Three of the beaches, Tuttle, Jamestown No. 1 and Linesville, provide modern bathhouses with sanitary facilities, warm showers and food concession stands. All of these beaches are protected by certified lifeguards who are on duty during hours of beach operation. Pymatuning State Park offers a wide variety of winter activities that include ice fishing, ice skating, sledding, ice boating, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling to mention a few. In addition, Pymatuning hosts the Annual Snow Fun Days. A winter concession has refreshments available, as well as ice skates, cross-country ski equipment and snowmobiles for rent.
All human accomplishments begin with a dream.
These words were spoken by the Honorable Gifford Pinchot, then Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, during his address at the dedication of Pymatuning Dam on August 17, 1934. The Pymatuning dream began over a century ago, in 1868, when the General Assembly provided for a survey and an estimate of the cost to reclaim the Pymatuning swamp lands. However, it was not until 1921 that the first land purchases were made. A secondary purpose is to use the dam and lake as a reservoir to impound flood water during periods of excessive runoff from the 158 square miles of drainage area above the dam. Whether these people were in any way related to the Indians, as they were found by the early European settlers of this country, is a question open to considerable doubt and discussion.