Eat and visit in Warriors Mark

State Game Lands 131 is a 309-acre tract in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, on the northwest edge of the Appalachian Mountain section of the Ridge and Valley. The cover is primarily mixed oak and northern hardwood, with a high knob reaching 1,410 feet.

The Game Commission's map lists white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey and gray squirrel as game hunted here, with coyote and raccoon trapped. It also lists hiking, mushroom and berry picking, bird watching, dog training and horse riding. The Commission's January 2014 map shows that vehicle access is possible from SR 4013 by Butternut Road, with one designated parking area. The land has no streams, but nearby drainages feed the Little Juniata River, which the map calls an important trout stream.

The Commission says its game lands exist to manage wildlife habitat and provide hunting and trapping, with other recreation permitted under its regulations. The map dates from 2013 and 2014, and its Mapping Center shows season road locations.

• 309 acres in a single tract in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County (PGC map dated 2014) source
• Vehicle access from SR 4013 by Butternut Road (TR 534) is possible, with one designated parking area (January 2014 map) source
• Hunted species: white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey and gray squirrel; furbearer trapping of eastern coyote and raccoon source
• No streams, rivers or lakes located on the tract source
• Game Commission GIS layer lists SGL 131 as Active in the Southcentral region, 309.50 GIS acres source

“Along with hunting and furtaking, opportunities for hiking, mushroom and berry picking, bird watching, dog training and horse riding do exist.”Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2014

“with few exceptions, State Game Lands are open for general use year round.”Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2014

“Located on the northwestern edge of the Appalachian Mountain Section of the Ridge and Valley physiographic province, SGL 131 consists primarily of mixed oak and northern hardwood forest types.”Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2014

The Warriors Mark Area Historical Society was founded in 2018 to preserve local sites of historical significance. It occupies the Lowrie Schoolhouse at 1826 Centre Line Road, which the site says the carpenter Balzer Rumberger built in the 1860s as a private school for the Lowrie children. The land and building were donated to the society.

According to its site, the society collects, preserves, publishes and interprets the history of the Warriors Mark area and offers public programs, education and services. Board meetings are open to the public, and the meetings page posts agendas and minutes for 2023 and 2024. The site also lists a 1968 book, Echoes From Warriors Mark, by Elizabeth Nearhoof, and an index to it, for sale.

A September 4, 2026 report in the Huntingdon Daily News said the Huntingdon County History & Heritage Roundtable met at the society, which provided a picnic lunch.

• Founded in 2018 to preserve local sites of historical significance source
• Housed in the Lowrie Schoolhouse, which the site says the carpenter Balzer Rumberger built in the 1860s source
• Board meetings are open to the public and anyone may attend source
• Huntingdon County History & Heritage Roundtable met at the society, which provided a small picnic lunch source

“WARRIORS MARK AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS LOCATED IN THE LOWRIE SCHOOLHOUSE, A LANDMARK OF OUR COMMUNITY.”Warriors Mark Area Historical Society

“The Warriors Mark Area Historical Society was founded in 2018 to preserve local sites of historical significance to the community and its members.”Warriors Mark Area Historical Society

“Meeting recently at the Warriors Mark Area Historical Society, the Huntingdon County History & Heritage Roundtable listened to updates about ongoing America250 activities and announced the date for the annual Free Museum Day across the county.”Ron Morgan, Staff Writer, Huntingdon Daily News, 4 September 2026

Upper Old School Park is a township park in Warriors Mark, on the former site of the community's elementary school. Warriors Mark Township's supervisors have worked on the grounds over the years. The Huntingdon Daily News reported in 2024 on updates to the baseball fields and a walking trail, and on plans for a pavilion.

Over Memorial Day weekend in 2024, Warriors Mark Scout Troop 104 raked mulch, and local volunteers helped plant a butterfly garden. The garden drew monarch butterflies through the 2025 season, and it hosted the last migrating generation of that year.

On Oct. 21, 2026, a Liberty Tree donated by former Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes Jr. was planted at the park as part of America250 celebrations. The Huntingdon Daily News reported that the tree was planted next to the park's pavilion.

• The park is on the former site of the community's elementary school. source
• Supervisors have worked on the baseball fields and a walking trail, and planned a pavilion. source
• A butterfly garden was planted over Memorial Day weekend in 2024. source
• The garden hosted the last migrating generation of monarchs in 2025. source
• A Liberty Tree was planted at the park on Oct. 21, 2026. source

“In celebration of America250, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes Jr. donated a Liberty Tree, a tulip tree that was planted Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, at the Warriors Mark Township Upper School Park”Julie White, Huntingdon Daily News, 24 October 2026

“Supervisors have been working over the years to improve the area, which includes updates to baseball fields, a walking trail, and plans for a pavilion.”Huntingdon Daily News, 12 June 2024

“The butterfly garden installed at the former Warriors Mark School in the upper park in 2024 has been attracting monarchs visitors in all stages throughout the season”Huntingdon Daily News, 18 October 2025