Recreation Area

A 400-acre recreation area on the west side of the Susquehanna River is open for day use. The recreation area offers picnic pavilions and facilities, tables, grills, playgrounds, a volleyball court and a ball field. To reserve the group pavilion, call the Susquehanna Riverlands at 1-800-354-8383. Pavilion reservations must be received five business days prior to the date the pavilion is required.

The "Planet Walk" invites visitors to journey from the sun to Pluto by following a series of interpretive markers that depict a trip of nearly 4 billion miles.

On the 30-acre Lake Took-A-While, you can boat (no gasoline engines) or fish for catfish, bass, panfish and trout when in season. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks the lake with trout. Swimming and ice fishing are prohibited. The 1.5-mile trail around the North Branch Canal is a great place for walking, biking and cross-country skiing.

Explore plant and animal habitats along the Riverside Trail. PPL offers nature study and recreation programs for the public year-round. Upcoming programs are listed in PPL's online Calendar of Events and publicized via a free quarterly e-mail. To receive the quarterly listing of events, send an e-mail to pplpreserves@pplweb.com and list "Subscribe" in the subject line.

Get a close look the area's wildlife, learn about wetlands and enjoy hands-on nature programs at the Riverlands Nature Center. Designed to entertain and inform people of all ages, the nature center is located in the Susquehanna Energy Information Center.

Most Riverlands facilities are accessible to people with physical limitations.

Groups are welcome to schedule field trips.

For a map of the recreation area, click here.