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Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Guide |
Blue Marsh Lake Description: Blue Marsh Lake is a Philadelphia District project designed to provide flood control, water supply and enhanced water quality. It offers extensive recreational opportunities and attracts over a a million visitors yearly. Facilities include a day use area with swim beach, bathhouse, food concession, picnic areas, volleyball courts, pavilions available for rental; visitor center; three boat launches; and a stilling basin. Trails include a 30-mile multi-purpose hiking/biking trail and three interpretive trails, one being ADA accessible. Activities include swimming, picnicking, boating, water-skiing, hiking, equestrian and mountain bike riding, fishing, hunting, bird watching and other nature-oriented and outdoor activities. Located near historic Gruber Wagon Works and Union Canal. Directions: From Reading, approx. 5 mi NW on PA 183 to Bern Church, then left following project signs to the lake. Blue Marsh Lake 1268 Palisades Drive Leesport, PA 19533-9533 Phone: 610-376-6337 Detailed web page for Blue Marsh Lake Recreational Opportunities Biking Boating Educational Programs Fishing Hiking Horseback Riding Hunting Pets Allowed Picnic Restaurant/Snack Bar Recreational Vehicles Museums/Visitor Center Water Sports Winter Sports Wildlife Viewing |
