Frances Slocum State Park, Wyoming, PA

July 20, 2008

Most of the state and national state parks we've found are not very close to the interstate so it helps when decent signage is provided from the interstate. Our first attempt this day was to find Locust Lake State Park which is said to be 2 miles south of Mahanoy City, PA. Since there were no signs directing us to this park, we stopped at a gas station where they told us to turn left at the cemetery and right at the golf course but we found nothing. Like some comedian recently explained - "I can't afford to get this lost!" After 15 frustrating miles off our track, we back-tracked and decided to try Frances Slocum State Park.

This state park provides excellent signage from I-81. It offers several trails, well-paved roads and a small lake. Campsites were various sizes, wooded and either electric or not, but no water available at sites. The camp office is not within convenient walking distance from the campsites but it's a nice bike ride. A bunch of wild rabbits crossed our path.