Pennsylvania · Camping · Saegertown

Overlook Recreation Area

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  • 1 site for group campingReservable on Recreation.gov
  • At 1,239 ft
  • Near Saegertown

Woodcock Creek Lake is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Woodcock Creek Lake provides visitors with the chance to enjoy a number of outdoor recreational opportunities. A reservable picnic shelter is located in the Overlook Recreation Area. The shelter is reservable for a $50 fee but is also available as first-come-first-serve with no fees attached. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Areas and facilities are Day Use Only Recreation Woodcock Creek Lake offers walking/hiking trails, canoeing, kayaking, birding, walking across the 1-mile long dam, 18-hole disc golf course, concrete corn hole boards, picnic shelter and tables/grills, a playground in the Outflow Recreation Area, and fishing both in the lake (20hp limit) and downstream of the dam. Other recreational activities are managed by our partners. Crawford County Conservation District manages Stainbrook Park below the dam offering picnic shelters, a restroom, walking paths, and a visitor center with interpretive opportunities. The Pennsylvania Game Commission manages several hundred acres of wildlife habitat at the eastern end of the park for additional outdoor recreation such as hunting, trapping, and fishing.

  • Best time to go

    Best time to visit Overlook Recreation Area

    No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      32° / 18°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 19°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 26°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      58° / 37°

      15 wet

    5. May

      69° / 48°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 56°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 61°

      14 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 59°

      14 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 53°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 42°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 33°

      15 wet

    12. Dec

      37° / 25°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Port Meadville Ap, PA, 8.2 mi away at 1,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Overlook Recreation Area

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