Stone Valley Recreation Area is an outdoor recreational and educational facility operated by
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...
.
It is located in
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cr ...
near the village of
Mooresville. The property is located over the mountain from the village of
Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,5 ...
, along
Shaver's Creek. Hiking and fishing are among the activities available to visitors.
Pennsylvania State University contracted with the federal government in 1940 to construct roads and buildings on the land to help the school's educational program. In 1954 the land was given fully to the university. A dam was finished in 1960 to give easy access to the area, and Stone Valley Recreation Area was created.
Stone Valley Recreation Area is a multi-use park that is shared by the Penn State Forestry department,
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center is located between State College and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in the Stone Valley Recreation Area. This is part of the Penn State Experimental Forest. The center operates on and contains , freshwater Lake Per ...
and Stone Valley Vertical Adventures.
Vertical Adventures, which is operated by Penn State Student Affairs is a multi-element high-ropes challenge course serving the university and surrounding community with team development and group building. It also hosts a small summer program for middle school and high school children.
The lake at Stone Valley Recreation Area was drained in 2008 when state regulations regarding dam specifications changed. Lake Perez was filled back up in 2014 and is on the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's restocking list. All boating and fishing activities resumed as of April 2014.
References
External links
Stone Valley websiteStone Valley at Trails.com
Pennsylvania State University
Protected areas of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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