No boat launching permits are required. A canoe launching area is available near the family cabin area. This program includes free guided walks and evening campfire programs in the camping area. An environmental interpreter is also available to explain and interpret the natural phenomena of the park for the public. The Ox Shoe Self-guiding Historical Trail is quite popular and takes about one hour of leisurely walking to complete.
Brochures are available at the park office or trailhead.
Both waterways provide angling for northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and all species of panfish. Nearby streams provide good fishing for trout and warm water species. Pennsylvania Fish Commission laws apply. Common game species are white-tail deer, bear, squirrels and wild turkey. Over 10,000 acres of adjacent State Forest lands are also open to hunting.