Hills Creek State Park is a 407-acre park near Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny Plateau region. In the heart of the p ark is a 137-acre Hills Creek Lake. Hills Creek State Park was opened in 1953 on the land previously used as a pigment mine for the paint industry. The park is named for Hills Creek which runs through. The creek was dammed to make Hills Creek Lake. The area around the lake used to be flooded before the dam was built. It is still full of beavers. The lake is full of fish including walleye, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and many other species. In the winter, the lake is used for ice fishing. There Is a sandy beach on the lake but there is no lifeguard. Sailboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are permitted on the lake, as well as boats with electric motors. Hills Creek State Park has a 102-site camping area. There are quaint cottages and yurts for rent. The park has plenty of wildlife, including a large colony of beavers, muskrats, wood ducks, great blue herons, ospreys, bald eagles, black bears wild turkeys, white tailed deer and others.

111 Spill Way Rd, Wellsboro, PA 16901, Phone: 570-724-4246

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