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Kettle Creek State Park is a 1793acre Pennsylvania state park in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in a valley and is surrounded by mountains and wilderness. It features the Alvin R. Bush Dam built in 1961 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control measure in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin. Many of the recreational facilities at the park were built during the Great Depression by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Kettle Creek State Park is seven miles (10 km) north of Westport and Pennsylvania Route 120. It is largely surrounded by Sproul State Forest.Kettle Creek ReservoirAlvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek is an earth and rockfill, flood control dam. It stands at a maximum height of above the stream bed and is across. The reservoir has a capacity of 75,000 acre feet (93,000,000 m3) at the spillway crest. It covers and is long. Alvin R. Bush Dam controls about 226sqmi (92%) of the Kettle Creek drainage basin.

Address: 97 Kettle Creek Park Ln, Renovo, PA 17764, USA
Phone: (570) 923-6004
State: Pennsylvania
City: Renovo
Zip Code: 17764


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I camped out on the Upper Campground for 2 nights. I didn't really need it - but I did have cell service the whole time (Verizon). The campsite was really clean and the park rangers were super friendly, informative, and nice. I did the nature trail as well as strolled around by the water early in the morning - it was beautiful. This was very well worth the 4 hour drive from my home; I would go again any given time.
8 years ago (07-09-2017)
I've been at the same site in the upper campground twice now, about five years apart. Definitely a nice setting. No cellphone service, at least for AT&T, gives an added dimension. Showers for both upper and lower campgrounds are located at the lower campground. The kettle creek snakes it's way up to lower campground, where it's dammed, making it nice for those camping on shore to go kayaking in this deeper part...the kettle creek then continues up to upper campground, where the large Alvin R. Bush Dam makes a nice water reservoir for fishing on... Would definitely go again, saw the elk grazing just down the road,.. Would be worth a go for u.
8 years ago (28-08-2017)
I grew up in a camp near kettle creek state park so I am slightly biased to the place. The PA state park system is fantastic and unfortunately kettle creek state park is not nearly as nice as most but still a great place none the less, especially for a fly fisherman. Fantastic mayfly hatches from early April to mid June including Hendrickson/red quill, blue quill, quill Gordon, March brown, grey fox, big BWO's, sulfurs/pale evening duns, green drake, slate drake, and light cahils. I've probably missed one or two but you get the point.
7 years ago (29-12-2017)
Have camp in state park, amenities are kept clean and sanitized..
7 years ago (14-02-2018)
This is a great state park. The facilities are fantastic, as is the staff. The price for occupying a camp spot are more than fair. If you are looking to go camping in some of Pennsylvania's best trout country, then this is where you should go next. All in all, a great place to enjoy camping in a beautiful area.
8 years ago (30-04-2017)
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