PENNSYLVANIA’S OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN

The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a draft of Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan through March 3, 2025.

Every five years, states across the nation are required to produce a new statewide recreation plan to help guide their recrea​tion policies, programs, and investments.

The plan is needed to remain eligible for federal grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which are used to:

• Build parks and historic sites
• Conserve forests, rivers, lakes, and wildlife habitat
• Provide access to recreation, hunting, and fishing

Pennsylvania has benefitted from more than $216 million in funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for projects across the Commonwealth since 1965.

2025-2029 Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and its Technical Advisory Committee for the Outdoor Recreation Plan have begun the process of preparing the next Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.​

Click below for more details and a link to the public input form.

DOWNLOAD THE 2025 DRAFT PLAN

2025 PUBLIC INPUT FORM