Chapter Outing 2026: Colton Point

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A beautiful vista of the Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania", at Colton Point State Park. (Photo: Fawn Contreras)

Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Deputy Director Sarah Corcoran, Outdoors For All Organizer Rebecca Deegan, Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Group Outings Chair Fawn Contreras, and her daughter at an overlook. (Photo: Fawn Contreras)

NEPA Group Outings Chair Fawn Contreras, Outdoors For All Organizer Rebecca Deegan, and Deputy Director Sarah Corcoran pose in front of the Pine Creek Gorge while hiking the Rim Trail. (Photo: Fawn Contreras)

A Northern Red Salamander was spotted on the path while hiking at Colton Point State Park. (Photo: David Calloway)

Chapter Outings Co-Chair David Calloway and his wife in front of Pine Creek. (Photo: David Calloway)

Deputy Director Sarah Corcoran, Chapter Outings Co-Chair Bob Rebuck and others pause on a hike. (Photo: David Calloway)

An outing participant uses a scope at one of the many overlooks with a gorgeous view of the canyon. (Photo: Fawn Contreras)

Pennsylvania Chapter staff and outing leaders ventured into the wilds of Tioga County in North Central Pennsylvania for the June Chapter Outing at Colton Point State Park, also known as the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania". The park encompasses 368 acres on the western rim of the Pine Creek Gorge with all the rustic charm of the Civilian Conservation Corps era of the 1930s. Rugged overlooks provide gorgeous views of the canyon. Participants spent the weekend tent camping, hiking the Rim Trail, and biking along Pine Creek.