C.L. Johnson Memorial and Goodman Hollow Vistas-Sproul State Forest

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Sproul State Forest’s Grugan Hollow road has a number of little known vistas.  One is the Garby Trail Vista, but there is also the C.L. Johnson Memorial Vista and the Goodman Hollow Vista.  Both are short walks from the road; there are no blazes.

C.L. Johnson Memorial Vista is the easier of the two to find.  Pull off along the road and walk a couple hundred feet to the vista where there is a sign.  The short trail is not blazed.  The vista is very scenic, offering a broad panorama, and is good for sunsets.  I particularly liked the symmetrical tiers of ridges to the left.

C.L. Johnson Memorial Vista is located at about 41.294537, -77.663196.

The other vista, Goodman Hollow Vista, is a little harder to find.  Pull off where you see the broken sign for Schoolhouse Hollow Trail; besides the sign, there is no other indication of a trail.  Walk down the obvious grade to an old gate.  At the gate, turn right, following a faint, unblazed trail to a fern meadow that looks down the bowl of Goodman Hollow.  I do not know if this is the actual name of the vista, as there is no sign for it.  I really enjoyed this view as it looked across the West Branch Susquehanna River to the vast plateaus in the north.  I could also see Hyner View across the river.  While crowds were at Hyner View, I had this one all to myself. 

Goodman Hollow Vista is located at about 41.295872, -77.656166.   

There is so much beauty in the PA Wilds. See it for yourself.

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Big views from the CL Johnson Memorial Vista, Sproul State Forest. Go there.

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Symmetrical ridges. CL Johnson Memorial Vista, Sproul State Forest. This vast forest has so much beauty.

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Looking down into the bowl of Goodman Hollow and the river far below. Hyner View is off to the left. This is a short hike from Grugan Hollow Road. Sproul State Forest.

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Goodman Hollow Vista is from a fern meadow with the white blossoms of snakeroot. Vast plateaus and deep canyons in the distance. Sproul State Forest.

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Goodman Hollow Vista, Sproul State Forest. Hyner View is in the distance. While you'll have to share that view with others, you can have this one all to yourself.

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