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Other features: Bank and boat fishing are popular. Although the
lake is not stocked, it supports fishable populations of bluegills,
pumpkinseed, yellow perch, bullhead, and an occasional bass. A boat launch
serves the impoundment; however, no motors are permitted on the lake.
Salmon Creek, below the dam, is a popular trout stream.
The impoundment serves as a waterfowl refuge. It is the home of many
herons, ducks and geese. Beavers also live in and around the lake.
A system of interconnecting loop
trails
serves the area, offering views of a wide variety of natural habitats. A
boardwalk crossing at the upper end of Beaver Meadows Lake is a highlight
of the trails.
You may want to visit the large area of battered timber about two miles
north of Beaver Meadows. The devastated zone resulted when tornadoes
wrought havoc and destruction in northwestern Pennsylvania in May 1985.
Destructive tornado activity in this part of the country is unusual.
History: The recreation area features a 34-acre lake on the
lower end of Penoke Run. Workmen from the Work Program Administration
(WPA) built the dam which created the lake in 1936. Corpsmen from the
former Blue Jay Job Corps Center built Beaver Meadows campground and boat
launch in the 1960s. (The Center occupied the site now known as Abraxas.)
Trails were added in the 1980s by Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
enrollees.
Information provided by the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. For
more information visit the official
Allegheny National Forest
web site.
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