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Q. Here's the deal...my boyfriend and I are planning a camping trip to Cherry Springs State Park for the summer. We'd like to stay for 3 days to a week, depending on what we can afford. The main activities we'd like to do are hike, swim, fish, and star gaze. We would be using a tent. We're teenagers (18 & 19) and know nothing about any passes/permits we may need and how/where to purchase them. For some reason I'm having a really hard time finding pricing information on the web...along with that maps of the different camping sites so I can decide which would be best for us based on what we want to do. Can you help? Anything you know from experience or links would be really appreciated!
Answer
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania. The park is only 48 acres in size. You may want to spend more of your time in Susquehannock State Forest and go backpacking on the Susquehannock Trail.
I agree with you that detailed information about camping at Cherry Springs State Park is limited on the web-site. However, I think that you will learn a lot if you buy a guide to the Susquehannock Trail.
You will not have showers or flush toilets at Cherry Springs, so dispersed camping on the Susquehannock Trail will be about as developed as designated campsites.
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The DCNR recommends that people planning to hike the whole Susquehannock Trail System plan for at least a week. While primitive camping and campfires are allowed on almost all state forest land, the Susquehannock Trail System itself has no designated camping areas or shelters.
The Susquehannock Trail Club also publishes a guide to and map of the Susquehannock Trail System, and offers an award for hiking the entire 85-mile trail.
For a map and trail guide, contact Pine Creek Outfitters, 5142 Route 6,Wellsboro, PA 16901, (570) 724-3003, www.pinecrk.com
Contact the Pennsylvania State Forest District #15 Office if you have more questions:
#15 SUSQUEHANNOCK
Christian J. Nicholas
3150 E. Second Street
PO Box 673
Coudersport, PA 16915-0673
Tel: 814-274-3600
FAX: 814-274-7459
Email: FD151@pa.gov
Susquehannock State Forest
Find deep silence in the stateâs largest roadless area.
North-central Pennsylvania is a world away from Pittsburgh and Philly: Itâs home to the stateâs largest roadless area and darkest skies. Itâs perfect then, that the Susquehannock Trail System, an 85-mile loop, is right in the middle of its deepest reaches. Start from East Fork Road, near the hamlet of Cross Fork and hike five miles to The Pool, a deep 30-foot diameter pond (a local astronomy groupâs favorite tent site). Camp, or continue three miles gaining 1,100 feet to a plateau covered in mountain laurel. Then drop 800 feet to the waters of Cross Forks. Keep your ears alert for the slap of beaver tails in dammed areas. Shuttle, retrace your steps, or finish the whole circuit to join the 1,000-plus strong Circuit Hiker Club.
>> Map Guide to the Susquehannock Trail System ($8, see Info)
>> Info (814) 435-2966; stc-hike.org
Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania. The park is only 48 acres in size. You may want to spend more of your time in Susquehannock State Forest and go backpacking on the Susquehannock Trail.
I agree with you that detailed information about camping at Cherry Springs State Park is limited on the web-site. However, I think that you will learn a lot if you buy a guide to the Susquehannock Trail.
You will not have showers or flush toilets at Cherry Springs, so dispersed camping on the Susquehannock Trail will be about as developed as designated campsites.
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The DCNR recommends that people planning to hike the whole Susquehannock Trail System plan for at least a week. While primitive camping and campfires are allowed on almost all state forest land, the Susquehannock Trail System itself has no designated camping areas or shelters.
The Susquehannock Trail Club also publishes a guide to and map of the Susquehannock Trail System, and offers an award for hiking the entire 85-mile trail.
For a map and trail guide, contact Pine Creek Outfitters, 5142 Route 6,Wellsboro, PA 16901, (570) 724-3003, www.pinecrk.com
Contact the Pennsylvania State Forest District #15 Office if you have more questions:
#15 SUSQUEHANNOCK
Christian J. Nicholas
3150 E. Second Street
PO Box 673
Coudersport, PA 16915-0673
Tel: 814-274-3600
FAX: 814-274-7459
Email: FD151@pa.gov
Susquehannock State Forest
Find deep silence in the stateâs largest roadless area.
North-central Pennsylvania is a world away from Pittsburgh and Philly: Itâs home to the stateâs largest roadless area and darkest skies. Itâs perfect then, that the Susquehannock Trail System, an 85-mile loop, is right in the middle of its deepest reaches. Start from East Fork Road, near the hamlet of Cross Fork and hike five miles to The Pool, a deep 30-foot diameter pond (a local astronomy groupâs favorite tent site). Camp, or continue three miles gaining 1,100 feet to a plateau covered in mountain laurel. Then drop 800 feet to the waters of Cross Forks. Keep your ears alert for the slap of beaver tails in dammed areas. Shuttle, retrace your steps, or finish the whole circuit to join the 1,000-plus strong Circuit Hiker Club.
>> Map Guide to the Susquehannock Trail System ($8, see Info)
>> Info (814) 435-2966; stc-hike.org
How much money will i need travelling to america?
Chase
I'm going to the USA at the end of this year for 3 months, and I was hoping someone could give me an idea of how much money I will need. A few backpacking websites say about $200 a week, but that doesn't seem like enough... I will be eating and drinking cheaply and mainly staying in hostels. Thanks!
Answer
You may be able to get by on $200 per week IF you stay/camp in places that are free, only eat food bought in grocery stores, don't go anywhere, and don't do anything in the way of activities. Why do that?
A more realistic amount is a minimum of $50 per day for meals & incidentals (some cities may be more expensive).
You can budget for hostels and other commercial places to stay by checking their websites. For example: http://www.indiahousehostel.com/
Greyhound (bus) and AmTrak (train) both offer passes:
www.greyhound.com (the bus is NOT a comfortable way to travel long distances)
www.amtrak.com
Know the costs for activities by checking their websites or travel guides.
You can reduce your accommodation costs by joining SERVAS, which will also give you local contacts in many places: http://joomla.servas.org/
Check with your health insurance to find out if it covers you in the USA. If yes then take proof of coverage with you. If no or not sure then get trip medical insurance, which is cheap and sold by airlines & travel agents. The USA has wonderful medical care but it isn't free or even cheap, and the chance of you needing medical care during a long visit (90 days) is too great to ignore the risk.
Citizens of about 30 countries can travel to the USA for up to 90 days at a time as a tourist or for some business purposes by registering for ESTA > before < their trip begins. The cost is US$14, which is similar to the fee for Australian ETA program.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/visaservices/?p=129
Print the confirmation - or at least record the number - and keep the information with your passport. Having a return or onward ticket leaving North America is a requirement, so have a copy of your airline itinerary at passport control.
If you > can't < travel to the USA on the Visa Waiver Program you probably need to apply for a tourist visa:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
You may be able to get by on $200 per week IF you stay/camp in places that are free, only eat food bought in grocery stores, don't go anywhere, and don't do anything in the way of activities. Why do that?
A more realistic amount is a minimum of $50 per day for meals & incidentals (some cities may be more expensive).
You can budget for hostels and other commercial places to stay by checking their websites. For example: http://www.indiahousehostel.com/
Greyhound (bus) and AmTrak (train) both offer passes:
www.greyhound.com (the bus is NOT a comfortable way to travel long distances)
www.amtrak.com
Know the costs for activities by checking their websites or travel guides.
You can reduce your accommodation costs by joining SERVAS, which will also give you local contacts in many places: http://joomla.servas.org/
Check with your health insurance to find out if it covers you in the USA. If yes then take proof of coverage with you. If no or not sure then get trip medical insurance, which is cheap and sold by airlines & travel agents. The USA has wonderful medical care but it isn't free or even cheap, and the chance of you needing medical care during a long visit (90 days) is too great to ignore the risk.
Citizens of about 30 countries can travel to the USA for up to 90 days at a time as a tourist or for some business purposes by registering for ESTA > before < their trip begins. The cost is US$14, which is similar to the fee for Australian ETA program.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/visaservices/?p=129
Print the confirmation - or at least record the number - and keep the information with your passport. Having a return or onward ticket leaving North America is a requirement, so have a copy of your airline itinerary at passport control.
If you > can't < travel to the USA on the Visa Waiver Program you probably need to apply for a tourist visa:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
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