Pennsylvania Parking Info

Section: PA 944 to Boiling Springs
Mile Marker	Directions, Comments, Source, Map Link, and Year Last Reviewed	Number of Vehicles
12.00 miles PA 174 (North Junction)	The marker on the attached map indicates the point where the southbound trail joins PA 174. When I was there, parking appeared to be quite limited here. Better parking is available in Boiling Springs (See Mile 12.0). --- The trail north of PA 174 is clearly visible in the satellite view. The southbound trail goes west along the highway for 0.3 miles to the ATC office where it goes left along the east shore of the lake. Rotate the street view to the northwest to see the northbound trail. The picture is dark so it is a little hard to see. Rotate to the west to see the view down PA 174 towards Boiling Springs. If you do a complete pan of the street view the limited parking available can be seen. 09/16/09 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.1509%20-77.12276&hl=en&ll=40.150874%2C-77.1227… --- 2011	Limited roadside parking
12.00 miles PA 174 (North Junction)	From I81 take the exit for route 74 south. Take Boiling Springs exit off 74 which is Forge Rd. Turn left on 174 and pass the AT Regional Office. The trail crosses 174 close to the crest of the hill. --- Hiking south you will be coming into Boiling Springs Village where supplies, restaurants, B&B, phones, post office, etc. are available. --- 2006	1
12.30 miles Appalachian Trail Conference Regional Office	From I81 take the exit for route 74 south. Take Boiling Springs exit off 74 which is Forge Rd. Turn left on 174 to the AT Regional Office. Turn right onto Front Street before you get to the AT regional office for parking. This parking is actually in section 11 but not far from the southern end of section 10. GPS N40 08.825 W77 07.521. (09/20/2003) --- There are two parking areas on this side of the lake which is south of the AT Regional Office. The parking area off of Front street (Marker A on the attached map) includes a boat ramp where you can launch canoes into the lake. The Iron Works parking (Marker B) is off of Bucher Hill Rd. The trail goes through this Iron Works area parking area then goes north along the east side of the lake to the ATC office on PA 174, the official north end of Section 11 and the southern end of Section 10. Both parking areas are a short walk from each other. See mile 0.0 for more specifics about parking regulations. Alternatively to get to section 10, walk up Bucher Rd to Rt 174. The trail follows that road here. Go left to reach the ATC office. Go right to continue on the AT northbound. --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=40.147083%2C%09-77.12535&daddr… --- 2010	2-3 at ATC office, 10-15 in boat launch, 25- 30 at iron works
12.30 miles Appalachian Trail Conference Regional Office	There is limited day use parking at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Mid-Atlantic Regional office. (Please register with office staff.) For long term or overnight parking at the nearby historical park, get a permit from the ATC regional office during working hours (or call ahead during office hours at 717-258-5771 to make other arrangements). There is no overnight parking in the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission parking lot by the lake. 05/21/09 --- John Luthy --- 2009
12.30 miles Appalachian Trail Conference Regional Office	See the above listings for more about parking in Boiling Springs. Also see the listing (and attached map) at Mile 0.3 of Section 11. --- The markers on this map indicate the location of the ATC office. From here the southbound trail (to Sec. 11) goes south along the east shore of the lake. If you rotate the street view to the south, the ATC office is on the left. The southbound AT follows the path and the end of the parking are. The northbound trail (to Sec. 10) goes east along PA 174 for 0.3 miles then goes left (north) into the woods. Rotate the view to the east to look along PA 174. The trail goes left just past the crest of the hill seen in the view. 09/16/09 Update: Google has changed the street view and for some reason has fuzzed out the ATC office and parking lot. --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.1499%20-77.1271&hl=en&ll=40.150161%2C-77.12711… --- 2011
12.30 miles Appalachian Trail Conference Regional Office	THIS IS NOW A DROP OFF/Emergency exit ONLY LOCATION (as of September 2022) --- The ATC no longer has a regional office at this location and the building and lot are closed for now. The Bucher Hill lot (100 Bucher Hill Road, also known as the Fisherman's lot) is also closed to overnight parking and may be fully closed when construction commences near Children's Lake. 09/12/22 --- Caitlin Miller --- 2022