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Located in north-central PA, the Pine Creek Gorge cuts “PA’s Grand Canyon.” Pine Creek Gorge is framed by towering palisades and dramatic rock outcrops crowned with evergreen forests and cathedral-like hardwoods. Numerous waterfalls and fresh mountain springs flow into Pine Creek during the spring and after heavy rains.
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Nearby Wellsboro has lots to offer, besides just being a quaint little town! |
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Wellsboro has places to stay, restaurants, shops, and occasionally has local events and festivals for everyone to enjoy. It can really bring back the sense of community in all of us and make you think back to simpler times.
Sports Afield Magazine named Wellsboro a “Best Sports Town,” and Canoe & Kayak Magazine named Wellsboro a “Top Paddling Town” because of its excellent location and small-town charm.
Wellsboro’s architecture, gas lit streets, village green, and friendly people evoke the image of an old New England village you thought existed today only on a postcard.
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Sunset in Ansonia Valley, PA |
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Pine Creek Outfitters is located 11 miles west of Wellsboro on US Route 6 along Pine Creek at the entrance to the PA Grand Canyon. Our base has on-site launching of boats and is conveniently located for nearby access to the Rail Trail and hiking trails. We are 3/4 mile west of the Ansonia bridge. Look for our red canoes and rough-cut building. |
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Surrounding Wellsboro, beautiful country roads get many people lost in no time. |
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The forest, called the “Black Forest” by early settlers, towers above the canyon and holds thousands of miles of trails. Almost half of all Pennsylvania’s State Forest lands are in Tioga, Potter, Lycoming, and Clinton counties. This region is PA’s most vast wilderness. Seemingly endless acres of public land offer a genuine utopia to backpackers, day-hikers, and all lovers of nature. |
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View of Ansonia Valley from the top of Mt. Tom |
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Road to Colton Point State Park |
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US Rt. 6 |
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Pine Creek Outfitters |
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Ansonia Valley Inn & Gas Station |
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We are located in the scenic Ansonia Valley, site of a former glacial lake during the last ice age. It has very few residents, but there are several places to stay, a few bars & restaurants, and a gas station that serves Sunset Ice Cream. Some even compare Ansonia to “the Shire” because of its peaceful, rural setting. |
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Coach Stop Inn & Colton Point Motel |
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Photos of Pine Creek taken in Ansonia |
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Call 1-800-63-PARKS for reservations and information on state parks & lakes.
Leonard Harrison State Park: East Rim of PA Grand Canyon; vista of canyon, picnic areas, tent sites, a few hiking trails including the “Turkey Path” (which is a very steep, scenic trail from the top of the rim down to the river). Nearby is Animaland Zoological Park with over 200 species of animals, birds, and reptiles.
Colton Point State Park: West Rim of PA Grand Canyon; multiple canyon vistas, primitive group tent sites, picnic areas, and many short hiking trails.
Hills Creek State Park: Tioga County; 137 acre lake with camping, cabins, swimming, boating, fishing, and hiking.
Lyman Run State Park: Potter County; 45 acre lake with boating, swimming, fishing, and hiking.
Little Pine State Park: Lycoming County; 94 acre lake with boating, swimming, hiking, camping, and fishing.
Ole Bull State Park: Potter County; 117 acre park with swimming, hiking, camping, and cabins.
Cowanesque Lake: Tioga County; 1,090 acres with boating, fishing, swimming, camping, and picnic areas.
Tioga Lake: Tioga County; 470 acres with unrestricted boating. Lambs Creek Rec. Area has 3.2 mile paved bike path.
Hammond Lake (Ives Run): Tioga County; 680 acre lake with lots of different campsites, swimming, boating, fishing, picnic areas, arboretum, greenhouse, and hiking trails.
Hamilton and Nessmuk Lakes: Local lakes with fishing and boating, located just outside of Wellsboro.
Beechwood Lake: Larger than Hamilton and Nessmuk, but located just outside of Sabinsville.
PLEASE NOTE: boating on state park lakes and facilities constructed/maintained by the PA Fish & Boat Commission cannot be done without a boat registration.
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Canyon Wagon Rides |
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The Roadhouse |
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“Here we saw for the first time the beautiful, uncontaminated waters of Pine Creek. No stream ever flowed through more delightfully glorious surroundings. The hills, like small mountains, picturesque beyond the power of man to describe.”
- The Autobiography of Phillip Dewey—Farmer, Lumberman, State Official (The Evangelical Press, 1933) |
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Ice Break Vista, West Rim Trail |
