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The listing tells boaters to pull up their boat. The resort's dining page says guests can eat in the dining room or at their accommodation.

A 2021 Visitors Bureau tasting tour called it an easy pickup spot for boaters and said it sits below the resort's cafe.

The bureau lists the season as mid-April-end-October, with hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The phone number is 814-658-3500.

• Square cut pies, subs, salads and squarebolis, per the bureau listing. source
• Bureau listing hours: Friday 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Saturday 11:30 am to 9:00 pm, Sunday 11:30 am to 7:00 pm. source
• Bureau lists the season as mid-April-end-October. source
• Resort dining page says guests can eat in the dining room or at their accommodation. source

“Pull up your boat or call ahead and grab our famous square cuts as well as subs, salads and squarebolis.”Visitors Bureau listing description, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau

“Our passion is providing great pizza fast and at affordable prices.”Lake Raystown Resort dining page, Lake Raystown Resort (RVC Outdoor Destinations)

“which overlooks the marina, making it an easy pickup spot for boaters.”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 20 January 2021

The General Store is one of three retail stores on the grounds of Lake Raystown Resort, at 3101 Chipmunk Crossing in Entriken. The resort's dining page says the store carries the latest resort logo items and souvenirs. Its amenities page adds that guests can buy snacks and firewood there.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists the store among places to buy hand-dipped ice cream on the resort property. The resort's dining page lists ice cream among the offerings at the Trading Post, which also sells grocery items, ice and firewood.

Uncovering PA's Jim Cheney, reviewing the resort in 2015, described its general stores as providing food and camping necessities.

• Visitors Bureau lists hand-dipped ice cream at the General Store source
• Resort says the latest logo items and souvenirs are available at the General Store source
• Resort says guests can buy snacks and firewood in its general store source

“Within the Lake Raystown Resort, you can purchase hand-dipped ice cream at the General Store, WildRiver Waterpark and Best Way Pizza!”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org)

“Lake Raystown Resort is really like a mini town on its own, with several general stores providing both food and camping necessities, two restaurants, a marina”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 26 June 2015

“The latest Resort logo items and souvenirs are available at the General Store.”Lake Raystown Resort, Lake Raystown Resort (RVC Outdoor Destinations)

The store is part of James Creek RV Resort, which has 207 back-in RV sites and 5 furnished cabins on the west side of Raystown Lake in Lincoln Township. The operator's Raystown Lake camping guide, updated in July 2026, describes a camp store there with a sandwich shop and ice cream.

The resort's park listing, modified on 31 October 2026, lists the store among its on-site businesses as James Creek General Store. The guide also lists a heated swimming pool, a playground, bathhouses, coin laundry and gated entry on site.

The listing calls the store a convenience store, while the guide calls it a camp store.

• Camp store with a sandwich shop and ice cream, per the July 2026 Raystown Lake camping guide source
• 207 back-in RV sites and 5 furnished cabins at the resort source

“On-site you will find a heated swimming pool, a playground, a camp store with a sandwich shop and ice cream, bathhouses, coin laundry, and gated entry.”RJourney, rjourney.com, 2026

“The resort has 207 back-in RV sites, plus 5 furnished cabins for guests traveling without a rig.”RJourney, rjourney.com, 2026

The James Creek General Store is inside the James Creek RV Resort, at 2016 Pioneer Family Lane off Raystown Road. The resort lies just minutes west of Raystown Lake. The park was formerly Pioneer Family Campground, and its street still carries the old name.

The store sells ice, firewood and snacks, according to the resort's RJourney listing. The Visitors Bureau's archived listing, written in the first person, also named milk, bread, eggs, bug spray and first aid supplies. Its menu offered breakfast croissants, subs, strombolis and hand-dipped ice cream.

The 2024 listing gave the season as April to September and the store's hours as breakfast until late evening in summer. The RJourney listing, updated 31 October 2026, prints a different weekly schedule, and its FAQ gives other hours again.

• The RJourney listing, updated 31 October 2026, includes ice, firewood and snacks among what the store offers. source
• The Visitors Bureau listing gave the season as April to September when it was captured on 5 December 2024. source
• The resort was formerly Pioneer Family Campground, according to the park history on RJourney. source
• The 2024 Visitors Bureau listing named breakfast croissants, subs, strombolis and hand-dipped ice cream on the menu. source

“General store at James Creek RV Resort. Ice, firewood, snacks, and a few things you did not know you needed.”James Creek RV Resort (store listing text), RJourney, 31 October 2026

“Our store offers products ranging from milk, bread, and eggs to firewood, bug spray, and first aid supplies.”James Creek General Store (listing text), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 5 December 2024

“Menu options range from breakfast croissants, to subs, to strombolis.”James Creek General Store (listing text), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 5 December 2024

Marina Cafe is the casual restaurant at Lake Raystown Resort, 3101 Chipmunk Crossing in Entriken, and it overlooks the resort's marina on Raystown Lake. The resort's dining page describes old-time favorites and American fare, and it points diners to the Galley Wings and the Chicken Boca sandwich.

The resort's page calls the Galley Wings award-winning, which is the resort's own claim. A 2021 tasting tour post on the Visitors Bureau blog, by Liza Gutshall, suggests a chicken boca sandwich eaten on the cafe deck for visitors hiking Trough Creek State Park or spending a day at WildRiver Waterpark.

Dine-in and take-out are both offered. Take-out orders can be placed online through a link on the page or by phone at 814-658-3500, extension 162, and the page says payment by credit card is due when the order is placed. The Visitors Bureau lists catering and a season running from mid-April to the end of October.

• The resort's dining page names the Galley Wings and the Chicken Boca sandwich. source
• Catering available, per the Visitors Bureau listing. source
• Season listed as Mid-April-end-October. source
• Take-out by phone at 814-658-3500, extension 162, or online through a link on the dining page. source
• A Visitors Bureau tasting tour post dated 2021-01-20 recommends the chicken boca sandwich on the cafe deck. source

“Come try our award-winning Galley Wings or our signature sandwich, the Chicken Boca.”Marina Cafe, Lake Raystown Resort (RVC Outdoor Destinations)

“try a chicken boca sandwich on the deck of the Marina Cafe at Lake Raystown Resort”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 20 January 2021

The James Creek Boat Launch is a public ramp for motorized boats on Raystown Lake, in Lincoln Township. The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau counts it among the seven public boat launches on the lake, and How's Your River, which credits Pennsylvania State University as its source, lists it as a boat ramp on Raystown Lake and the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River.

The bureau's 2016 listing placed it between the Aitch Boat Launch and Nancy's Boat-to-Shore, with a permanent concrete pier, a courtesy floating dock and parking for up to 151 vehicles with trailers. The bureau's 2021 blog says the Nancy's Boat to Shore campground in James Creek is reached by boat.

WJAC reported on May 15, 2025 that high water had closed the James Creek launch and Snyder's Run. On March 7, 2026, the Daily News reported that, according to the Corps, every launch on the lake except Aitch was open at that time. This site has not confirmed the launch's status since then.

• One of seven public boat launches for motorized boats on Raystown Lake, per the bureau's 2021 blog source
• Permanent concrete pier and courtesy floating dock, per the bureau's 2016 listing source
• Parking for up to 151 vehicles with trailers, with 6 accessible spaces, per the 2016 listing source
• Closed due to water levels in May 2025, along with Snyder's Run, per WJAC source
• Corps launch statuses are updated on its Facebook page during peak season, Memorial Day to Labor Day source

“Aitch, James Creek, Tatman Run, Shy Beaver and Weaver Falls are the other public boat launches for motorized boats.”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 12 April 2021

“and James Creek are now closed due to water levels.”WJAC staff, WJAC, 15 May 2025

The marina sits at Lake Raystown Resort, 3101 Chipmunk Crossing in Entriken. The resort's amenities page says the marina has more than 600 seasonal boat slips, a fuel dock, pump-out service and winter storage. Transient slips can be booked on the resort's website.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists the business as family owned and operated since 1984, with a boat rental fleet and a marina offering fuel, a pump station, cable and Wi-Fi. A Marina Cafe overlooks the marina. A rental calendar on the resort's site lists pontoon boats by unit type.

A StateCollege.com article dated 6 July 2013 names this marina as one of two places where boat tours leave the lake.

• Over 600 seasonal boat slips, with a fuel dock, pump-out service and winter storage source
• Family owned and operated since 1984, per the Visitors Bureau listing source
• Transient slip reservations booked online through the resort site source
• Pontoon boats listed in the resort boat rental calendar source
• Named in a July 2013 StateCollege.com article as a departure point for boat tours source

“In addition to our beautiful lakeside location, we offer a fully-staffed marina with over 600 seasonal boat slips, fuel dock, pump-out services and winter storage”Lake Raystown Resort, Lake Raystown Resort, an RVC Outdoor Destination, 13 March 2018

“Back at the lake, boat tours leave from two marinas”StateCollege.com Staff, StateCollege.com, 6 July 2013

The Proud Mary Showboat is run by Lake Raystown Resort on Raystown Lake, near Entriken. The resort's activities page describes public sightseeing cruises, brunch and dinner cruises, and private charters for parties, weddings, dinners and meetings, with live entertainment and customized themes.

The resort's 2026 fall schedule begins September 9 and lists a Sunday brunch cruise from 10:30am to 12pm for $31.95 a person, and sightseeing cruises for $15.95 a person on Sundays and Wednesdays. Its Saturday sightseeing and land and sea dinner cruises, at $15.95 and $46.95 a person, run from May 23 to September 5. Public cruises last an hour and a half. Reservations are required for brunch and dinner cruises.

The buffet menu is chef's choice and changes weekly, and the brunch and dinner cruises are not all-you-can-eat. The page says guests 21 and older may bring one bottle of wine or one six pack of beer in a small personal cooler. Jim Cheney of uncoveringpa.com describes a 90-minute cruise around the southern part of the lake.

• Sunday brunch cruise, 10:30am to 12pm, $31.95 a person source
• Public cruises last one hour and a half source
• Reservations are required for brunch and dinner cruises source

“Each Proud Mary Showboat cruise is a memorable adventure. Public sightseeing, breakfast and dinner cruises are available, as well as privately chartered party, wedding, dinner or meeting cruises, complete with live entertainment, music and customized themes.”Lake Raystown Resort

“Outdoor hospitality at its finest and breath-taking lakeside views makes each Proud Mary Showboat cruise a memorable adventure.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, raystown.org

Tatman Run Beach/Recreation Area sits at the southern end of Raystown Lake, across Route 994 from Lake Raystown Resort. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages it, according to Daily News reports. Jim Cheney of Uncovering PA lists it among the access points for visitors without a boat.

The area has a small sandy beach, a public boat launch, restrooms, a picnic shelter, a playground and a grassy hillside, as Liza Gutshall described it in a 2021 Visitors Bureau blog post. The Visitors Bureau lists it as open dawn to dusk, Memorial Day to Labor Day.

The Corps closed the area in September 2024 for a stream bank and bridge project coordinated with PennDOT. In May 2025 the Corps said the swim beach had failed an E. coli water test and would stay closed. A July 2025 Daily News story says the Tatman Run swimming area has a life jacket station and that Raystown's beaches remain open for public use that summer, without mentioning the May closure. No 2026 reopening report appeared in the Daily News search.

• Public boat launch, restrooms, picnic shelter, playground and a small sandy beach source
• Closed from September 3, 2024 for a PennDOT stream bank and bridge project at the Route 994 entrance source
• May 2025: the swim beach failed an E. coli water test and was to stay closed source

“Almost directly across Route 994 from Lake Raystown Resort and just a few miles from Trough Creek State Park, this area offers a second swimming beach and picnic pavilions.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 10 June 2015

“It has a public boat launch, restrooms, picnic shelter, playground, small sandy beach and a large, spacious grassy hillside.”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 12 April 2021

WildRiver Waterpark was the water park at Lake Raystown Resort, 3101 Chipmunk Crossing in Entriken. The resort says WildRiver has been a special part of its campground experience for nearly 40 years, and the Cemetery Sluice tube slide, installed in the mid-1980s, was among its rides.

The resort's closure notice says it has decided to close the waterpark. Replacement parts for the slide are no longer available, and the resort says the facility has reached a natural transition point. Picnic pavilions will remain available to rent for private events through the Group Sales Department.

Jim Cheney's 2015 review on Uncovering PA, updated in 2021, described several water slides, a small swimming pool and a splash area. The notice also gives dates for a Splash & Spray Zone, Saturday, June 6th through Monday, September 7th.

• Cemetery Sluice tube slide installed in the mid-1980s, per the resort's closure notice. source
• Picnic pavilions remain available for private event rentals through Group Sales. source
• Several water slides, a small swimming pool and a splash area, per the 2015 Uncovering PA review. source

“The resort is also home to the WildRiver Waterpark. The park is home to several water slides, a small swimming pool, and a splash area.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 26 June 2015

Lake Raystown Resort will light up the sky with an Independence Day fireworks show, the bureau says. The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau calls it the resort's annual show and says it starts at dusk. The bureau's June 26, 2026 post lists the 2026 show for July 5, although the same post says Independence Day falls on Saturday, July 4.

The bureau names the Entriken Bridge and the Coffee Run overlook as viewing spots. It asks boaters to follow Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission rules, including proper navigational lights, and advises against parking on the roadside or on the Route 994 bridge.

The resort is at 3101 Chipmunk Crossing in Entriken, next to Raystown Lake.

• Listed for July 5, 2026, at dusk, in the bureau's June 26, 2026 post. source
• Suggested viewing spots: the Entriken Bridge and Coffee Run overlooks. source
• The bureau advises against parking on the roadside or on the Route 994 bridge. source
• Resort address: 3101 Chipmunk Crossing, Entriken, PA 16638. source

“The Lake Raystown Resort will light up the sky with its annual spectacular Independence Day fireworks show at dusk.”Allyssabeth Kinder, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 26 June 2026

“If you have a boat, watching from the water offers an unforgettable experience!”Allyssabeth Kinder, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 26 June 2026

“Great viewing spots include the Entriken Bridge and Coffee Run overlooks.”Allyssabeth Kinder, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 26 June 2026