The horseshoe-shaped lake provides 165 acres for boating and fishing. The forests and fields of the park are habitat for a diversity of wildlife. The park is named for a young girl who was kidnapped by a Lenni Lenape raiding party in 1778. Frances Slocum spent her first night of captivity in a rock shelter in the park. The visitor center highlights American Indian culture and tells the story of Frances Slocum.

• Relax on the blue waters of Frances Slocum Lake dammed in 1968 in order to control flooding.
• Start at the environmental interpretive center and hike along the interpretive trail through a diversity of habitats including lakeshore, thicket, hemlock stand, mixed forest, marsh and hardwood forest.