A popular park in the Poconos is reopening two of its campgrounds just in time for the summer season. Promised Land State Park is reopening Pickerel Point and D ...

The Promised Land and Pie in the Sky Trails Showcase will be held July 25 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. CT at Cumberland Mountain State Park. The event is free and open to the public. Deputy Commissioner ...

The extensive system of lakes at Promised Land State Park in Pike County provide myriad reflecting surfaces for the fall colors that have come to the forests of the park.The 3,000-acre park ...

GREENTOWN – Attention all active and non-active military members! Promised Land State Park is hosting a Veteran’s Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Falls Picnic ...

Promised Land State Park encompasses approximately 3,000 acres. It was the commonwealth's fourth state park, having been acquired in 1902 and officially opened in 1905.

That cleared the way for the state to buy the land for just 18 cents to $2 per acre from 1902-04, and in 1905 Promised Land became Pennsylvania’s fourth state park.

Joseph LaFleur recalls hanging out at Promised Land State Park where wind had blown down trees, creating the kind of place where he likes to watch birds. A relative familiar with the park had led ...