Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area

Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area
Moon Lake
Location of Moon Lake Park in Pennsylvania
LocationPlymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°15′12″N 76°02′52″W / 41.25333°N 76.04778°W / 41.25333; -76.04778
Area942 acres (381 ha)
Established1968
Named forMoon Lake
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area is a 942-acre (381 ha), recreation area within Pinchot State Forest in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is open for mountain biking, hiking, fishing, bird watching, and nature study. The recreation area consists of open fields and woodlots surrounding Moon Lake, a 48-acre (19 ha), spring-fed lake. Moon Lake SFRA is in the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. It is located near Pennsylvania Route 29 on the western edge of the Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton metropolitan statistical area.

For the Moon Lake located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, see Beurys Lake.

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