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Twin Lakes Recreation Area

Kane, Pennsylvania
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Ownership: US Forest Service
Official website: fs.fed.us
Posted by: MountainMan on January 2, 2006

Description

The campground was once the site of factory buildings, stores, and company row houses owned by the McKean Chemical Company, which made wood alcohol. A company splash dam, used to augment water levels for the chemical plant downstream, once occupied the site of today's dam. When McKean Chemical Company closed in the 1920s, the Forest Service acquired the property.In 1936, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the present dam on Hoffman Run, creating the swimming impoundment. They built the lower campground, picnic area, pavilions, and bathhouse. The ""twin"" impoundment was never built, as money planned for its construction was inadequate.dThe upper campground loop was added in the early 1960s, and the bathhouse and sewage system were completely renovated in 1970.Today, Twin Lakes has been renovated once again. The recreation area has now been made accessible for people with disabilities, and has been modernized to include more campsites and sites with electrical hookups.

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Directions

Twin Lakes Recreation Area is located eight miles southeast of Kane. Take State Route 321 from Kane; turn right on Forest Road (FR) 191.

Activities

Black Cherry National Recreation Interpretive Trail, a 1.6-mile interpretive trail located immediately adjacent to the lower campground, depicts interesting aspects of the forest community.Twin Lakes Trail begins at the Black Cherry National Recreation Interpretive Trail and extends 15 miles westward to to the Mill Creek Trail traverses 5.6 miles through gently rolling terrain. It can be accessed via the Twin Lakes Trail. Portions of the Mill Creek Trail are no longer maintained. Mill Creek Trail also connects to the Brush Hollow system and is listed on the Brush Hollow map and brochure.

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We recommend RVs or trailers not longer than 28 feet or taller than 10 feet use this area due to small-sized campsites and a railroad underpass with a 10 foot clearance located on the entrance road. Twin Lakes offers 50 family campsites. Each site contains a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad. Electricity is available at some sites. Other facilities include modern toilets, hot showers, pressurized water fountains, hand pumps, trailer dump station, and playgrounds. Firewood may be obtained from dead and down trees. Two group camping areas limited to 50 people or less are also available. The day use area includes a swimmimg beach, bathhouse, picnic tables, pavillions, playground, trail around lake, and fishing piers. All facilities are universally accessible.

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Reviewed by Guest on January 5, 2009

(1 out of 1 members found this review useful.)
Twin Lakes is a great campground if you are looking for seclusion after Labor Day weekend. My family has gone for numerous years now. However, we heard some sad news that it may be closed for good in the 2009 season. Mornings can offer a delightful walk around a foggy lake and perhaps some bird-watching (especially cedar wax wings). Because Twin Lakes is landlocked in a valley-type terrain the campground seems to attract black bears during both day and night (Just ask my sister about setting up a tent by a crab apple tree). Bring your hiking boots, a fishing pole, your bike, and get alot of firewood for this trip because there is nothing better than parking the car and just soaking in mother nature for a few days. Twin Lakes is one of my favorite places to camp!
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