Pennsylvania Wilds

The Pennsylvania Wilds is a region in northern Pennsylvania.

Regions

Map of Pennsylvania Wilds

The Pennsylvania Wilds are made up of thirteen northern and north-central counties in Pennsylvania.

Cameron County
Centre County
Clarion County
Clearfield County
Clinton County
Elk County
Forest County

Jefferson County
Lycoming County
McKean County
Potter County
Tioga County
Warren County

Cities and towns

40.914722-77.7747221 Bellefonte - classic Victorian homes
41.959167-78.6447222 Bradford
41.0225-78.44033 Clearfield
41.7739-78.01864 Coudersport
41.1203-78.76195 DuBois
41.7322-77.64476 Galeton
41.6617-78.81037 Kane
41.137778-77.4508338 Lock Haven
41.80722-77.078339 Mansfield
41.7247-78.643610 Mount Jewett
41.815-78.279211 Port Allegany
40.945556-78.97527812 Punxsutawney — home to Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil
41.420339-78.72863913 Ridgway
41.427778-78.56083314 Saint Marys
40.791389-77.85861115 State College — home to Penn State and the Nittany Lions
41.8442-79.142516 Warren
41.746667-77.30166717 Wellsboro
41.2444-77.018618 Williamsport — largest city in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Listing includes the adjacent borough of South Williamsport, home to the annual Little League World Series of Baseball.

Other destinations

Allegheny National Forest - Over 500,000 acres of federally protected land with recreation activities ranging from hunting and fishing to backpacking and off roading with natural areas that range from old growth forests to man made reservoirs.
Bilger's Rocks - Huge rock formations, laid across the land from glaciers during the ice age. Located in Clearfield County
Curwensville Lake - Largest lake in Clearfield County.
Mount Nittany - Prominent ridge near Penn State University and the namesake of the school mascot, the Nittany Lion
Parker Dam State Park - In northern Clearfield County. Hiking, Camping, Swimming, Fishing and boating.
Quehanna Trail
Tioga State Forest — Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania
Kinzua Bridge State Park — A massive wrought iron bridge taller than the statue of liberty which was destroyed by a tornado in the early 2000s and converted into a state park with a skywalk.

Understand

Visitor information

Talk

English is spoken throughout the region. A few families of Amish farmers live in the area and speak a dialect of German called Pennsylvania Dutch.

Get in

Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series, sits in the northern half of the region and has its own regional airport (IPT^IATA).
University Park Airport (SCE^IATA)

Get around

In Williamsport, the alternative to car transportation is city bus service.

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Stay safe

Be aware that there are many areas where cellular reception will be weak or non-existent. Along major highways, you'll likely be okay but even then an intervening mountain can cause connection issues. On the back roads, all bets are off. (Even satellite reception may be blocked if there's a big hill immediately to your south.)

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