As someone who has never climbed before, I had a really positive first time at Climb Nittany. I…read morehave quite a few friends from school/work who climb multiple times a week, one with a membership who offered to take me and show me the ropes (pun intended). Since I'm not the bravest soul, I didn't really do much research into climbing before I went for fear it would turn me off and I would chicken out, so I really went into it without much of an idea for how it would go. The staff got me checked in, and I had to watch a safety video in order to sign their waiver. I think you can technically watch it before you show up there and sign the waiver ahead of time, but I didn't do that so I spent a few minutes sitting down to go through that. Once I got that figured out l, they had me do a brief 15-20 min training on using their auto-belay system (so you can climb and be belayed without needing a friend to hold the ropes for you). The training was thorough and the guy (I think maybe the owner) doing it was nice and reassuring. As I said earlier, I have been in an introverted funk not trying new stuff so this was big and scary for me, haha! After I finished the training and check-in with rental gear, I tried some of the bouldering routes and then did two tall climbs. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be, but I think that's partly because I thought I would be terrible and embarrass myself. But they have lots of options for easy routes (green is the easiest!) and there are people of all skill levels in the gym so if you take a break you can usually still learn just by watching others around you. On a more technical note, the building itself was super clean, the rental gear all seemed clean and well maintained, and the staff were super friendly and definitely made me feel welcome as a newcomer to the sport. There's a small "normal" gym in the corner with a few pieces of equipment like an exercise bike, too, for warming up or cooling down. A few final thoughts- I am definitely going back! Climbing is a pretty cool sport and a great workout. Plus it's pretty social, and after the year(s) we've had lately, social activities are especially nice. I also kept thinking how cool it was so many kids go there to climb, and how it would be awesome to have a birthday party there with friends (regardless of age!). Their prices are a little high but it definitely gets cheaper if you lump together (I.e. the 10 visit pass or a monthly membership are cheaper per visit than a single day pass), so keep that in mind.

This ended up being a super fun stop for us when we had some time to kill in State College. I…read morevisited with my two daughters aged 12 and 10. I thought the prices were very fair. We got free rentals because we were first time customers. Our belay instructor was very sweet and patient with us. It didn't take too long for us to train so we could go up. There were enough climbs to make it interesting and we didn't have to wait even once. The best part for me was how clean it was. Not always the case with climbing gyms and always a nice surprise!

Went with some friends for the Friday night skate session. It was overall a really fun time, but…read morethe music selection was a bit hit or miss and kept sounding like they were having audio issues. Also think they might have been only playing Christian music for the entire first hour, not sure if that was intentional or not, but definitely kept the energy lower than would've liked, besides "Awesome God" of course.

This is your typical community ice rink. You are deep in Penguins territory so an ice rink is de…read morerigeur. In any case, the amenities are somewhat minimal. No snack bar so bring your own or put money in the vending machines. During a recent tournament, a food truck was parked outside.

This place is (to be very honest) really boring to me (at the time of composing this post) because…read morethere was nobody there, and there were no actual activities to do.

Ok, so I was there in the winter so I did not spend much time at the beach in the swimming area…read more And there was several inches of snow on the ground and ice on the lake. But it was a great visit anyway. Only a few other people there so it was quiet and peaceful. So I took the hike from the end of the lake, down by the creek, looping back after crossing the creek to come back to the lake along the ridge above the creek. A nice day. Can't wait to check it out again in the spring, summer or fall...

Hey, let's go bowling! We decided to spend the afternoon bowling and playing pool. Although I used…read moreto be a league bowler and used to own a pool table, I'm no longer so great at either one! There were about 30 lanes and nobody there on a Thursday afternoon. The guy running the place was very friendly. The place is clean and lanes are in good condition. The mechanical stuff worked flawlessly, quick ball returns, accurate score keeping. They've got lots of house balls and of course, some are in rough condition. The pool table was only 50 cents, plenty of cues, chalk, and a the table is in good condition. There's plenty of space. There's a snack counter and a lounge, but we didn't try either. Great place to spend some time.

Took my dad here for Father's Day outing and while we did enjoy ourselves, the place appears as…read morethough it's imminently going out of business. None of the tech works (or will be fixed); you'll be scoring manually. Multiple issues with pins and ball return. Not super expensive for bowling though under the circumstances. Given the location and volume of lanes, it might have a shot at revival under new ownership.

This is a great remote spot to hike, camp, fish, and generally just get away from everything. It…read moreis located within the Rothrock State Forest, adjacent to Greenwood Furnace State Park, and near the site of an old CCC camp. There are 18 rustic campsites, with water fountains/spigots, non-flush toilets, picnic tables, and grills available for campers and day use visitors. There are garbage cans available, but it is advised that you pack out your trash if possible. The roads leading into and out of the park are unpaved and are not plowed in the winter. Four wheel drive is not necessary to get there, but if you drive a car that is low to the ground be aware that the trip up will not be the smoothest. We spent a long weekend here in mid October, and while there were a few other couples and families camping on Fri/Sat night, on Sunday we were completely alone. It was isolated and a little creepy, but ultimately it was really nice to be away from civilization! Rangers drive through a couple times of day. There are some nice trails, lots of wildlife (keep your food in your car, if you don't want to be visited by foxes and coyotes in the middle of the night) streams, and a pond that is stocked for fishing. It is a nice, quiet place to kick back & enjoy the outdoors. I am really looking forward to visiting again!

Used to take Leo here to stare at the stars. Wow! There's a crapload of them here. Was always glad…read moreLeo was along because there's remnants of the famous Seven Mountains black wolf pack still around. Maybe they were just huge black coyotes but they certainly sounded like the wolves from a Dracula movie howling.

I was here in the winter time so I am guessing that this place is even better in the warmer…read moreseasons. There's a great trail around the lake, the furnaces are there with some nice information about the history of the area, so well constructed shelters to reserve for your group, and even more trails to explore that go across the hill and across the road. I feel like I barely saw a fraction of the area on my 4 mile hike, so I'll be back.

Pennsylvania is home to some of the best Parks! Greenwood Furnace Park is one of them!…read more They have over 10 different hikes all in a variety of difficulties. For example, part of The Standing Stone Trail is in the Greenwood Furnace Park! The trails go past areas including beaches, dams, forests, historic buildings and more! At times the hiking trails became overgrown. If hiking is not your thing they also have boating and fishing options. Obviously, the lakes in the park are usually packed with canoes and kayaks. When it comes to fishing, trout is sought after! After day-time activities you can cool of at the sand beach located on the lake. Around that area they have pagodas and barbecues that are great for picnicking! They also have a playground with multiple slides for the kids! During the winter time, they also have plenty of activities including snowmobiling, sledding and ice skating! The bathrooms here are new and clean so you can change into your bathing suit at the park! I would highly recommend this Park!

This makes an absolutely beautiful unspoiled walk along the Little Juniata River. Go to the end of…read moreMountain Road, park your car and walk as far as you feel like. I usually do about a 45 minute to one hour walk one way. This is a favorite with fly fishermen which can often be seen in the river here.

Nice quiet campground with a lot of seasonal campers that know how to have fun on the weekends! My…read morewife and I were there for a weekend that ended up being way too short but we had a blast playing cornhole and a few drinking games with the other campers and even got invited out on the one camper's boat! We also figured out that weekend why they say "what happens at camp, stays at camp!" :) We will definitely be back again soon!