going since I was a child. Almost every Memorial Day my mothers side of the family would gather for a picnic at Hickory Run's beach and I wanted to see how much it has changed since then. It was later in the day before I arrived and there were very few people left around. A family group was having a cook out and the beach was nearly empty.
The view hasn't changed much since I was a child. The buildings have been rebuilt, but much is the same. In the summer you can cool off in the swimming area or just throw a line in and go fishing. The opposite side of the lake from the view shown, offers another course like that at Francis E. Walter Dam for disc golf. On my short walk to the spill way and back two of the children from the family picnic asked me directions to the waterfall. Yes, to kids the lake even offers a waterfall. To adults it is just the spill way that falls into a shallow wide pool that turns into a stream.
There is no admission to use the beach like some other parks located in PA and is opened during most of the summer, unless there are water quality issues. Just like the camping the beach area may be crowded on those hot summer weekends. I would suggest weekdays if possible for checking out this site as well. This ended my first day of my journey and I can't wait till I can get out and continue along my way.
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