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    Stony Creek Reservoir is a lake worth visiting. There's so much to do here at Stony Creek Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Wray's Riverfront Campground is a brilliant place for that, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Darlington Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Have a tremendous hiking adventure along the Victoria Trail; Fishing Creek is close to Stony Creek Reservoir and is always a joy to explore.
This lake is so wonderful.
 
   If you came to camp Riverfront Campground is a magnificent spot to do that, and get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Beaver Creek. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in close proximity to Stony Creek Reservoir. A perfect nearby hotel is Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg North, and an afternoon playing golf at Meadowink Golf Course is always a diversion. An average amount of precipitation falls at Stony Creek Reservoir; May is the month that gets  
               the most rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Gotta ski! Ski Roundtop is a pleasant place to do that; after a long day outdoors Harrisburg-Days Inn North is a perfect location to spend a night or two. A lake nearby is Italian Lake, and there are plenty of people from Harrisburg-Carlisle here at Stony Creek Reservoir. If you get bored of Stony Creek Reservoir, you could also stop at nearby Wildwood Lake, and if the weather is great, you can go for a hike along the Shikellimy Trail.
At Stony Creek Reservoir throughout the summer highs are in the 80's while nighttime lows are regularly in the 60's. During the winter highs are in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Stony Creek Reservoir.

 
Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg North, Harrisburg
3 miles away
The Super 8 Motel Harrisburg North overlooks the lovely Susquehanna River, we are located on Front Street at Exit 66 off I-81, with great access to I-83 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. We are only 2 ...

Harrisburg-Days Inn North, Harrisburg
3 miles away
* Days Inn Harrisburg North is a 5 Sunburst Chairman's Award property for quality and is rated 2 Diamonds by AAA. Overlooking the lovely Susquehanna River, we are located on Front Street at Exit 66 ...

Current weather conditions at Stony Creek Reservoir, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Local climate location: NEWPORT 11 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.36583
Longitude: -76.92806

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These outdoors activities are available near Stony Creek Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg North, Harrisburg, 3 miles away
Harrisburg-Days Inn North, Harrisburg, 3 miles away
Quality Inn Riverview, Enola, 3 miles away
Staybridge Suites HARRISBURG, Harrisburg, 5 miles away
Econo Lodge Wormleysburg, Wormleysburg, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Wray's Riverfront Campground, Duncannon, 6 miles away
Riverfront Campground, Duncannon, 7 miles away
Ferryboat Campsites, Liverpool, 12 miles away
Lake Huron Retreat, Liverpool, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Ski Roundtop, Pennsylvania, 14 miles away
      600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Beaver Creek, York CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1.5 miles long (Alpine Road to Bull Road)
 National Parks Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont - MD, 53 miles away
 Trails Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Victoria Trail, Dauphin County, 5 miles away
Darlington Trail, Dauphin County, 5 miles away
Shikellimy Trail, Dauphin County, 9 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Meadowink Golf Course, Murraysville, 3 miles away
Sportsman's Golf Course, Harrisburg, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Stony Creek Reservoir:
Wildwood Lake, Dauphin CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Italian Lake, Dauphin CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Lake Huron Retreat
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LAKE HERON RETREAT is a beautiful, secluded, primitive campground located on a 10 acre lake in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Our main attraction is our small, secluded area where nature lovers can enjoy nature. We are NOT a typical busy campground! We do not have utility hook-ups or running water. We are primitive. We have one primitive cabin, 3 individual campsites, and one separate area with a pavilion for groups of up to 35 people.

The 10 acre lake is stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish. There are also nice Bluegills and Rock Bass. All fishing is catch and release unless you want to buy some of the fish you catch. No fishing license is require.

Swimming is pleasant in the spring feed lake. We have a floating ''swim platform'' from which kids can jump and adults can sunbathe. Canoes, rowboats, and peddleboats are available to rent for your boating pleasure.

There are many hiking trails rated easy to moderate. You are sure to see wildlife in the woods surrounding the lake, including, but not limited to, deer, turkeys, bear, fox, herons and many other ...

Park Away Park
13 miles away
Park Away Parks was sold.? The Campground was torn down.? Property is for sale....

Beaver Creek
15 miles away
This creek is not wide enough nor deep enough to kayak in....

Carlisle Campground
18 miles away
This campground is close and out of business as of 9/1/05...This campground is closed and out of business....

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