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This List of Pennsylvania state parks contains the 120 , a division of the Pennsylvania Department Of Conservation And Natural Resources (DCNR), is the governing body for all these parks, and directly operates 111 of them. The remaining nine are operated in cooperation with other public and private organizations.

Included are three other lists: other names of nine Pennsylvania state parks; eighteen former state parks; and other names of two former state parks. Five former parks have been transferred to the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission , four to the National Park Service , two to the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers , one to both the Corps and the Pennsylvania Game Commission , five to the Pennsylvania Bureau Of Forestry , and one has ceased to exist.

The list gives an overview of Pennsylvania state parks and a brief history of their development since the first park opened in 1893. State parks range in size from 3 acres (0.01 km&2) to 21,122 acres (85.48 km&2), with nearly one percent (0.96%) of Pennsylvania's land as state park land. According to Dan Cupper, "Pennsylvania is the thirty third largest state, but only Alaska and California have more park land".2 ''Note: URL is to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reprint of article''3


OVERVIEW

There are state parks in 61 of , Jennings , Kings Gap (also a ''Training Center'') and Nolde Forest ; White Clay Creek is a ''Preserve''; and Norristown is a ''Farm Park''.

Seven parks are undeveloped with no facilities: is the site of a former Lime Kiln , and Caledonia , French Creek , Greenwood Furnace , Kings Gap , Mont Alto , and Pine Grove Furnace (plus one former park) are all former Iron Furnace sites.

According to the DCNR, the 120 state parks in Pennsylvania are on more than 283,000 acres (1145.3 km&2) with some 606 full-time and more than 1,600 part-time employees serving approximately 36 million visitors each year. Admission to all Pennsylvania state parks is free, although there are fees charged for use of cabins, marinas, etc. Pennsylvania's 120 state parks offer "over 7,000 family campsites, 286 cabins, nearly 30,000 picnic tables, 56 major recreational lakes, 10 marinas, 61 beaches for swimming, 17 swimming pools" and over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of trails.5


History

Pennsylvania's first state park was , including two National Historic Landmarks ( Delaware Canal and Point ), twenty eight Civilian Conservation Corps sites in nineteen parks, and twelve other parks' historic sites and districts.7 Eight of the former state parks were also chiefly historic.

In addition to preserving historic sites, Pennsylvania also sought to preserve natural beauty and offer opportunities for recreation in its state parks. In 1902 , French Creek , Hickory Run , Laurel Hill , and Raccoon Creek ). The CCC also "fought forest fires, planted trees, built roads, buildings, picnic areas, swimming areas, campgrounds and created many state parks".9

In 1955, there were forty four state parks in Pennsylvania, mostly in rural areas. Forty five parks had been added by 1979, mostly near urban areas, and the system had increased by 130,000 acres (526.0 km&2). This was thanks largely to the efforts of Maurice K. Goddard , who served as director of the precursors to the DCNR for twenty four years under six administrations. The number of visitors to parks more than tripled in this time and two voter approved bond issues (Projects 70 and 500) raised millions of dollars for park expansions and improvements. All this expansion was not without costs and by 1988 there was an estimated $ 90 million in deferred maintenance. In 1993, as the park system celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary, new tax and bond revenues were earmarked for the parks. Since 2000, parks are being improved through the state's Growing Greener and Growing Greener II and bond programs.10



CURRENT PARKS

  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Benjamin_Rush_State_Park" class="copylinks">Benjamin Rush State Park Philadelphia County &nbspacres (111&nbspkm&2) 1975 None Site of one of the world's largest community gardens, otherwise undeveloped
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Big_Pocono_State_Park" class="copylinks">Big Pocono State Park Monroe County &nbspacres (529&nbspkm&2) 1954 None On Camelback Mountain, site of Camelback Ski Area and Waterpark
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Big_Spring_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Big Spring State Park Perry County &nbspacres (018&nbspkm&2) 1936 Big Spring Run Has trail to partially completed railroad tunnel in Conococheague Mountain
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Black_Moshannon_State_Park" class="copylinks">Black Moshannon State Park Centre County &nbspacres (1374&nbspkm&2) 1937 Black Moshannon Creek , Black Moshannon Lake Has Bog with three Carnivorous Plant species and 17 Orchid varieties
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Blue_Knob_State_Park" class="copylinks">Blue Knob State Park Bedford County &nbspacres (2377&nbspkm&2) 1945 None Former Recreation Demonstration Area on state's second highest mountain, has Blue Knob All Seasons Resort
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Boyd_Big_Tree_Preserve_Conservation_Area" class="copylinks">Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area Dauphin County &nbspacres (37&nbspkm&2) 1999 Unnamed tributary of Fishing Creek On Blue Mountain , one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Alex Boyd
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Buchanan's_Birthplace_State_Park" class="copylinks">Buchanan's Birthplace State Park Franklin County &nbspacres (007&nbspkm&2) 1911 Buck Run Stone pyramid marks the birthplace of James Buchanan , 15th President Of The United States
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Bucktail_State_Park_Natural_Area" class="copylinks">Bucktail State Park Natural Area Cameron and Clinton Counties &nbspacres (8514&nbspkm&2) 1933 Sinnemahoning Creek , West Branch Susquehanna River Named for Bucktail Regiment , 75&nbspmile (121&nbspkm) undeveloped scenic drive on PA 120
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Caledonia_State_Park" class="copylinks">Caledonia State Park Adams and Franklin Counties &nbspacres (455&nbspkm&2) 1903 Rocky Mountain Creek, Carbaugh Run, East Branch Conococheague Creek Named for Thaddeus Stevens ' Iron Furnace , home to summer stock "Totem Pole Playhouse"
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Canoe_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Canoe Creek State Park Blair County &nbspacres (266&nbspkm&2) 1979 Canoe Creek (tributary of Raystown Branch Juniata River ), Canoe Creek Lake Home of largest nursery colony of Little Brown Bat s in the state
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Chapman_State_Park" class="copylinks">Chapman State Park Warren County &nbspacres (326&nbspkm&2) 1951 Farnsworth Run, West Branch Tionesta Creek , Chapman LakeTrailhead for trail system in surrounding Allegheny National Forest
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cherry_Springs_State_Park" class="copylinks">Cherry Springs State Park Potter County &nbspacres (019&nbspkm&2) 1922 None Known for some of the clearest, darkest night skies in the state and eastern US
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Clear_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Clear Creek State Park Jefferson County &nbspacres (678&nbspkm&2) 1922 Clear Creek, Clarion River Start of popular canoe trip on 10&nbspmiles (6&nbspkm) of Clarion River to Cook Forest State Park
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Codorus_State_Park" class="copylinks">Codorus State Park York County &nbspacres (1347&nbspkm&2) 1966 Codorus Creek , Lake Marburg Man-made lake is 1,275&nbspacres (516&nbspkm&2), named for former village of Marburg now flooded by it
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Colonel_Denning_State_Park" class="copylinks">Colonel Denning State Park Cumberland County &nbspacres (11&nbspkm&2) 1936 Doubling Gap Creek, Doubling Gap Lake Named for William Denning, American Revolutionary War veteran who was never a colonel
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Colton_Point_State_Park" class="copylinks">Colton Point State Park Tioga County &nbspacres (149&nbspkm&2) 1936 Pine Creek On west rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon , 800&nbspfeet (244&nbspm) deep here
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cook_Forest_State_Park" class="copylinks">Cook Forest State Park Clarion , Forest , and Jefferson Counties &nbspacres (344&nbspkm&2) 1927 Toms Run, Clarion River National Natural Landmark , "one of America's top-50 state parks" ('' National Geographic Traveler '')
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cowans_Gap_State_Park" class="copylinks">Cowans Gap State Park Franklin and Fulton Counties &nbspacres (439&nbspkm&2) 1937 Little Aughwick Creek , Cowans Gap Lake Site of French And Indian War road, pioneer homestead, lumbering, and CCC camp
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Delaware_Canal_State_Park" class="copylinks">Delaware Canal State Park Bucks and Northampton Counties&nbspacres (336&nbspkm&2) 1931 Delaware River Runs 60&nbspmiles (97&nbspkm) along Delaware Canal , only 1800s US Towpath Canal left continuously intact
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Denton_Hill_State_Park" class="copylinks">Denton Hill State Park Potter County &nbspacres (283&nbspkm&2) 1951 None Site of Ski Denton resort, also open for summer mountain biking
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Elk_State_Park" class="copylinks">Elk State Park Elk and McKean Counties &nbspacres (1292&nbspkm&2) 1963 East Branch Clarion River , East Branch Lake US Army Corps Of Engineers lake is 1,160&nbspacres (469&nbspkm&2)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Erie_Bluffs_State_Park" class="copylinks">Erie Bluffs State Park Erie County &nbspacres (219&nbspkm&2) 2004 Lake Erie Has 10&nbspmile (06&nbspkm) of lake coastline and bluffs 90&nbspfeet (27&nbspm) tall, being developed
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Evansburg_State_Park" class="copylinks">Evansburg State Park Montgomery County &nbspacres (1355&nbspkm&2) 1979 Skippack Creek Has 18 hole Skippack Golf Course, many outdoor recreational opportunities
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Fort_Washington_State_Park" class="copylinks">Fort Washington State Park Montgomery County &nbspacres (2&nbspkm&2) 1953 Wissahickon Creek George Washington camped here in American Revolutionary War 's Philadelphia Campaign
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Fowlers_Hollow_State_Park" class="copylinks">Fowlers Hollow State Park Perry County &nbspacres (042&nbspkm&2) 1936 Fowlers Hollow Run Trailhead for the trail system of the surrounding Tuscarora State Forest
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Frances_Slocum_State_Park" class="copylinks">Frances Slocum State Park Luzerne County &nbspacres (419&nbspkm&2) 1968 Abrahams Creek, Frances Slocum Lake Named for a Girl kidnapped by the Lenape who lived the rest of her life with the Miami in Indiana
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/French_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">French Creek State Park Berks and Chester Counties &nbspacres (297&nbspkm&2) 1946 French Creek Former Recreation Demonstration Area, adjacent to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Gifford_Pinchot_State_Park" class="copylinks">Gifford Pinchot State Park York County &nbspacres (946&nbspkm&2) 1961 Beaver Creek (tributary of Conewago Creek ), Pinchot Lake Gifford Pinchot was a Pennsylvania governor, conservationist, and first US Forest Service Chief
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Gouldsboro_State_Park" class="copylinks">Gouldsboro State Park Monroe and Wayne Counties &nbspacres (1165&nbspkm&2) 1958 Gouldsboro Lake Named for village named for Jay Gould , next to Tobyhanna Army Depot
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Greenwood_Furnace_State_Park" class="copylinks">Greenwood Furnace State Park Huntingdon County &nbspacres (171&nbspkm&2) 1924 Standing Stone Creek , Greenwood Lake Includes Ghost Town of Greenwood, former ironworks and charcoal hearths
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hickory_Run_State_Park" class="copylinks">Hickory Run State Park Carbon County &nbspacres (6293&nbspkm&2) 1945 Hickory Run, Lehigh River , Sand Spring Lake Large Boulder Field in park is a National Natural Landmark
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hillman_State_Park" class="copylinks">Hillman State Park Washington County &nbspacres (1456&nbspkm&2) 1960s Raccoon Creek Managed for Hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and largely undeveloped
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hills_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Hills Creek State Park Tioga County &nbspacres (165&nbspkm&2) 1953 Hills Creek, Hills Creek Lake Land previously used as a pigment mine for the Paint industry
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hyner_Run_State_Park" class="copylinks">Hyner Run State Park Clinton County &nbspacres (073&nbspkm&2) 1958 Hyner Run On the site of Civilian Conservation Corps camp (Camp S-75-PA)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Hyner_View_State_Park" class="copylinks">Hyner View State Park Clinton County &nbspacres (002&nbspkm&2) 1965 None Scenic view of the West Branch Susquehanna River and launching point for Hang Gliding
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Jacobsburg_Environmental_Education_Center" class="copylinks">Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center Northampton County &nbspacres (473&nbspkm&2) 1959 Bushkill Creek Surrounds Jacobsburg National Historic District, where Rifle s were manufactured during American Revolution
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Jennings_Environmental_Education_Center" class="copylinks">Jennings Environmental Education Center Butler County &nbspacres (121&nbspkm&2) 1979 Big Run Contains the only publicly protected Relict Prairie ecosystem in Pennsylvania, 20&nbspacres (008&nbspkm&2)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Joseph_E_Ibberson_Conservation_Area" class="copylinks">Joseph E Ibberson Conservation Area Dauphin County &nbspacres (142&nbspkm&2) 2000 None On Peters Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Joseph E Ibberson
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kettle_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Kettle Creek State Park Clinton County &nbspacres (726&nbspkm&2) 1954 Kettle Creek , Kettle Creek Reservoir US Army Corps Of Engineers reservoir is 160&nbspacres (065&nbspkm&2), many recreational facilities built by CCC
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Keystone_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Keystone State Park Westmoreland County &nbspacres (486&nbspkm&2) 1945 Keystone Run, Keystone Lake Named for Pennsylvania 's official nickname, "The Keystone State"
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kings_Gap_Environmental_Education_and_Training_Center" class="copylinks">Kings Gap Environmental Education And Training Center Cumberland County &nbspacres (588&nbspkm&2) 1973 some Vernal Pool s Training center for park rangers of the Pennsylvania Department Of Conservation And Natural Resources
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kinzua_Bridge_State_Park" class="copylinks">Kinzua Bridge State Park McKean County &nbspacres (133&nbspkm&2) 1980 Kinzua Creek Had 1882 Historic Civil Engineering Landmark railway bridge, world's highest and longest, destroyed by a tornado in 2003
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kooser_State_Park" class="copylinks">Kooser State Park Somerset County &nbspacres (101&nbspkm&2) 1922 Kooser Run, Kooser Lake Site of battles between Native American Tribes , part of Whiskey Rebellion
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lackawanna_State_Park" class="copylinks">Lackawanna State Park Lackawanna County &nbspacres (571&nbspkm&2) 1972 South Branch Tunkhannock Creek , Lake Lackawanna On site of a Turn Of The Century era community fair
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Laurel_Hill_State_Park" class="copylinks">Laurel Hill State Park Somerset County &nbspacres (1592&nbspkm&2) 1945 Laurel Hill Creek , Laurel Hill Lake Former Recreation Demonstration Area with the largest CCC architecture collection of any Pennsylvania state park
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Laurel_Mountain_State_Park" class="copylinks">Laurel Mountain State Park Somerset and Westmoreland Counties &nbspacres (200&nbspkm&2) 1964 None Opened in 1939 by Richard K Mellon and Rolling Rock Brewery as one of the state's first ski areas, donated 1964
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Laurel_Ridge_State_Park" class="copylinks">Laurel Ridge State Park Cambria , Fayette , Somerset and Westmoreland Counties &nbspacres (5514&nbspkm&2) 1967 Conemaugh River , Youghiogheny River and tributaries Surrounds the 70&nbspmile (113&nbspkm) long Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Laurel_Summit_State_Park" class="copylinks">Laurel Summit State Park Westmoreland County &nbspacres (002&nbspkm&2) 1964 None Day use picnic area and trailhead, 2,739&nbspfeet (835&nbspm) above Sea Level
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lehigh_Gorge_State_Park" class="copylinks">Lehigh Gorge State Park Carbon and Luzerne Counties &nbspacres (1841&nbspkm&2) 1980 Lehigh River Lehigh Gorge Trail follows river through park for 26&nbspmiles (42&nbspkm)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Leonard_Harrison_State_Park" class="copylinks">Leonard Harrison State Park Tioga County &nbspacres (237&nbspkm&2) 1922 Pine Creek On east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon , 800&nbspfeet (244&nbspm) deep here
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Linn_Run_State_Park" class="copylinks">Linn Run State Park Westmoreland County &nbspacres (248&nbspkm&2) 1924 Grove, Rock and Linn Runs and Adams Falls Once a "barren wasteland", now a thriving Second Growth Forest with an excellent trout stream
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Little_Buffalo_State_Park" class="copylinks">Little Buffalo State Park Perry County &nbspacres (374&nbspkm&2) 1972 Little Buffalo Creek, Holman Lake Named for the Bison that are believed to have once roamed the Ridge And Valley region of Pennsylvania
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Little_Pine_State_Park" class="copylinks">Little Pine State Park Lycoming County &nbspacres (873&nbspkm&2) 1937 Little Pine Creek Historians believe a Shawnee village and burial ground were just north of the park
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Locust_Lake_State_Park" class="copylinks">Locust Lake State Park Schuylkill County &nbspacres (441&nbspkm&2) 1966 Locust Creek, Locust Lake In a thriving Second Growth Forest on the side of Locust Mountain
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lyman_Run_State_Park" class="copylinks">Lyman Run State Park Potter County &nbspacres (241&nbspkm&2) 1951 Lyman Run, Lyman Run Lake Site of a Prisoner Of War Camp during World War II
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Marsh_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Marsh Creek State Park Chester County &nbspacres (69&nbspkm&2) 1974 Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake The village of Milford Mills was flooded by the creation of the lake, last Project 70 / 500 park
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Maurice_K_Goddard_State_Park" class="copylinks">Maurice K Goddard State Park Mercer County &nbspacres (1156&nbspkm&2) 1972 Sandy Creek , Lake Wilhelm Named for Maurice K Goddard , who led the creation of 45 state parks in 24 years of service
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/McCalls_Dam_State_Park" class="copylinks">McCalls Dam State Park Centre County &nbspacres (003&nbspkm&2) 1933 White Deer Creek In a remote location on a Dirt Road between RB Winter State Park and Eastville
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/McConnells_Mill_State_Park" class="copylinks">McConnells Mill State Park Lawrence County &nbspacres (103&nbspkm&2) 1957 Slippery Rock Creek Features a deep scenic Gorge with a restored Watermill and a Covered Bridge
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Memorial_Lake_State_Park" class="copylinks">Memorial Lake State Park Lebanon County &nbspacres (093&nbspkm&2) 1945 Indiantown Run, Memorial Lake Surrounded by Fort Indiantown Gap , headquarters of the Pennsylvania National Guard
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Milton_State_Park" class="copylinks">Milton State Park Northumberland County &nbspacres (033&nbspkm&2) 1966 West Branch Susquehanna River On an island in the river, detroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and rebuilt
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Mont_Alto_State_Park" class="copylinks">Mont Alto State Park Franklin County &nbspacres (01&nbspkm&2) 1902 West Branch Antietam Creek Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first "State Forest Park", former iron works
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Moraine_State_Park" class="copylinks">Moraine State Park Butler County &nbspacres (6768&nbspkm&2) 1970 Muddy Creek , Lake Arthur Served as the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Mt_Pisgah_State_Park" class="copylinks">Mt Pisgah State Park Bradford County &nbspacres (527&nbspkm&2) 1979 Pisgah Creek, Mill Creek, Stephen Foster Lake Lake named for renowned American composer Stephen Foster
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Nescopeck_State_Park" class="copylinks">Nescopeck State Park Luzerne County &nbspacres (1437&nbspkm&2) 2005 Nescopeck Creek One of the newest state parks in Pennsylvania
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Neshaminy_State_Park" class="copylinks">Neshaminy State Park Bucks County &nbspacres (134&nbspkm&2) 1956 Delaware River On an Estuary , donated by descendant of James Logan , colonial secretary to William Penn
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Nockamixon_State_Park" class="copylinks">Nockamixon State Park Bucks County &nbspacres (2138&nbspkm&2) 1973 Tohickon Creek , Lake Nockamixon Nockamixon means "place of soft soil" in the Lenape Language
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Nolde_Forest_Environmental_Education_Center" class="copylinks">Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center Berks County &nbspacres (269&nbspkm&2) 1970 Wyomissing Creek Once a "luxury forest" privately owned by Jacob Nolde
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Norristown_Farm_Park" class="copylinks">Norristown Farm Park Montgomery County &nbspacres (279&nbspkm&2) 1995 Stony Creek Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Parks
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ohiopyle_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ohiopyle State Park Fayette County &nbspacres (771&nbspkm&2) 1965 Youghiogheny River and tributaries One of the most popular White-water Rafting destinations on the East Coast
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Oil_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Oil Creek State Park Venango County &nbspacres (2529&nbspkm&2) 1931 Oil Creek Edwin Drake drilled the first successful Oil Well in the world here in 1859
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ole_Bull_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ole Bull State Park Potter County &nbspacres (053&nbspkm&2) 1925 Ole Bull Run, Kettle Creek Location of a Norwegian colony established by renowned Violin ist Ole Bull
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Parker_Dam_State_Park" class="copylinks">Parker Dam State Park Clearfield County &nbspacres (392&nbspkm&2) 1936 Laurel Run , Parker Lake A herd of Elk lives in and near the park
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Patterson_State_Park" class="copylinks">Patterson State Park Potter County &nbspacres (004&nbspkm&2) 1925 None Day use picnic area on Pennsylvania Route 44 , surrounded by Susquehannock State Forest
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Penn-Roosevelt_State_Park" class="copylinks">Penn-Roosevelt State Park Centre County &nbspacres (017&nbspkm&2) 1983 Sassafras Run, Standing Stone Creek Once a Segregated black Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the Great Depression
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Pine_Grove_Furnace_State_Park" class="copylinks">Pine Grove Furnace State Park Cumberland County &nbspacres (282&nbspkm&2) 1913 Mountain Creek, Fuller Lake, Laurel Lake The Furnaces at Pine Grove could consume an acre of trees a day
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Poe_Paddy_State_Park" class="copylinks">Poe Paddy State Park Centre County &nbspacres (009&nbspkm&2) 1938 Big Poe Creek, Penns Creek Noted by anglers for the Shadfly hatch that occurs in late spring
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Poe_Valley_State_Park" class="copylinks">Poe Valley State Park Centre County &nbspacres (251&nbspkm&2) 1938 Big Poe Creek, Poe Lake Constructed during the Great Depression by the CCC
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Point_State_Park" class="copylinks">Point State Park Allegheny County &nbspacres (015&nbspkm&2) 1974 Allegheny , Monongahela , Ohio rivers In downtown Pittsburgh at meeting of three rivers, site of Fort Pitt
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Presque_Isle_State_Park" class="copylinks">Presque Isle State Park Erie County &nbspacres (1295&nbspkm&2) 1921 Lake Erie The most visited state park in Pennsylvania, on a Peninsula in lake with many beaches
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Prince_Gallitzin_State_Park" class="copylinks">Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County &nbspacres (2529&nbspkm&2) 1965 Beaverdam Run, Glendale Lake Named for Demetrius Gallitzin , Russian nobelman turned Roman Catholic priest
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Promised_Land_State_Park" class="copylinks">Promised Land State Park Pike County &nbspacres (1214&nbspkm&2) 1905 Wallenpaupack Creek , Promised Land Lake, Lower Lake Name is an ironic commentary created by immigrant residents, once owned by the Shakers
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Prompton_State_Park" class="copylinks">Prompton State Park Wayne County &nbspacres (809&nbspkm&2) 1962 Lackawaxen River , Prompton Lake Northeast Sports Ltd sponsors outdoor sports there, being developed with help of "Friends of Prompton"
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Prouty_Place_State_Park" class="copylinks">Prouty Place State Park Potter County &nbspacres (002&nbspkm&2) 1925 Prouty Run Day use picnic area on Long Toe Road
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Pymatuning_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Pymatuning State Park Crawford County &nbspacres (8548&nbspkm&2) 1934 Shenango River , Pymatuning Lake The largest state park in Pennsylvania, with one of the largest lakes
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/R_B_Winter_State_Park" class="copylinks">R B Winter State Park Union County &nbspacres (281&nbspkm&2) 1933 Halfway Creek, Halfway Lake Has first cement and stone dam ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Raccoon_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Raccoon Creek State Park Beaver County &nbspacres (3064&nbspkm&2) 1945 Little Traverse Creek, Raccoon LakeBuilt by CCC , WPA as one of five state National Park Service Recreational Demonstration Areas
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ralph_Stover_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ralph Stover State Park Bucks County &nbspacres (018&nbspkm&2) 1931 Tohickon Creek "High Rocks" portion of the park donated to Pennsylvania by James Michener in 1956
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ravensburg_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ravensburg State Park Clinton County &nbspacres (032&nbspkm&2) 1933 Rauchtown Run Named for the Raven s that flock near the gorge
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Reeds_Gap_State_Park" class="copylinks">Reeds Gap State Park Mifflin County &nbspacres (089&nbspkm&2) 1938 Honey Creek Once a gathering place for the locals to hold picnics and listen to travelling evangelists
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ricketts Glen State Park Columbia , Luzerne , and Sullivan Counties &nbspacres (5281&nbspkm&2) 1942 Kitchen Creek Slated to become a National Park , but did not due to redirection of funds during World War II
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ridley_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ridley Creek State Park Delaware County &nbspacres (1055&nbspkm&2) 1972 Ridley Creek Adjacent to the John J Tyler Arboretum
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ryerson_Station_State_Park" class="copylinks">Ryerson Station State Park Greene County &nbspacres (471&nbspkm&2) 1967 North Fork of the Dunkard Fork of Wheeling Creek, Ronald J Duke Lake 52&nbspacre (021&nbspkm&2) man-made lake, 38&nbspmiles (61&nbspkm) from next nearest Pennsylvania state park (Hillman)
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/S_B_Elliott_State_Park" class="copylinks">S B Elliott State Park Clearfield County &nbspacres (129&nbspkm&2) 1933 Stony Run Named for Simon B Elliott, a noted Pennsylvania conservationist and legislator
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Salt_Springs_State_Park" class="copylinks">Salt Springs State Park Susquehanna County &nbspacres (164&nbspkm&2) 1973 Fall Brook Large Hemlocks over 500 years old are some of the largest trees in the state, has three Waterfall s
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Samuel_S_Lewis_State_Park" class="copylinks">Samuel S Lewis State Park York County &nbspacres (034&nbspkm&2) 1954 None Named for donor, a Secretary of Department of Forests and Waters, now popular for star gazing
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sand_Bridge_State_Park" class="copylinks">Sand Bridge State Park Union County &nbspacres (001&nbspkm&2) 1978 Rapid Run The smallest state park in Pennsylvania, a day use Picnic area on Pennsylvania Route 192
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Shawnee_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Shawnee State Park Bedford County &nbspacres (1612&nbspkm&2) 1951 Lake Shawnee Rental lodge on an island in the lake
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Shikellamy_State_Park" class="copylinks">Shikellamy State Park Northumberland and Union Counties &nbspacres (053&nbspkm&2) 1960 West Branch and North Branch Susquehanna River Overlook at Confluence of West Branch and North Branch Susquehanna River , Marina added in 1972
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sinnemahoning_State_Park" class="copylinks">Sinnemahoning State Park Cameron and Potter Counties &nbspacres (773&nbspkm&2) 1962 Sinnemahoning Creek , George B Stevenson Reservoir US Army Corps Of Engineers reservoir is 142&nbspacres (057&nbspkm&2), park home to rare Elk and Bald Eagle
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sizerville_State_Park" class="copylinks">Sizerville State Park Cameron and Potter Counties &nbspacres (156&nbspkm&2) 1924 Cowley Run, Portage Creek, Driftwood Branch, and Sinnemahoning Creek Named for the nearby Ghost Town of Sizerville
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Susquehanna_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Susquehanna State Park Lycoming County &nbspacres (008&nbspkm&2) 1961 West Branch Susquehanna River Operated by the Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber Of Commerce , home to paddlewheeler ''Hiawatha''
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Susquehannock_State_Park" class="copylinks">Susquehannock State Park Lancaster County &nbspacres (091&nbspkm&2) 1965 Susquehanna River Named for the Susquehannock , whose chief village was nearby, on bluffs overlooking the river
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Swatara_State_Park" class="copylinks">Swatara State Park Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties &nbspacres (1422&nbspkm&2) 1987 Swatara Creek Rail Trail on former Lebanon & Tremont Branch of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad , being developed
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Tobyhanna_State_Park" class="copylinks">Tobyhanna State Park Monroe and Wayne Counties &nbspacres (2201&nbspkm&2) 1949 Tobyhanna Creek , Tobyhanna Lake Once part of an Artillery range for Tobyhanna Army Depot
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Trough_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Trough Creek State Park Huntingdon County &nbspacres (224&nbspkm&2) 1936 Great Trough Creek , Raystown Lake Bald Eagle s have migrated here naturally since the early 1990s
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Tuscarora_State_Park" class="copylinks">Tuscarora State Park Schuylkill County &nbspacres (655&nbspkm&2) 1971 Locust Creek, Tuscarora Lake The Tuscarora moved to area after Tuscarora War in North Carolina , later forced out by colonial settlement
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Tyler_State_Park_(Pennsylvania)" class="copylinks">Tyler State Park Bucks County &nbspacres (692&nbspkm&2) 1974 Neshaminy Creek Old original stone dwellings in park are fine examples of early farm dwellings of rural Pennsylvania
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Upper_Pine_Bottom_State_Park" class="copylinks">Upper Pine Bottom State Park Lycoming County &nbspacres (002&nbspkm&2) 1924 Upper Pine Bottom Run A roadside park and picnic area for day use only, on Pennsylvania Route 44
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Varden_Conservation_Area" class="copylinks">Varden Conservation Area Wayne County &nbspacres (139&nbspkm&2) 2001 Middle Creek One of three Conservation Areas, donor is Dr Mead Shaffer, being developed
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Warriors_Path_State_Park" class="copylinks">Warriors Path State Park Bedford County &nbspacres (141&nbspkm&2) 1965 Raystown Branch Juniata River Named for the Great Indian Warpath used by the Iroquois in war raids on the Cherokee and other tribes
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Whipple_Dam_State_Park" class="copylinks">Whipple Dam State Park Huntingdon County &nbspacres (104&nbspkm&2) 1928 Whipple Lake A camp for Boy Scouts , Girl Scouts , and Campfire Girls on north side of lake used 1928 to 1941
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/White_Clay_Creek_Preserve" class="copylinks">White Clay Creek Preserve Chester County &nbspacres (508&nbspkm&2) 1984 White Clay Creek Donated by DuPont to preserve "diverse and unique plant and animal species, and the rich cultural heritage of the area"
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Worlds_End_State_Park" class="copylinks">Worlds End State Park Sullivan County &nbspacres (316&nbspkm&2) 1932 Loyalsock Creek "Must See Park" known for trout fishing, white-water kayaking, camping, hiking on Loyalsock Trail
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Yellow_Creek_State_Park" class="copylinks">Yellow Creek State Park Indiana County &nbspacres (1271&nbspkm&2) 1963 Yellow Creek , Yellow Creek Lake Crossed by the Kittanning Path , a major east-west Native American trail during the 18th Century


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  Tohickon State Park "#ref_13">13 Bucks County 1965 Nockamixon State Park Proposed in 1958 as "Tohickon" (on Tohickon Creek ), but name changed before park officially opened in 1973
  Whirl's End State Park "#ref_14">14 Sullivan County 1936 and 1943 Worlds End State Park "Whirl's End" 1936-1943 (for whirlpool in Loyalsock Creek ) "Worlds End" 1932-1936 and 1943 to present (for remote location) also known as "Whirl's Glen"
  Valhalla State Forest Park "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Potter_County,_Pennsylvania" class="copylinks">Potter County 1920s Ole Bull State Park "Valhalla" was a settlement in Ole Bull 's failed Norwegian colony, now within the boundaries of Ole Bull State Park


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