View Full Version : Bald Eagle State Forest (Free Wheelin in PA)
capengoggles
12-07-2004, 09:45 AM
This is a great place for a sunday afternoon trial ride with the family. It's definiatly not Hardcore, but if you like getting out and enjoying the Pennsylvania scenery, this is a good place to start. (If you go in the summer, be sure to stop at R.B. Winter State Park for a quick dip in the lake.)
It has miles and miles of legal drivable trails.
http://www.pajeepin.com/gallery/photos/Bald_Eagle_SF_August_2004/fullImages/000_0031.jpg
Depending on when you hit it, there's some pretty decent mud holes.
http://www.pajeepin.com/gallery/photos/Bald_Eagle_SF_August_2004/fullImages/000_0059.jpg
Hey great! Another place we can start off! Not too hard as you say. Where is this place located exactly so I can see if the dirve is not too long. Thanks!
capengoggles
12-07-2004, 04:30 PM
It's right in the middle of PA
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/baldeagle.aspx
Yea its about a 3.5 hour drivem 150 miles ride... So I dont know, hahaa
I think if I went there I would have to camp out for the night. I was so tried comming home from Paragon and I almost feel asleep at the wheel. NOT FUN!
It's right in the middle of PA
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/baldeagle.aspx
How far from Bloomsburg PA?
capengoggles
12-08-2004, 09:21 AM
It's right in the middle of PA
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/baldeagle.aspx
How far from Bloomsburg PA?
About 45min to an hour
Well I would have one heck of a drive... but its off of 80 and such so its basically straight driving.
Tim Michaels
12-08-2004, 05:35 PM
About 3 hours for me, but I wouldn't mind putting in the time for that trip. The Allegheny National Forest area is great. Sounds like it'd make a good weekend of wheelin and campin :D
About 3 hours for me, but I wouldn't mind putting in the time for that trip. The Allegheny National Forest area is great. Sounds like it'd make a good weekend of wheelin and campin :D
I would be up for camping definitally. I would be too tired to drive back home... :d
MikeN
12-08-2004, 09:18 PM
About 3 hours for me, but I wouldn't mind putting in the time for that trip. The Allegheny National Forest area is great. Sounds like it'd make a good weekend of wheelin and campin :D
Be very careful in that Allegheny National Forest during hunting season. I've hunted in there and it's like a war zone. Every idiot city slicker that's old enough to carry a weapon and only handles it once a year during hunting season is in there carrying a weapon and shooting at anything that moves.
92wrangler
12-19-2004, 12:03 PM
Does anyone know what exit it is off of rt. 80 i am going to try to head out there in the spring thanx
badzook
12-19-2004, 10:54 PM
Sounds like we should consider planning an overnight Camping trip in the Summertime for that one. I think there are other PA Parks in the area that are open to 4x4 travel. Like Sproul State Forest And Tiagdaghton State Forest. Maybe hit one on Saturday and one on Sunday or something like that.
I'm open to suggestions and maybe a someone out that way would like to be a Trail Leader .... capengoggles are you interested??
badzook
Yea they would be really fun! Wheeling some camping and then more wheeling. Cant go wrong!
capengoggles
12-20-2004, 11:21 AM
Sounds like a plan for a spring trip, and I'd be more that happy to lead. Just remember that these trails are basicly like green 1's or green 2's at paragon, nothing hardcore.
There is a nice campground close to the trailhead.
http://www.campingfriend.com/hiddenvalleycampingresort/default.asp?source=arvc
To get there..take the lewisburg exit off of I80 and get on 15 south. You'll take 15 south into Lewisburg and make a right onto 192 West. 192 West will take you right to the campground and Bald Eagle SF.
http://www.campingfriend.com/HiddenValleyCampingResort/pictures/mapdirections.gif
jadams68
12-26-2004, 09:25 AM
He's right... I shot two TJ's and a Toyota there last year! :D
Be very careful in that Allegheny National Forest during hunting season. I've hunted in there and it's like a war zone. Every idiot city slicker that's old enough to carry a weapon and only handles it once a year during hunting season is in there carrying a weapon and shooting at anything that moves.
87F-150
12-26-2004, 06:28 PM
I'd be game for a weekend of wheelin and camping.....we should try and set something definitive up for this :lol:
Yea I agree, that would be really really fun! Wheeling Camping Wheeling cant go wrong!
Tim Michaels
01-01-2005, 02:13 PM
Sounds like a great trip. Count me in.
we3jeepers
01-14-2005, 10:47 AM
About 3 hours for me, but I wouldn't mind putting in the time for that trip. The Allegheny National Forest area is great. Sounds like it'd make a good weekend of wheelin and campin :D
Be very careful in that Allegheny National Forest during hunting season. I've hunted in there and it's like a war zone. Every idiot city slicker that's old enough to carry a weapon and only handles it once a year during hunting season is in there carrying a weapon and shooting at anything that moves.
just wondering where at in the ANF you were???
as far as a trip there goes im up for it
someone just needs to set a date
jadams68
01-17-2005, 08:09 PM
I'd be up for camping and wheeling... I know another guy who camps and wheels a lot in my club who'd go too.
anony91xj
02-07-2005, 09:08 PM
I'm in...when are we goin? :D
we3jeepers
02-08-2005, 06:15 PM
I'm in...when are we goin? :D
when its not snowing and raining everyother day :lol:
Probally summer some time I would think. Just because the weather would be much better and stuff.
DaMoose
02-08-2005, 11:07 PM
I think that this would be a kick ass idea. I'd definately take the weekend off from work if I HAD to camp over night!!
I would love to do this over the summer some time! Maybe we can plan early so people can make SURE they are off of work and so on. Hopefully I will have my GPS by then and we can map it and I dont get lost :)
DaMoose
02-10-2005, 12:31 AM
yeah, as long as I have like a month or so notice, I can usually take off up to a week of work without negative reprecussions.
cblevy98
03-13-2005, 02:17 PM
is there somewhere you can find trail maps? i went looking around the web but couldn't find any.
armati
05-25-2005, 02:36 PM
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/snowmobile/maps/d7-snomo.pdf
Hope that helps, I've been exploring the PA snowmobile trails to get back in the groove. They are easy, but there are miles and miles of them.
is there somewhere you can find trail maps? i went looking around the web but couldn't find any.
flippy71
05-25-2005, 05:21 PM
camping good :D if i could i would camp the whole summer. i'm in :D
McJeeper
02-08-2006, 02:28 PM
well first off I am new to this forum and this is my first post. If you would like maps of the Bald Eagle Forest just email dcnr and ask them for trails of that area with ur address and they will send you trail maps of the forest. I also would like to join up in this trip seeing how this is my home area and have been in these woods since i was at least 10. I also would like to recomend camping at Poe Valley State Park or Poe Paddy both nice parks and trails all around them.
cblevy98
02-08-2006, 07:29 PM
well first off I am new to this forum and this is my first post. If you would like maps of the Bald Eagle Forest just email dcnr and ask them for trails of that area with ur address and they will send you trail maps of the forest. I also would like to join up in this trip seeing how this is my home area and have been in these woods since i was at least 10. I also would like to recomend camping at Poe Valley State Park or Poe Paddy both nice parks and trails all around them.
what type of rig do you own? i'm intrested in going up and scouting out the area, as are a couple people from the club i run with called the keystone krawlers. i don't have the time anytime soon, but really want to check it out.
McJeeper
02-08-2006, 08:21 PM
what type of rig do you own? i'm intrested in going up and scouting out the area, as are a couple people from the club i run with called the keystone krawlers. i don't have the time anytime soon, but really want to check it out.
I have 92 4.0L Wrangler with 2" body, posi rear, 31 pro comp a/t, 1.5 shackle, in a month or two i am getting a 2" BDS and 5/8 more shackles and making a home made posi-lok also probably going SYE. If you get the maps from DCNR that will give you a pretty good idea on where to go, trails that say "Driviable Trails". And as of right now the jeep is down to 2wd because of those vacume hoses.
badzook
02-08-2006, 10:13 PM
I'm going out to run Bucktail on the 19th if you guys are interested in tagging along.
That's not far from where you mentioned. Near Renovo.
These are only 3's and should be ok to do in two wheel drive. It just depends on how washed out they are from the heavy winter rains... I just ran some old 4wd trails in the Catskills this weekend and had a blast. They were barely passable and difficult to do but still didn't get stuck. :wtg:
flippy71
02-09-2006, 07:18 AM
hey Zook where is Bucktail?
McJeeper
02-28-2006, 10:13 PM
So is anybody thinking of a date on going or even to what area of the forest that they are going to it is impossible to cover all the trails in one day.
badzook
02-28-2006, 10:32 PM
I was just wheelin' with some friends out there this past weekend near Renovo. There's alot of trails open to the public. I found a few that were pretty cool. Most are old logging roads that were barely passable.
I found that the only problem is they are so desolate you need to be careful where you go and not get lost. Budgeting fuel was also an issue. The GPS was a big help in keeping my location. But, I had no decent maps other than a quad sheet to follow. There are no Gas Stations, No Deli's, not much of anything but Forest. Depending on where you go
Some roads were gated but there were so many roads open it didn't matter. If we go it should be in the summer months so we can camp out there.
There's supposed to be a couple of Ghost Towns out there. I'll have to look into this some more.
I'll be going there this summer to continue the trip.
Austin was cool too. Where the dam is busted out..That's some serious structure. I can't believe the volume of water going under it. ;-)
Also, I'm planning a trip to GWNF if anybody is interested.
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