Utlimate Guide to White Rocks Trail [AKA White Rock Acres] Hiking Trail, Overlook, and Rock Climbing
Video Guide
Full Hike Video
Overview
One of the best hiking trails near Carlisle Pennsylvania is definitely White Rocks Trail AKA White Rock Acres Trail (because it sits at the entrance to the White Rock Acres housing development in Boiling Springs).
Here, you can hike, rock climb, access the Appalachian Trail, visit Center Point Knob (original center point of the Appalachian Trail from when it was first completed in 1937), see wildlife, camp out (in designated areas only), and enjoy the sunrise from THE best place near Carlisle to watch the sunrise.
Location & Directions
Parking Lot & Trail Head
Overlook [and Rock Climbing Area 1]
Center Point Knob
Animals You Might See
- Porcupine
- Raccoon
- Squirrel
- Chipmunks
- Raven
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Black Vulture
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Eastern Gray Tree Frog
- Eastern American Toad
- Fowler’s Toad
- Broad-Headed Skink
- Five-Lined Skink
- Black Snake
- Copperhead Snake
- Garter Snake
- Red Fox
- Gray Fox
- White-Tailed Deer
Chack out some White Rocks Trail critter sighting videos HERE
Resources & Links
Appalachian Trail Interactive Map
