Black Moshannon State Park

Despite it’s otherwise illustrious name, Black Moshannon State Park is bright with natural charisma. Nestled within forty-three-thousand-acre Moshannon State Forest, this like-named park is canvassed by the enveloping hardwoods like cherry wood and birch. And, regarding the former chromatic factoid, the watershed isn’t aqua blue―it’s tea-stained black. As the runoff water flows through the mosses and other wetland vegetative bodies, the tannins release by the decaying plant matter and dyes the water that earl grey hue. However, once your done gawking at the park’s peculiar watershed, lace-up your well-worn hiking boots from the sheltered confines of your primitive tent―and take a lake-hugging hike around the two-hundred and fifty acre Black Moshannon Lake. Your Instagram followers will thank you for the inspiration later.