Lyman Run State Park Office

Bringing kids

OK with supervision

Sandy, shallow lake-beach entry is the kind of setup that suits young kids, and a first-hand visitor account (cited in the prior enrichment) describes families building sandcastles at the beach. However, there has been no lifeguard on duty since 2008 and the lake runs cold (often under 70°F) even in mid-summer because it's fed by a spring/trout-stream, so young or inexperienced swimmers should be watched closely rather than left unsupervised.

Parking

Lot

Small paved lot sits directly at the beach; a first-hand visitor account (in prior enrichment) put its capacity at roughly a dozen vehicles, so it can fill on busy summer days. No day-use parking fee is stated on the park's official pages, PA state park day-use parking is generally free, but this park's own pages don't explicitly confirm that, so cost is left null rather than assumed.

Restrooms

Yes

Modern bathhouse right at the beach with flush toilets and changing rooms (the same building also houses the snack bar and the park's boat-rental counter). Separately, the picnic area and the walk-in rustic tent campsites have outhouses (vault-style) and hand-pump water, not flush facilities.

Water clarity

Mostly clear

Lyman Run, the Class A wild trout stream that feeds the 45-acre lake, is consistently described as cold, clean water draining off forested Susquehannock State Forest terrain, which points toward decent clarity. No direct lake-bottom-visibility report from a swimmer or diver was found, so this rating is inferred from the feeder-stream description rather than a direct lake observation.

Hours

Swim beach: 8 A.M. to sunset, late May through mid-September (roughly Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend). Park grounds overall: open every day of the year, sunrise to sunset, with day-use areas closing at dusk.