Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

== Parks and recreation ==
[[File:Lock Haven Hanna Park 2.jpg|thumb|A picnic shelter in Hanna Park|alt=Leaves are turning red on trees in a park graced with a covered picnic shelter on a wide green lawn. Homes are visible on the far side of the park.]]The city has 14 municipal parks and playgrounds ranging in size from the {{convert|0.75|acre|ha|adj=on}} Triangle Park in downtown to the {{convert|80|acre|ha|adj=on}} Douglas H. Peddie Memorial Park along Route 120. Fields maintained by the city accommodate baseball for the Pony League, [[Little League Baseball|Little League]], and [[Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball|Junior League]] and softball for the Youth Girls League and for adults. In 1948, a team from the city won the [[Little League World Series]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Little League Baseball World Series Champions | publisher = Little League Baseball Incorporated | url = http://www.littleleague.org/Series/history/divisions/llbbhistory.htm | access-date = September 25, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071017034525/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/divisions/llbbhistory.htm | archive-date = October 17, 2007 }}</ref>  In 2011, the Keystone Little League based in Lock Haven advanced to the Little League World Series and placed third in the United States, drawing record crowds.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rothdeutsch|first=Pat|title=That Magical Season: Remembering the Keystone Little League's Amazing Run|url=http://www.statecollege.com/news/sports/that-magical-season-remembering-the-keystone-little-leagues-amazing-run,1372340/|work=Central Daily Times|location=State College, Pa.|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> Hanna Park includes tennis courts, and Hoberman Park includes a [[Skatepark|skate park]]. The Lock Haven City Beach, on the Susquehanna River, offers water access, a sand beach, and a bath house. In conjunction with the school district, the city sponsors a summer recreation program.<ref name="plan"/>

A {{convert|25|mi|km|0|adj=on}} trail hike and run, the Bald Eagle Mountain Megatransect,<ref>{{cite news | last = Mazza | first = Rachel | title = Trail Love Blossoms as Couple Ties the Knot at Megatransect | work = The Express |date = October 5, 2009}}</ref> took place annually near Lock Haven until it was replaced in 2016 by a similar event, the {{convert|27|mi|km|adj=on}} Boulder Beast.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boulder Beast Announced for Sept. 2016|url=http://therecord-online.com/site/?p=16474|date=September 29, 2015|work=The Record|publisher=The Record Online|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> The local branch of the [[Young Men's Christian Association]] (YMCA) offers a wide variety of recreational programs to members, and the Clinton Country Club maintains a private 18-hole golf course in Mill Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title = Welcome to Clinton Country Club | publisher = Clinton Country Club | url = http://www.clintoncountryclub.com/ | access-date = May 14, 2015}}</ref>