Frances Slocum State Park

This Park is named for Frances Slocum, who as a young girl was kidnapped by American Indians. She was only five years old when she was kidnapped. As the American Indians moved westward they took her with them and she spent the rest of her life with them. These Indians settled in Indiana and 59 years after her abduction she was located on a reservation near Peru, Indiana. She died in 1847 at the age of 74. There is a recreational area in Indiana called the Frances Slocum State Recreational Area and Lost Sister Trail.

The Park here in Pa. offers Swimming, Fishing, Boating(electric motors only), Picnicking, Hunting(in authorized areas), Trail Biking, Hiking, Ice Fishing, Ice Skating, Sledding and Tobogganing.

There is a 100-Site campground, with 15 walk-in tent sites and 85 tent or trailer sites. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. There are showers, drinking water, and sanitary dump stations available and many sites have electric hookup. This park is 1,035 acres and Frances Slocum Lake is 165 acres.

There is access for people with disabilities.

The park is located 5 miles from Dallas, Pa. and 10 miles from Wilkes Barre, Pa. There is shopping and many other activities nearby.
It is located at 565 Mount Olivet Rd. in Wyoming, Pa. and for driving directions and other information call 570-696-3525.