Frances Slocum State Park is a 1,035 acre Pennsylvania State Park in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Frances Slocum Lake is a 165 acre man-made, horseshoe-shaped lake that is a popular fishing and boating destination. The park is 5 miles from Dallas and 10 miles from Wilkes-Barre.

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Hunting and Fishing

About 300 acres of Frances Slocum State Park are open to hunting. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The common game species are squirrels, rabbits and white-tailed deer. The hunting of groundhogs is prohibited.

Frances Slocum Lake is a warm-water fishery. Fisherman can catch crappie, bluegill, walleye, muskellunge, pickerel, and smallmouth and largemouth bass from the shore, fishing pier and from electric or non-powered boats. Gasoline powered boats are prohibited at Frances Slocum State Park.

Camping and picnicking

There are 100 campsites at Frances Slocum State Park. Fifteen are walk-in tent sites and 85 sites can accommodate tents or trailers. The larger sites have electric hook-ups. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. There is a modern bathhouse with showers, flush toilets and drinking water. There is a large group tenting area that has a 40 tent capacity. It is within walking distance of the main camping area and its bathhouse.

Frances Slocum State Park has several picnic areas. There are three pavilions available to rent. The picnic areas have tables, grills and charcoal disposal pits. They also have restrooms, drinking water, and garbage and recycling bins.

Trails

Frances Slocum State Park has 9.0 miles of hiking trails.

• Frances Slocum Trail is 0.7 mile in length. It is marked with blue blazes. It begins and ends at the boat rental parking lot and passes the rock ledge where Frances Slocum was held for the first night of her captivity.

• Campground Trail is 1.0 mile in length. It is marked with white blazes. It runs from the Stony Point parking lot to the group tenting area.

• Deer Trail is 3.8 miles in length at its greatest. It is marked with yellow blazes. Deer Trail has three loops. It passes the lakeshore, a thicket, a hemlock stand, a marsh and mixed and hardwood forests. This trail is used by hunters during hunting season.

• Lakeshore Trail is 1.4 mile in length. It is marked with red blazes and provides access to the lakeshore for hikers and fishermen.

• Larch Tree Trail is 2.0 miles in length. It is marked with orange blazes. It loops through a stand of larch trees.

Winter Activities

Frances Slocum State Park is open during the winter months for ice fishing, ice skating, sledding, tobogganing, and snowmobiling.