When summers are dry and hot, visitors flock to the 3,000-acre Beltzville State Park. Often, on busy summer weekends, it gets so crowded park officials close the gates. That doesn’t stop visitors from ...

LEHIGHTON, Pa. – Beltzville State Park announced on Saturday that it will close entry to the park July Fourth weekend once capacity is reached. "The park will close and no one else will be let in" ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP -- There are no entrance or user fees for any state park currently in Pennsylvania, but that could change at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County because the park is often ...

Changes are coming this year to Beltzville State Park in the hopes of decreasing overcrowding on the weekends and when the weather is nice. The park in Carbon County became overrun last year during ...

BELTZVILLE STATE PARK -- On the first full day of summer, you'll find a lot of people at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County. Whether they're splashing around in the water or catching a few rays on ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced it will be taking steps to address overcrowding issues at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County.

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Parks Director John Hallas recently announced a number of operational changes are being made at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County. These ...

UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reopened the beach for swimming on Thursday, according to a release. Test results were acceptable and approved by the ...

The state has issued a slew of rules to ease overcrowding and improve safety and sanitation at Beltzville State Park, where people flocked in record numbers last year as they sought outdoor recreation ...

They write citations to people who fish without a license, but they also catch drug runners. They want to know if you've got a life jacket, but they also carry guns and help federal agents and ...