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  • Raystown Lake’s Return to Normal Pool Level

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has ceased the controlled lake drawdown that began in October 2022 and will begin allowing the lake to return to a recreational pool elevation of 786.5 feet.

  • Gate openings, guidelines announced for 2022, 2023 Raystown Hunting Seasons

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Raystown Lake announces the opening of the following access roads to accommodate upcoming hunting seasons.

  • Raystown to host 10th Annual Chalk the Walk

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake is hosting the 10th Annual “Chalk the Walk” at Seven Points Beach Aug. 14, 2022. This beloved sidewalk chalk art contest is intended to bring art into the community while spreading messages about water safety.

  • Raystown Lake Announces Gate Opening for Spring Turkey Season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, announces the opening of Gate 28 on High Germany Road (Nancy's Camp Service Road) at Raystown Lake to begin Saturday, April 23, through Tuesday, May 31, for spring turkey season.

  • Army Corps announces Mountain Bike Skills Park, Allegrippis Trails seasonal closures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be closing the Raystown Lake's Mountain Bike Skills Park for the winter season on Nov. 26, 2021. The Skills Park is scheduled to reopen in April 2022 for the start of the new recreation season.

  • Army Corps works to restore Raystown Lake of heavy rain impacts from Hurricane Ida remnants

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is managing the impacts of flooding at Raystown Lake after heavy rains from Hurricane Ida passed through the region from Tuesday, Aug. 31 to Wednesday, Sept. 2. USACE officials are taking precautionary measures to protect the public by implementing temporary closures to some of Raystown Lake’s campgrounds and facilities that rest near the water.

  • Bald Eagle fledgling rescued at Raystown Lake Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District staff, and Pennsylvania Game Commission officers successfully coordinated the rescue of a grounded bald eaglet fledgling (or flying away from) the eagle's nest at Raystown Lake Dam, June 29, 2021.

  • Ron Rabena, Friends of Raystown Lake president, to receive 2021 Enduring Service Volunteer Award during Cleanup Day

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District team members will assist in presenting the Corps Foundation Enduring Service Volunteer Award to Ron Rabena, Friends of Raystown Lake (FRL) president, during the Raystown Lake annual Cleanup Day, May 1, 2021, at noon at the Tatman Run picnic shelter. The Corps Foundation is the only nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting the nation's lakes, rivers and the lands surrounding them.

  • Raystown Lake’s Seven Points Recreation Area to construct disc golf course

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District's Raystown Lake has been selected to receive $25,000 in funding on behalf of USACE Headquarters’ Handshake Partnership Program to implement a disc golf course, with construction scheduled to begin in fall 2021.

  • Army Corps announces prescribed burns planned for Raystown Lake

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Pennsylvania Game Commission plan to implement prescribed fire management at Raystown Lake from Nov. 4 to Dec. 18, depending upon small windows of appropriate weather to ensure they are safe and effective.