Cumberland County Featured Fishing Sites
Site #1: Bear Creek Lake State Park
Description: Description Cumberland State Forest, Bear Creek Lake is the perfect getaway for the outdoor enthusiast. Activities center on the park's 40-acre lake complete with a boat launch, fishing pier, boat rentals and swimming beach. The park offers camping, cabins, a meeting facility, an archery range, lakeside picnicking, playgrounds, hiking and access to a 14-mile multi-use trail in the state forest.
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Site #2: Cumberland State Forest and Lakes
Description: Cumberland State Forest offers many natural pleasures including: wildlife watching, hiking, biking or riding horseback along 16 miles of forest trails, canoeing, camping and swimming. Four well stocked lakes, and the Willis River runs through the forest land as well. Visit Oak Hill Cemetery and read the epitaph of Charles Irving Thornton written by Charles Dickens in 1842; one of only two he wrote. Also, a historical marker on the homestead site of Revolutionary War hero Jesse Thomas tells of his heroic ride on his horse "Fearnaught" through the night to warn the American patriots of approaching British forces.
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