Reeds Gap State Park

About Reeds Gap State Park

Red Gap State Park is one of North Carolina's most popular hiking and camping destinations. Large hemlock, firs and white pines cast cool shadows on Honey Creek, which runs through the park.

Reed's borders Hightop (also known as Thick Mountain) and the stream, as well as a small stretch of stream on the east side.

When they arrived, they inhabited the area and called it the New Lancaster Valley, and the valley was used as a hunting ground.

By the end of the 17th century, the reed belt had become a bush meeting place, and settlers traveled by horse-drawn carts to pack lunches, listen to preachers, and enjoy the neighborhood. In the 1920s bush meetings were held at this site, also known as Homecoming Meetings, as well as in other places in the area, such as the New Lancaster Valley.

The park's namesake, Edward and Nancy Reed, built a water-powered sawmill and water supply for the hydroelectric power plant, which is located in the part of the historic reservoir that is visible in this color. The park is now the site of a state park, Reed's Gap State Park, and hosts a number of hiking trails.

The sawmills were Edward Reed and his wife Nancy and their son John, who later moved the watermill from Virginia to Virginia on horseback.

In the 1900s, a steam-powered sawmill was located near the park's maintenance building, but after decades of logging, the forest disappeared.

On January 15, 1905, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the depleted land from William Witmer and Sons Lumber Company. The reed hole was designed to attract picnickers and improve the local economy. Eventually, part of the property became the site of a public park with a picnic area, playground and pathway system.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a national work program founded in 1933 during the Great Depression. One of the projects was to change the jungle and build a camp for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAC). The S-113 was deployed from 1933 to 1935 from Camp C-13 in upstate New York and from 1935 to 1937 in New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Swimmers enjoy the small lake formed by a CCC-built dam at Honey Creek, and on Sunday afternoon a local band entertains at the bandstand. In the late 1930s, the park offered running water, picnic areas, a picnic area, swimming pools, playgrounds and other amenities.

Most of the wooden CCC structures were removed when they were in disrepair, but part of an old C CC warehouse is now the State Forestry Bureau. Reeds Gap State Park was officially opened in 1938 and the CCCC program expanded in the early Second World War.

In the mid-1940s, electricity came into the valley and a major development phase began, when the old dam was replaced by a swimming pool. Shortly after, the first toilets and flushing facilities were built in Reeds Gap State Park.

Money from the 500 project, which was approved by voters, was used to further improve the park, and two free, guarded swimming pools were offered. The large pool was flat at both ends, the smaller paddling pool was flat, but the larger pool had to be floated.

Children under ten must be accompanied by at least one adult and one child under five.

The pool is normally closed on weekdays until mid-June, but the snack bar is open during the summer season. Unless otherwise stated, all the baths are open daily except on Sundays and public holidays from 9 am to 5 pm. Located next to the swimming pool, it is open from 12 noon to 6 pm on weekends and from 1 pm to 6 pm in the summer months, except on public holidays and special events such as Memorial Day.

The swimming pool has an ADA elevator and has had ADA elevators at the entrance of the swimming pool for over 40 years, from the beginning of the 20th century to the mid-1960s.

Four predominantly wooded picnic areas are available year-round, and there is also a picnic area on the west side of the park, with picnic tables and picnic chairs and picnic benches.

Three picnic pavilions can be reserved for $11 a month plus prepayment, and two have electricity; in warmer months, modern toilets and running water are available. Unreserved picnic pavilions will come first, served first, free of charge, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and open until midnight on weekdays.

The Honey Creek Trail Loop, which glows in red, often shows signs of wildlife sightings and offers a variety of landscapes. It runs along the east side of the creek, illuminated in blue and yellow, and passes through a series of trails illuminated in blue, yellow and green, as well as orange and red.

The self-guided Interpretive Trail is an interpretative trail that focuses on different ecological communities. The bright yellow Flicker Path, a section of the Honey Creek Trail Loop, joins the Blue Jay Trail at Reeds Gap Run and leaves it by the pool.

The reed trail starts at the park office and follows a very beautiful, steep path, with some interesting large rocks in the upper section. Many logs were once brought down the street from the sawmill that stood next to the park office, and many logs were once brought down the street.

Many beautiful attractions are located in Mifflin County, and many Amish live in the South, especially in Belleville, but many of them live here as well.

The scenic valley views offer great views of Lake Erie and the Great Lakes, as well as the Ohio River.

Along the road you can see the Pennsylvania State Capitol, the US Army Corps of Engineers and many other historic buildings. Bordering the Allegheny River, the Delaware River and Lake Michigan to the north, the park is managed for timber, water, wildlife and recreation, as well as recreation.

Poe Valley offers tents and a 25-acre lake, and Siglerville and Millheim Pike will get you up and down with spectacular views of the Allegheny River and Lake Michigan, but be spectacular too.

Poe and Paddy have a popular campsite on Penns Creek, and Poe Valley and Millheim Pike offer tents for $10 a day or $15 a day.