Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Pennsylvania

Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest

Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest from directly overhead

Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Head, a peak 1.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
DCNR
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.89218, -76.04129
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Head: 1.6 mi
  • Blue Head: 2.3 mi
  • Bears Head: 3.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Little Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • McAdoo Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Quakake Park: 2.9 mi
  • Delano Park: 3.9 mi
  • Sheppton Park: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 12.9 mi
  • Whitewater Challengers: 14.8 mi
  • 100 Mile View: 15.8 mi
  • Pocono Whitewater: 20.6 mi
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Delano Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf Massacre Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Massacre Grave: 6.7 mi
  • National Shrine of the Sacred Heart: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 6.4 mi
  • Anthony P. Domato Mural: 9.7 mi
  • Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Owl Totem Pole: 17.5 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Statue: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 19
  • Conyngham Historical Society: 7.3 mi
  • Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 7.6 mi
  • The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 9.9 mi
  • JWR Automobile Museum: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cave Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.6 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 15.1 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 14.7 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 16.1 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 14.5 mi
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 17.2 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 20.0 mi
  • Peace Rock: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Camp Apple Tree: 13.5 mi
  • C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Memorial Class Of 1916: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears HeadSW 215°634 m3.5 mi
Buck MountainNE 34°603 m10.3 mi
Arbutus PeakNNE 27°595 m20.8 mi
Buck MountainWNW 295°592 m9.6 mi
Green MountainNNE 33°592 m12.0 mi
Catawissa MountainW 277°571 m14.5 mi
Mount YeagerNE 38°561 m15.9 mi
Blue HeadWSW 243°557 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5920:40
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2615:5616:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634475766706862513930
Precip in3.93.04.24.44.65.15.24.75.24.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahanoy City 2 N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1159277771

More nature reserves in Pennsylvania

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens