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The scenic rivers are managed by a variety of State agencies and local conservancies. For the purposes of the act, "river" is defined as "...a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including rivers, streams , creeks , runs , kills , rills , and small lakes ."
The few readily accessible scenic viewpoints atop the Allegheny Front are popular tourist destinations. The Skyline Overlook along U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia is readily accessible by a major road. The front is also a significant part of scenic views from various highways and mountains to its east, such as North Fork Mountain in West Virginia.
Within the park, Pine Creek and the walls of the gorge "visible from the opposite shoreline" [8] are also protected by the state as a Pennsylvania Scenic River. [9] In 1968, Pine Creek was one of only 27 rivers originally designated as eligible to be included in the National Wild and Scenic River system, and one of only eight specifically ...
Today, travelers enjoy mountain views, waterfalls, rock formations, and the beautiful Mulberry River. ... Illinois: Ohio River Scenic Byway. ... Pennsylvania: Endless Mountains Scenic Byway.
Samuel S. Lewis State Park is an 85-acre (34 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Mt. Pisgah is an 885-foot-high (270 m) ridge that is the focus of recreation for the park. The ridge separates East Prospect Valley from Kreutz Creek Valley.
Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Ridge, or the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, is a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania.Forming the southern and eastern edge of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians physiographic province in Pennsylvania, Blue Mountain extends 150 miles (240 km) from the Delaware Water Gap on the New Jersey border in the east to Big Gap in Franklin County in ...
The bridge across the river carries Pennsylvania Route 120 Pennsylvania Wilds (in green) on the map of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Wilds, or the Pennsylvania Wilds Conservation Landscape, is a predominantly rural and forested region in northern central Pennsylvania, mostly within the Allegheny Plateau. It covers about a quarter of the state ...
The Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is a 14-mile (23 km) trail located along the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The trail runs alongside the Norfolk Southern rail line and the former Main Line Canal. [ 1 ]