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In Pennsylvania there are many beautiful lakes, Smith Reservoir is one of them. John C Smith Dam has brilliant water scenery and it's in close proximity to Smith Reservoir, and if you need a location to stay Quality Inn Bedford is a magnificent choice. This lake is so wonderful. Everybody close by loves skiing at Blue Knob; a round of golf at nearby Bedford Elks Lodge 1707 Golf Course is a splendid way to kill some time. Why not take a refreshing hike along
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| | the Cabin Trail, and not far from Smith Reservoir you'll come across John C Smith Reservoir which is a picturesque lake. At Smith Reservoir throughout the long summer days highs are in the 70's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Throughout the winter the highs are generally in the 30's while Smith Reservoir nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 10's. The annual precipitation here at Smith Reservoir is about average; June | |
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is the wettest month with most rain, and October meanwhile is the driest month. Some of the water close by flows, like Cumberland Valley Run. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff next to Smith Reservoir. There are other
places here than Smith Reservoir, for example Todd Spring Reservoir, and there's nice hiking along the Reservoir Trail. Dry warm beds await you at Best Western Bedford Inn; if you come at the right time of year, Town Creek offers
some great whitewater. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Bobs Creek. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Smith Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at Friendship Village. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much
to do here at Smith Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Bethel Park Campgrounds is a great location for that, and the Garlick Trail offers hiking at its best.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.035 Longitude: -78.52972
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Blue Knob, Pennsylvania, 15 miles away 1072 vertical feet |
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Bobs Creek, Bedford CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class I-III - 13.1 miles long (Dunning Creek to 1.7 miles above Pennsylvania Route 869) |
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Town Creek, Bedford CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class I-II - 15 miles long (Chaneysville to I-68) |
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Flintstone Creek, Allegany CountyCounty, 18 miles away Class I-III - 3.5 miles long (Flintstone Creek Road to Town Creek) |
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Choice Camping Court
 | Well to be honest I camp there and there is so many new faces and its a great place to camp... |
Blue Knob
 | 14 miles away 11 PHOTOS Blue Knob has a golf course located on-site (''beautiful 9-hole mountain course winding through scenic wooded area adjacent to rental units and condominiums on the mountain''). We also have an on-site restaurant (The Black Bear), a pub/restaurant (The Clubhouse) located at the condo/golf course area, and a cafe/cafeteria (The Summit) in the lodge at the mountaintopns resort, claysburg, Pa.). Our website address: www.blueknob.com... |
Wigfield Trail
 | 15 miles away As a Wigfield it amused me that there is a trail out there with my name on it ;-). Since this is too far from where I live I believe once the weather get nicer I'll have to go hike it. You all can feel free to check out my website at http://wigfield.org , I do have some nice outdoor pictures online. Especially along the C&O Canal towpath.... |
Wills Creek
 | 19 miles away 1 PHOTO Drive a another mile until you cross the rail tracks and make a quick left down a dirt rd that follows the rail track. Follow 200yrd until you reach the train observation deck and park here. Cross the tracks and look at the wounderful 3 shelf drop. If you would like to run it, head right down throught trail above fall. Start river right and work to left as you exit last shelf. watch the nice keeper and the bottem left at very high water.... Water between fairhope and hyndman is full of bolders and water depths drop a lot in summer months. i advice that rafting should be done in the spring.... |
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