Promised Land State Park, PA - Little Falls

ABOUT THE PARK:
Promised Land State Park - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates:   41.314442, -75.234646

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Parking on right along road after crossing bridge.

TRAIL MAP:
Promised Land State Park Trail Map - Pennsylvania DCNR

HIKE DISTANCE:
1.4 miles (This hike was done in conjunction with the Bruce Lake Natural Area hike about 3 miles away.)

THE HIKE:

Walk to the end of the parking lot closest to the bridge, cross the street and follow the short path to the Little Falls Trail sign.

Blue-blazed trail along Wallenpaupack Creek.

Wallenpaupack Creek

Little Falls

Damselfly along Wallenpaupack Creek.

HIKE SUMMARY:
[  0.00]  Walk to end of parking closest to bridge, cross road and take trail to intersection; turn left at "Little Falls Trail" sign
[  0.10]  Turn right on blue-blazed trail before bridge
[  0.50]  Little Falls; keep straight at bridge (trail is supposed to continue on another half mile before crossing over the creek)
[  0.70]  Trail appears to fizzle out in a swamp; retrace
[  0.95]  Turn right and cross over bridge; turn left other side of bridge
[  1.30]  Turn left and cross bridge; keep straight after bridge
[  1.40]  Turn right at "Little Falls Trail" sign and cross road back to parking lot

Promised Land State Park, PA - Conservation Island

ABOUT THE PARK:
Promised Land State Park - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources

DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates:  41.306599, -75.204756

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Sign to parking lot.

Parking lot just before bridge to island.

TRAIL MAP:
Promised Land State Park Trail Map - Pennsylvania DCNR

HIKE DISTANCE:
1.4 miles (This hike was done in conjunction with the Bruce Lake Natural Area hike about 3 miles away.)

THE HIKE:

Promised Land Lake from bridge.

Turning right at the kiosk for a counter clockwise loop, the trail starts off as a wide woods road.

Kayaks in Promised Land Lake

The map is not clear on this but a blue-blazed trail crosses over the woods road.  I turned right and followed the blue-blazed trail the rest of the way because it runs closer to the lake, yet it is terribly overgrown in places.

Flying Squirrel Red Squirrel, per Nick, below.

Lake views all along the trail.

HIKE SUMMARY:
[  0.00]  From parking cross bridge
[  0.10]  Turn right at kiosk; keep right at trail intersection a few steps ahead
[  0.30]  Wide woods road becomes more narrow footpath
[  0.55]  Turn right on blue-blazed trail when it crosses over
[  0.85]  Trail makes sharp left turn (unmarked) where straight dead ends in rhododendron thicket; in a few steps turn right as blue trail joins woods road coming in from left
[  1.05]  Keep right on blue when woods road leaves to the left
[  1.30]  Turn right when blue joins woods road
[  1.35]  Keep right when trail forks to left at intersection post 111; turn right at kiosk to bridge
[  1.40]  Back at parking lot