The Penn State Sailing Club sails at Lake Glendale, in Prince Gallitzin State Park, west of Tyrone, PA. It's about an hour and 15 to 30 minutes away from the Penn State campus. We host our annual ICSA regatta, the Nittany Lion Open here, as well as the Alumni Regatta. We also use our sailing facilities here as much as possible throughout the warmer months of the year to practice and sail for fun.

Directions to Lake Glendale

  1. In State College, take N. Atherton (towards Target/Wegmans) until it merges in to US-322 West.
  2. Follow US-322 West over Skytop mountain, then merge on to US-220 South.
  3. US-220 South becomes 4 lane and merges with I-99 South in Bald Eagle - turn left here to merge on to I-99 South.
  4. Take the very first exit off I-99, Exit #??, PA-453, Tyrone. Turn right at the bottom of the ramp.
  5. Turn right at the first light, on PA-453 West.
  6. Turn left at the next light, staying on PA-453 West. The Tyrone Sheetz, where we often stop, is on the right in the first block.
  7. After you cross the train tracks, the road curves right and left, but you still stay on PA-453 West. Follow PA-453 out of Tyrone and up into the mountains.
  8. Follow PA-453 for about 10 miles until the intersection with PA-253 on the left. Make the hard left on to PA-253 West.
  9. Follow PA-253 until it intersects with PA-865. Instead of turning left and staying on PA-253, go straight through the intersection and on to Roseland Road.
  10. Roseland Road will T in to PA-53 at the bottom of a hill. Turn right on to PA-53 North.
  11. Follow PA-53 North for a very short distance, then turn left on Beaver Valley Road (at Sir Barney's Restaurant).
  12. Take this road through Jesus Town (you'll see why we call it that when you drive through it J. You'll see the lake on your left as you enter Prince Gallitzin State Park. Keep going and eventually you'll cross a bridge that crosses crosses a corner of the lake.
  13. Look for the Headache Hill sailboat area on your left. You'll see a green water tower. Turn left there and follow that road down to the lake. Park in the gravel area on the left. You'll see our boats and the Leon Sibul Sailing Center down on the shore. Our shed is the one on the left, as you look at the lake. The one on the right (by the dock) is the Lake Glendale Sailing Club's.
A full image of the route is available on Google Maps, here, but use our directions - the ones on Google are confusing.
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