BLUE MARSH LAKE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1268 Pallisades Drive
Leesport, PA 19533-9750
Phone: (610) 376-6337
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NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/
See the lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.
Visitor Center
Blue Marsh Lake Visitor Center / Overlook (610) 376-6337
Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Reading, approx. 5 miles northwest on PA 183 to Bern Church, then left following project signs to the lake.
Lake History
Factoid: Blue Marsh Lake is a 6,100 acre-project having a 1,150-acre lake. Facilities include a day use area with swim beach, bathhouse, food concession, picnic areas, volleyball courts, pavilions available for rental; visitor center; three boat launches; and a stilling basin. Trails include a 30-mile multi-purpose hiking/biking trail and three interpretive trails, one being ADA accessible. Activities include swimming, picnicking, boating, water-skiing, hiking, equestrian and mountain bike riding, fishing, hunting, bird watching and other nature-oriented and outdoor activities.
Age & Disability Discount Passes
Recreation areas 1 - 5 of 5 at Blue Marsh Lake
Dry Brooks Day Use Area
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Dry Brooks Launch
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Shiedy Ramp
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State Hill
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Stilling Basin
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Corps Managed
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Managed by Others in Italics
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| Camping |
| E | Electric Campsites |
| N | Non-electric Campsites |
| T | Pull Through Campsites |
| G | Group Camping |
| D | Dump Station |
| Picnic |
| A | Picnic Area |
| G | Group Picnic |
| GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
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| Swimming |
| BE | Beach |
| P | Swimming Pool |
| Trails |
| B | Bike Trails |
| Q | Equestrian Trails |
| H | Hiking Trails |
| I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
| R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
| M | Miscellaneous Trails |
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