The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has issued an overcrowding alert for 14 state parks, including Beltzville and Hickory Run.

“Visitors planning to go to these areas are encouraged to find other less crowded locations for recreation,” DCNR said in a press release. Typically, park closures occur Saturdays and Sundays between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visitors are advised to call the park office or check the park’s web page before heading out between these hours.

DCNR provided alternatives: Frances Slocum State Park; Gouldsboro State Park; Lehigh Gorge State Park; Promised Land; Tobyhannaand Tuscarora.