page_title: Penns Valley
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Penns Valley / Recreation
context_page_description: Penns Valley is an eroded anticlinal valley of the Pennsylvania ridge and valley geologic region of the Appalachian Mountain range. The valley is located in southern Centre County, Pennsylvania. Along with the Nittany Valley to the north and east, it is part of the larger Nittany Anticlinorium. It is bordered by Nittany Mountain to the north, the Seven Mountains range to the south, and connects to the larger Nittany Valley to the west. There are two smaller subordinate valleys typically associated with the greater valley; Georges Valley in the south, separated by Egg Hill, and Brush Valley in the north, separated by Brush Mountain.
context_section_description: Penns Valley is home to two state parks and large tracts of state forest. The state parks, Poe Valley State Park and Poe Paddy State Park are located just minutes from each other. Both parks have extensive hiking trails which link up to the trails of the surrounding and extensive lands of the Bald Eagle State Forest.
  Poe Valley State Park is host to Poe Lake which has overnight camping facilities for summer visitors and guided walks, evening amphitheater programs and other special activities are available during the summer months. In the winter roads may by inaccessible but use of registered snowmobiles is allowed.
  Poe Paddy State Park is just east and provides access to fishing through Penns Creek. There are also limited camping facilities but they can be supplemented through the use of Poe Valley's amenities.
caption: Poe Valley State Park in Autumn
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