Big Falls in State Gamelands 13

Sullivan County is FULL of great waterfalls, many of them outside of Ricketts Glen, and therefor, a lot less crowded.  In 2018, after a year of almost constant rain, we made several trips to see some of these waterfalls, and unfortunately, I did not take notes.  So 6 months later....  I'm glad my photos are all geo-tagged at least!

There is an excellent article here, with better instructions and directions - 
https://uncoveringpa.com/heberly-run-waterfalls-state-game-lands-13

All I can tell you for sure is that we were geocaching, we packed a picnic, and we saw a Salamander.  :-)  Oh, and it was October, so the gates were open - making it less of a walk to many of the falls in this area.  From the article above - "This rutted dirt road is only typically open during spring turkey season (roughly the month of May) and during the fall hunting season (roughly mid-September through the end of the year). "

The incredible amount of rainfall in 2018 caused massive flooding in this area, and there were roads that were closed due to flood damage, making our trips here less "efficient" than they would have been in other years.  Where we probably could have seen all of the waterfalls in this area in one day easily, we took a couple of trips, and still have not made it to all of them.  That's ok - we can go back.  This area is less than an hour from us.

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The Shooting Range At Bunker 8 - Pa Game Lands 252

Quick Links:

• Map of the Pa Game Lands #252
• Rules For Using the Shooting Range
• Where To Order A Use Permit (If you do not have a hunting license)
• About The Alvira Bunkers

Every time we hike the game lands, we discover something new.  This week we took the same path we are on at least once a month (Dan has geocaches hidden there) and out of curiosity, I took a side path.  It lead us around to ruins of an old bank barn.  I've walked within feet of those ruins dozens of times, and never knew they were there, because I had never taken that side path before!

Then from there we explored some of the other side paths we had not yet taken -and we ended up at a shooting range.  We had no idea there was a public shooting range right on the game lands that we hike almost every week.  I've looked at all of the game lands maps, looked at the list of game lands with public shooting ranges - and I cannot find this one listed.  But it is definitely there!

The range was in use while we were there.  I believe that the roads leading back here are only open seasonally, so you would walk back to access this most of the year.

There's a pavilion with  tables at the back of the range.

Everything appears to be well maintained.

There are some rules:

"For your shooting enjoyment and to make you a better hunter, the Game Commission maintains public shooting ranges across the state. Those who shoot firearms at one of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's state game lands public shooting ranges must possess and carry with them either an annual $30 range use permit or a current general hunting or furtaker license.  ​Individuals without a range use permit or hunting or furtaker license may be fined. Each licensed hunter or range permit holder may have one guest.

Unless otherwise posted, these ranges are open year-round, from 8 a.m. until sunset, Monday through Saturday, and noon to sunset on Sundays"

To read the rules and regulations, go here:
https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/StateGameLandsRanges/Pages/default.aspx

As for how to get there..  well, we parked at the main parking area on Alvira road (near the maintenance/food crop sheds) and walked back.  There might be a closer parking area at the other end, I'm really not sure.  There is a parking area near the range as well - but no cars were there, and it might be a road that is only open seasonally -   we'll have to explore more another day.

Alvira Before The Bunkers	History Of Alvira & The Bunkers	The Stone Church
Shooting Range At The Game Lands	There are frequently sunflower fields in the Game Lands, great places to take photos!  Where exactly they are located changes from year to year.  This was where to find them in 2020.	Here Lies A Confederate Bullet

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