List of Pennsylvania state parks
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This '''List of Pennsylvania state parks''' contains the 120 [[state park]]s in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]], as of 2007.<ref name="list">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/alphabetical.aspx | title = Find a Park: Alphabetical Listing of All 117 Pennsylvania State Parks | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR)]] }} ''Note: despite the title, the list has all 120 parks and is the default reference for current individual state parks.''</ref> The [[Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks]], 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.{{Ref_label|A|a|none}}
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 [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|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 [[acre]]s (1 [[hectare|ha]]) to 21,122 acres (8,548 ha), with nearly one percent (0.96%) of Pennsylvania's land as state park land. According to Dan Cupper (1993), "Pennsylvania is the thirty third largest state, but only [[Alaska]] and [[California]] have more park land".</onlyinclude><ref name ="heritage">{{cite web |url= http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/heritage/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=445063 |title= A Century of Conservation: The Story of Pennsylvania’s State Parks |accessdate=2007-03-01 |author=Dan Cupper |date= Winter 1994 |work= Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine |publisher= [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] }} ''Note: URL is to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reprint of article''</ref><ref name="cupper">{{cite book |last= Cupper |first= Dan |title= Our Priceless Heritage: Pennsylvania’s State Parks 1893-1993 |year= 1993 |publisher= [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]], [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] for [[Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources|Department of Natural Resources]], Bureau of State Parks |location= [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] |isbn= 0-89271-056-X}}</ref>
==Overview==
There are state parks in 61 of [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania's 67 counties]],{{Ref_label|B|b|none}} which nearly reaches Pennsylvania's goal of having a state park within 25 [[mile]]s (40 km) of every resident in the Commonwealth.<ref name="goddard">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/historygoddyears.aspx | title = The Goddard Era | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}}</ref>{{Ref_label|C|c|none}} Nine of the 120 parks do not have ''State Park'' in their name. Three are ''[[Conservation area|Conservation Areas]]'': [[Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area|Boyd Big Tree Preserve]], [[Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area|Joseph E. Ibberson]], and [[Varden Conservation Area|Varden]]; four are ''Environmental Education Centers'': [[Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center|Jacobsburg]], [[Jennings Environmental Education Center|Jennings]], [[Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center|Kings Gap]] (also a ''Training Center'') and [[Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center|Nolde Forest]]; [[White Clay Creek Preserve|White Clay Creek]] is a ''Preserve''; and [[Norristown Farm Park|Norristown]] is a ''Farm Park''.<ref name="list"/>
Seven parks are undeveloped with no facilities: [[Allegheny Islands State Park|Allegheny Islands]], [[Benjamin Rush State Park|Benjamin Rush]], [[Bucktail State Park|Bucktail]], [[Erie Bluffs State Park|Erie Bluffs]], [[Prompton State Park|Prompton]], [[Swatara State Park|Swatara]], and [[Varden Conservation Area|Varden]]; the last four of these are in the process of being developed. Five state parks are small picnic areas: [[Laurel Summit State Park|Laurel Summit]], [[Patterson State Park|Patterson]], [[Prouty Place State Park|Prouty Place]], [[Sand Bridge State Park|Sand Bridge]], and [[Upper Pine Bottom State Park|Upper Pine Bottom]]. Five state parks have major [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] dams and/or lakes: [[Bald Eagle State Park|Bald Eagle]], [[Beltzville State Park|Beltzville]], [[Elk State Park|Elk]], [[Kettle Creek State Park|Kettle Creek]], and [[Sinnemahoning State Park|Sinnemahoning]]. Three former parks now belong, at least partly, to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Seven parks preserve the industrial past: [[Canoe Creek State Park|Canoe Creek]] is the site of a former [[lime kiln]], and [[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]], [[French Creek State Park|French Creek]], [[Greenwood Furnace State Park|Greenwood Furnace]], [[Kings Gap State Park|Kings Gap]], [[Mont Alto State Park|Mont Alto]], and [[Pine Grove Furnace State Park|Pine Grove Furnace]] (plus one former park) are all former [[bloomery|iron furnace]] sites.<ref name="list"/><ref name="cupper"/> Eight current parks and one former park contain at least part of eight different [[National Natural Landmark]]s.<ref name="nnl">{{cite web | url=http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/Pennsylvania/pennsylvania.cfm | title = National Natural Landmarks: Pennsylvania | publisher= [[National Park Service]] | accessdate=2007-12-13}} </ref>{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}
According to the DCNR, the 120 state parks in Pennsylvania are on more than 283,000 acres (114,530 ha) 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.<ref name="history">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/shorthistory.aspx| title = History | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref>
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Image:PresqueIsleStatePark.JPG|<center>'''''[[Presque Isle State Park]]''''', on [[Lake Erie]]</center>
Image:Worlds End State Park Far View.jpg|<center>'''''[[Worlds End State Park]]''''', [[Loyalsock Creek]] canyon</center>
Image:PittSkyline082904.jpg|<center>'''''[[Point State Park]]''''',<br />in downtown [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]
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Image:Jonathan's Run Falls.jpg|<center>'''''[[Ohiopyle State Park]]''''',<br />Jonathan Run Falls</center>
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===History===
Pennsylvania's first state park was [[Valley Forge State Park]], purchased by the Commonwealth on [[May 30]], [[1893]] to preserve [[Valley Forge]]. It was transferred to the [[National Park Service]] on the [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial of the United States]], [[July 4]], [[1976]].<ref name="first">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/1stpark.aspx | title = Pennsylvania's First State Park | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref> Many state parks still preserve history: as of 2007, forty-two Pennsylvania state park sites are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including two [[National Historic Landmarks]] ([[Delaware Canal State Park|Delaware Canal]] and [[Point State Park|Point]]), twenty-eight [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] sites in nineteen parks, and twelve other parks' historic sites and districts.<ref name="register">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/historic/registerlist.aspx | title = National Register of Historic Places | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref> 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 [[Mont Alto State Park|Mont Alto State Forest Park]] was the second park established, a year after the state "Bureau of Forestry" was set up to purchase, preserve, and restore Pennsylvania's forests, which had been ravaged by lumbering, charcoal production, and wild fires. Parks were added sporadically to the 1930s, some mere camping and picnic areas in state forests, while others preserved unique sites.<ref name="early">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/historyearlyyears.aspx | title = The Early Years | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref> The 1930s saw a great expansion of parks and their facilities under the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]], with 113 CCC camps in Pennsylvania (second only to California). Using CCC and [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] labor, the [[National Park Service]] built five [[Recreation Demonstration Area]]s, which became Pennsylvania state parks in 1945 and 1946: ([[Blue Knob State Park|Blue Knob]], [[French Creek State Park|French Creek]], [[Hickory Run State Park|Hickory Run]], [[Laurel Hill State Park|Laurel Hill]], and [[Raccoon Creek State Park|Raccoon Creek]]). The CCC also "fought forest fires, planted trees, built roads, buildings, picnic areas, swimming areas, campgrounds and created many state parks".{{Ref_label|E|e|none}}<ref name="ccc">{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/historycccyears.aspx | title = The CCC Years | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref>
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 (52,600 ha). 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 (finance)|bond issues]] (Projects 70 and 500) raised millions of dollars for park expansions and improvements.<ref name="goddard"/> All this expansion was not without costs and by 1988 there was an estimated [[USD|$]]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.<ref name ="heritage"/> Since 2000, parks are being improved through the state's Growing Greener and Growing Greener II and bond programs.<ref name="gg">{{cite web| url = http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/growinggreener/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=481281&growinggreenerNav=| title = Growing Greener: What is Growing Greener? | accessdate = 2007-02-26| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection]] }}</ref>
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Image:SchofieldFordCoveredBridge.jpg|<center>'''''[[Tyler State Park (Pennsylvania)|Tyler State Park]]''''',<br />Schofield Ford [[Covered Bridge|bridge]]</center>
Image:Codorus state park.jpg|<center>'''''[[Codorus State Park]]''''',<br />man-made Lake Marburg</center>
Image:Ravensburg SP Shelter.JPG|<center>'''''[[Ravensburg State Park]]''''', [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]] picnic shelter</center>
Image:Hills Creek State Park Entrance Sign cropped.JPG| <center>'''''[[Hills Creek State Park]]''''', typical entrance sign''</center>
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== Current parks ==
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! width="*" |'''County or Counties'''
! width="*" |'''Area''' in acres (ha)
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||[[Allegheny Islands State Park]] ||[[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] ||{{nts|43}} acres </br>(17 ha) ||1980 || [[Allegheny River]] ||Three islands near [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] with no facilities, no plans for future development
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||[[Archbald Pothole State Park]] ||[[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] ||{{nts|150}} acres (61 ha) ||1964 ||None ||One of world's largest [[Giants kettle|potholes]], 38 ft (12 m) deep, largest diameter 42 feet (13 m) by 24 feet (7 m)
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||[[Bald Eagle State Park]] ||[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|5900}} acres (2,388 ha) ||1971 ||[[Bald Eagle Creek (West Branch Susquehanna River)|Bald Eagle Creek]], Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir ||1,730 acre (700 ha) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir named for [[Medal of Honor]] [[Foster J. Sayers|recipient]]
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||[[Beltzville State Park]] ||[[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]] ||{{nts|2973}} acres (1,203 ha) ||1972 ||[[Pohopoco Creek]], Beltzville Lake ||U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is 949 acres (384 ha) with 19.8 miles (31.9 km) of shoreline
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||[[Bendigo State Park]] ||[[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]] ||{{nts|100}} acres (40 ha) ||1959 ||[[Clarion River|East Branch Clarion River]] ||Only 20 acres (8 ha) is developed, name is a corruption of [[Abednego]]<includeonly>
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||[[Benjamin Rush State Park]] ||[[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia County]] ||{{nts|275}} acres (111 ha) ||1975 ||None ||Site of one of the world's largest community gardens, otherwise undeveloped
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||[[Big Pocono State Park]] || [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]] ||{{nts|1306}} acres (529 ha) ||1954 ||None ||On Camelback Mountain, site of Camelback Ski Area and Waterpark
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||[[Big Spring State Park (Pennsylvania)|Big Spring State Park]] || [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] ||{{nts|45}} acres </br>(18 ha) ||1936 ||[[Sherman Creek|Big Spring Run]] ||Has trail to partially completed railroad tunnel in Conococheague Mountain
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||[[Black Moshannon State Park]]|| [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|3394}} acres (1,374 ha) ||1937 ||[[Black Moshannon Creek]], Black Moshannon Lake ||Has [[bog]] with three [[carnivorous plant]] species and 17 [[orchid]] varieties{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Blue Knob State Park]] || [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] ||{{nts|5874}} acres (2,377 ha) ||1945 ||None ||Former Recreation Demonstration Area on state's second highest mountain, has [[Blue Knob (Pennsylvania)|Blue Knob]] All Seasons Resort
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||[[Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area]] || [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] ||{{nts|914}} acres (370 ha) ||1999 ||Unnamed tributary of [[Fishing Creek (Susquehanna River)|Fishing Creek]] ||On [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]], one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Alex Boyd
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||[[Buchanan's Birthplace State Park]] || [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]] ||{{nts|18.5}} acres </br>(7 ha) ||1911 ||[[Buck Run]] ||Stone pyramid marks the birthplace of [[James Buchanan]], 15th [[President of the United States]]
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||[[Bucktail State Park Natural Area]] || [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron]] and [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]] Counties ||{{nts|21039}} acres (8,514 ha) ||1933 ||[[Sinnemahoning Creek]], [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] ||Named for [[Bucktails|Bucktail Regiment]], 75 mile (121 km) undeveloped scenic drive on [[Pennsylvania Route 120|PA 120]]
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||[[Caledonia State Park]] ||[[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams]] and [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] Counties ||{{nts|1125}} acres (455 ha) ||1903 ||Rocky Mountain Creek, Carbaugh Run, [[Conococheague Creek|East Branch Conococheague Creek]] ||Named for [[Thaddeus Stevens]]' [[bloomery|iron furnace]], home to summer stock "Totem Pole Playhouse"
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||[[Canoe Creek State Park]] || [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair County]] ||{{nts|658}} acres (266 ha) ||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{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Chapman State Park]] || [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]] ||{{nts|805}} acres (326 ha) ||1951 ||Farnsworth Run, [[Tionesta Creek|West Branch Tionesta Creek]], Chapman Lake||Trailhead for trail system in surrounding [[Allegheny National Forest]]
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||[[Cherry Springs State Park]] ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|48}} acres </br>(19 ha) ||1922 ||None ||Known for some of the clearest, darkest night skies in the state and eastern US{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Clear Creek State Park]] || [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson County]] ||{{nts|1676}} acres (678 ha) ||1922 ||Clear Creek, [[Clarion River]] ||Start of popular canoe trip on 10 miles (6 km) of [[Clarion River]] to [[Cook Forest State Park]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Codorus State Park]] || [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] ||{{nts|3329}} acres (1,347 ha) ||1966 ||[[Codorus Creek]], Lake Marburg ||Man-made lake is 1,275 acres (516 ha), named for former village of Marburg now flooded by it
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||[[Colonel Denning State Park]] ||[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] ||{{nts|273}} acres (110 ha) ||1936 ||Doubling Gap Creek, Doubling Gap Lake ||Named for William Denning, [[American Revolutionary War]] veteran who was never a colonel
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||[[Colton Point State Park]] || [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]] ||{{nts|368}} acres (149 ha) ||1936 ||[[Pine Creek (Pennsylvania)|Pine Creek]] ||On west rim of the [[Pennsylvania Grand Canyon]], 800 feet (244 m) deep here{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Cook Forest State Park]] || [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion]], [[Forest County, Pennsylvania|Forest]], and [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]] Counties ||{{nts|8500}} acres (3,440 ha) ||1927 ||Toms Run, [[Clarion River]] ||[[National Natural Landmark]], "one of America's top-50 state parks" (''[[National Geographic Traveler]]''){{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Cowans Gap State Park]] || [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] and [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton]] Counties ||{{nts|1085}} acres (439 ha) ||1937 ||[[Little Aughwick Creek]], Cowans Gap Lake ||Site of [[French and Indian War]] road, pioneer homestead, lumbering, and [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]] camp{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Delaware Canal State Park]] || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] and [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]] Counties||{{nts|830}} acres (336 ha) ||1931 ||[[Delaware River]] ||Runs 60 miles (97 km) along [[Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)|Delaware Canal]], only 1800s U.S. [[towpath]] [[canal]] left continuously intact{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Denton Hill State Park]] || [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|700}} acres (283 ha) ||1951 ||None ||Site of Ski Denton resort, also open for summer mountain biking
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||[[Elk State Park]] || [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk]] and [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean]] Counties ||{{nts|3192}} acres (1,292 ha) ||1963 ||[[Clarion River|East Branch Clarion River]], [[East Branch Lake]] ||[[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] lake is 1,160 acres (469 ha)
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|[[Erie Bluffs State Park]] || [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] ||{{nts|540}} acres (219 ha) ||2004 ||[[Lake Erie]] ||Has 1.0 mile (0.6 km) of lake coastline and bluffs 90 feet (27 m) tall, being developed
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||[[Evansburg State Park]] || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] ||{{nts|3349}} acres (1,355 ha) ||1979 ||[[Skippack Creek]] ||Has 18 hole Skippack Golf Course, many outdoor recreational opportunities{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Fort Washington State Park]] || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] ||{{nts|493}} acres (200 ha) ||1953 ||[[Wissahickon Creek]] ||[[George Washington]] camped here in [[American Revolutionary War]]'s [[Philadelphia campaign]]
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||[[Fowlers Hollow State Park]] || [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] ||{{nts|104}} acres (42 ha) ||1936 ||Fowlers Hollow Run ||Trailhead for the trail system of the surrounding [[Tuscarora State Forest]]
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||[[Frances Slocum State Park]] || [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]] ||{{nts|1035}} acres (419 ha) ||1968 ||Abrahams Creek, Frances Slocum Lake || Named for a [[Frances Slocum|girl]] kidnapped by the [[Lenape]] who lived the rest of her life with the [[Miami tribe|Miami]] in [[Indiana]]
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||[[French Creek State Park]] || [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks]] and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]] Counties ||{{nts|7339}} acres (2,970 ha) || 1946 || [[French Creek (Schuylkill River)|French Creek]] || Former Recreation Demonstration Area, adjacent to [[Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Gifford Pinchot State Park]] || [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] ||{{nts|2338}} acres (946 ha) ||1961 ||Beaver Creek (tributary of [[Conewago Creek (west)|Conewago Creek]]), Pinchot Lake ||[[Gifford Pinchot]] was a Pennsylvania governor, conservationist, and first [[United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]] Chief
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||[[Gouldsboro State Park]] || [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe]] and [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] Counties ||{{nts|2880}} acres (1,165 ha) ||1958 ||Gouldsboro Lake ||Named for village named for [[Jay Gould]], next to [[Tobyhanna Army Depot]]
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||[[Greenwood Furnace State Park]] || [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] ||{{nts|423}} acres (171 ha) ||1924 ||[[Standing Stone Creek]], Greenwood Lake ||Includes [[ghost town]] of Greenwood, former ironworks and charcoal hearths{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Hickory Run State Park]] || [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]] ||{{nts|15550}} acres (6,293 ha) ||1945 ||Hickory Run, [[Lehigh River]], Sand Spring Lake ||Large Boulder Field in park is a [[National Natural Landmark]]{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Hillman State Park]] || [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]] ||{{nts|3600}} acres (1,456 ha) ||1960s || [[Raccoon Creek (Pennsylvania)|Raccoon Creek]] || Managed for [[hunting]] by the [[Pennsylvania Game Commission]] and largely undeveloped
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||[[Hills Creek State Park]] ||[[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]] ||{{nts|407}} acres (165 ha) ||1953 ||Hills Creek, Hills Creek Lake || Land previously used as a pigment mine for the [[paint]] industry
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||[[Hyner Run State Park]] ||[[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] ||{{nts|180}} acres (73 ha) ||1958 ||[[Hyner Run]] || On the site of [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] camp (Camp S-75-PA)
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||[[Hyner View State Park]] ||[[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] ||{{nts|6}} acres </br>(2 ha) ||1965 ||None ||Scenic view of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] and launching point for [[hang gliding]]{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center]] || [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]] ||{{nts|1168}} acres (473 ha) || 1959 || [[Bushkill Creek]] || Surrounds Jacobsburg National Historic District, where [[rifle]]s were manufactured during [[American Revolution]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Jennings Environmental Education Center]] || [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]] ||{{nts|300}} acres (121 ha) ||1979 || Big Run ||Contains the only publicly protected [[relict]] [[prairie]] ecosystem in Pennsylvania, 20 acres (8 ha){{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area]] || [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] ||{{nts|350}} acres (142 ha) ||2000 ||None || On Peters Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor [[Joseph E. Ibberson]]
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||[[Kettle Creek State Park]] ||[[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] ||{{nts|1793}} acres (726 ha) ||1954 || [[Kettle Creek (Pennsylvania)|Kettle Creek]], [[Kettle Creek Reservoir]] ||[[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] reservoir is 160 acres (65 ha), many recreational facilities built by [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]]
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||[[Keystone State Park (Pennsylvania)|Keystone State Park]] || [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] ||{{nts|1200}} acres (486 ha) || 1945 ||Keystone Run, Keystone Lake || Named for [[Pennsylvania]]'s official nickname, "The [[Keystone]] State"
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||[[Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center]] || [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] ||{{nts|1454}} acres (588 ha) || 1973 ||some [[vernal pool]]s || Training center for park rangers of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]]
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||[[Kinzua Bridge State Park]] || [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]] ||{{nts|329}} acres (133 ha) || 1970 || [[Kinzua Creek]] ||Had 1882 [[Historic Civil Engineering Landmark]] railway bridge, world's highest and longest, destroyed by a tornado in 2003{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Kooser State Park]] || [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]] ||{{nts|250}} acres (101 ha) || 1922 ||Kooser Run, Kooser Lake ||Site of battles between [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American tribes]], part of [[Whiskey Rebellion]] {{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Lackawanna State Park]] || [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] ||{{nts|1411}} acres (571 ha) || 1972 ||[[Tunkhannock Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)|South Branch Tunkhannock Creek]], Lake Lackawanna || On site of a [[Fin de siècle|Turn of the Century]] era community fair
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||[[Laurel Hill State Park]] || [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]] ||{{nts|3935}} acres (1,592 ha) ||1945 || [[Laurel Hill Creek]], Laurel Hill Lake || Former Recreation Demonstration Area with the largest [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]] architecture collection of any Pennsylvania state park{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Laurel Mountain State Park]] || [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] and [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland]] Counties ||{{nts|493}} acres (200 ha) ||1964 ||None ||Opened in 1939 by [[Richard K. Mellon]] and [[Rolling Rock]] [[brewery]] as one of the state's first ski areas, donated 1964
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||[[Laurel Ridge State Park]] || [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria]], [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette]], [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] and [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland]] Counties ||{{nts|13625}} acres (5,514 ha) ||1967 ||[[Conemaugh River]], [[Youghiogheny River]] and tributaries || Surrounds the 70 mile (113 km) long [[Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail]]
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||[[Laurel Summit State Park]] || [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] ||{{nts|6}} acres </br>(2 ha) ||1964 ||None || Day use picnic area and trailhead, 2,739 feet (835 m) above [[sea level]]
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||[[Lehigh Gorge State Park]] ||[[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon]] and [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]] Counties ||{{nts|4548}} acres (1,841 ha) ||1980 ||[[Lehigh River]] ||[[Lehigh Gorge Trail]] follows river through park for 26 miles (42 km)
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||[[Leonard Harrison State Park]] ||[[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]] ||{{nts|585}} acres (237 ha) ||1922 ||[[Pine Creek (Pennsylvania)|Pine Creek]] ||On east rim of the [[Pennsylvania Grand Canyon]], 800 feet (244 m) deep here{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Linn Run State Park]] || [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] ||{{nts|612}} acres (248 ha) || 1924 || Grove, Rock and Linn Runs and Adams Falls || Once a "barren wasteland", now a thriving [[second growth forest]] with an excellent trout stream{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Little Buffalo State Park]] || [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] ||{{nts|923}} acres (374 ha) || 1972 ||Little Buffalo Creek, Holman Lake || Named for the [[American bison|bison]] that are believed to have once roamed the [[Ridge-and-valley Appalachians|ridge and valley]] region of Pennsylvania{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Little Pine State Park]] || [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]] ||{{nts|2158}} acres (873 ha) ||1937 ||[[Little Pine Creek]] || Historians believe a [[Shawnee]] village and burial ground were just north of the park
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||[[Locust Lake State Park]] || [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]] ||{{nts|1089}} acres (441 ha) || 1966 ||Locust Creek, Locust Lake || In a thriving [[second growth forest]] on the side of Locust Mountain
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||[[Lyman Run State Park]] ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|595}} acres (241 ha) ||1951 || Lyman Run, Lyman Run Lake || Site of a [[Prisoner of War]] Camp during [[World War II]]
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||[[Marsh Creek State Park]] || [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] ||{{nts|1705}} acres (690 ha) ||1974 ||Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake || The village of [[Milford Mills, Pennsylvania|Milford Mills]] was flooded by the creation of the lake, last Project 70 / 500 park{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Maurice K. Goddard State Park]] || [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County]] ||{{nts|2856}} acres (1,156 ha) || 1972 ||[[Sandy Creek (Allegheny River)|Sandy Creek]], Lake Wilhelm || Named for [[Maurice K. Goddard]], who led the creation of 45 state parks in 24 years of service
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||[[McCalls Dam State Park]] || [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|8}} acres </br>(3 ha) ||1933 || [[White Deer Creek]] || In a remote location on a [[dirt road]] between <br> [[R. B. Winter State Park]] and Eastville.
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||[[McConnells Mill State Park]] || [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County]] ||{{nts|2546}} acres (1,030 ha) ||1957 || [[Slippery Rock Creek]] ||Features a deep scenic [[gorge]] with a restored [[watermill]] and a [[covered bridge]]{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Memorial Lake State Park]] || [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]] ||{{nts|230}} acres (93 ha) ||1945 ||Indiantown Run, Memorial Lake ||Surrounded by [[Fort Indiantown Gap]], headquarters of the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]]
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||[[Milton State Park]] || [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland County]] ||{{nts|82}} acres </br>(33 ha) ||1966 ||[[West Branch Susquehanna River]] || On an island in the river, destroyed by [[Hurricane Agnes]] in 1972 and rebuilt
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||[[Mont Alto State Park]] ||[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]] ||{{nts|24}} acres </br>(10 ha) ||1902 ||[[Antietam Creek|West Branch Antietam Creek]] ||Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first "State Forest Park", former iron works
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||[[Moraine State Park]] || [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]] ||{{nts|16725}} acres (6,768 ha) ||1970 ||[[Muddy Creek (Slippery Rock Creek)|Muddy Creek]], Lake Arthur ||Served as the location of the 1973 and 1977 [[National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)|National Scout Jamborees]]
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||[[Mt. Pisgah State Park]] || [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford County]] ||{{nts|1302}} acres (527 ha) || 1979 ||Pisgah Creek, Mill Creek, Stephen Foster Lake || Lake named for renowned American composer [[Stephen Foster]]
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||[[Nescopeck State Park]] || [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]] ||{{nts|3550}} acres (1,437 ha) || 2005 || [[Nescopeck Creek]] ||One of the newest state parks in Pennsylvania
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||[[Neshaminy State Park]] || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||{{nts|330}} acres (134 ha) ||1956 || [[Delaware River]] || On an [[estuary]], donated by descendant of [[James Logan (statesman)|James Logan]], colonial secretary to [[William Penn]]
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||[[Nockamixon State Park]] || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||{{nts|5283}} acres (2,138 ha) || 1973 ||[[Tohickon Creek]], [[Lake Nockamixon]] || Nockamixon means "place of soft soil" in the [[Lenape language]]
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||[[Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center]] || [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] ||{{nts|665}} acres (269 ha) ||1970 ||Wyomissing Creek ||Once a "luxury forest" privately owned by [[Jacob Nolde]]
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||[[Norristown Farm Park]] ||[[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] ||{{nts|690}} acres (279 ha) || 1995 || Stony Creek || Managed by the [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] Department of Parks
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||[[Ohiopyle State Park]] || [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] ||{{nts|19052}} acres (7,710 ha) ||1965 ||[[Youghiogheny River]] and tributaries || One of the most popular [[white-water rafting]] destinations on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Oil Creek State Park]] || [[Venango County, Pennsylvania|Venango County]] ||{{nts|6250}} acres (2,529 ha) || 1931 || [[Oil Creek (Allegheny River)|Oil Creek]] || [[Edwin Drake]] drilled the first successful [[oil well]] in the world here in 1859{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Ole Bull State Park]] ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|132}} acres (53 ha) || 1925 || Ole Bull Run, [[Kettle Creek (Pennsylvania)|Kettle Creek]] || Location of a [[Norway|Norwegian]] colony established by renowned [[violin]]ist [[Ole Bull]]
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||[[Parker Dam State Park]] || [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] ||{{nts|968}} acres (392 ha) || 1936 || [[Laurel Run (Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek)|Laurel Run]], Parker Lake || A herd of [[elk]] lives in and near the park{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Patterson State Park]] ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|10}} acres </br>(4 ha) ||1925 ||None ||Day use picnic area on [[Pennsylvania Route 44]], surrounded by [[Susquehannock State Forest]]
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||[[Penn-Roosevelt State Park]] || [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|41}} acres </br>(17 ha) ||1983 ||Sassafras Run, [[Standing Stone Creek]] || Once a [[segregation in the United States|segregated]] black [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] camp during the [[Great Depression]]
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||[[Pine Grove Furnace State Park]] ||[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] ||{{nts|696}} acres (282 ha) || 1913 ||Mountain Creek, Fuller Lake, Laurel Lake || The [[bloomery|furnaces]] at Pine Grove could consume an acre of trees a day{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Poe Paddy State Park]] || [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|23}} acres </br>(9 ha) || 1938 ||Big Poe Creek, [[Penns Creek]] || Noted by anglers for the [[shadfly]] hatch that occurs in late spring
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||[[Poe Valley State Park]] || [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] ||{{nts|620}} acres (251 ha) || 1938 ||Big Poe Creek, Poe Lake || Constructed during the [[Great Depression]] by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]]
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||[[Point State Park]] || [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] ||{{nts|36}} acres </br>(15 ha) || 1974 || [[Allegheny River|Allegheny]], [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]], [[Ohio River|Ohio]] rivers || In downtown [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] at meeting of three rivers, site of [[Fort Pitt]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Presque Isle State Park]] ||[[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] ||{{nts|3200}} acres (1,295 ha) || 1921 || [[Lake Erie]] ||The most visited state park in Pennsylvania, on a [[peninsula]] in lake with many beaches{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Prince Gallitzin State Park]] || [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] ||{{nts|6249}} acres (2,529 ha) || 1965 ||Beaverdam Run, Glendale Lake || Named for [[Demetrius Gallitzin]], Russian nobelman turned [[Roman Catholic]] priest
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||[[Promised Land State Park]] || [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]] ||{{nts|3000}} acres (1,214 ha) || 1905 ||[[Wallenpaupack Creek]], Promised Land Lake, Lower Lake ||Name is an ironic commentary created by immigrant residents, once owned by the [[Shakers]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Prompton State Park]] || [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne County]] ||{{nts|2000}} acres (809 ha) ||1962 || [[Lackawaxen River]], Prompton Lake || Northeast Sports Ltd. sponsors outdoor sports there, being developed with help of "Friends of Prompton"
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||[[Prouty Place State Park]] ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] ||{{nts|5}} acres </br>(2 ha) ||1925 || Prouty Run ||Day use picnic area on Long Toe Road
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||[[Pymatuning State Park (Pennsylvania)|Pymatuning State Park]] || [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]] ||{{nts|21122}} acres (8,548 ha) ||1934 ||[[Shenango River]], [[Pymatuning Lake]] ||The largest state park in Pennsylvania, with one of the largest lakes{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[R. B. Winter State Park]] ||[[Union County, Pennsylvania|Union County]] ||{{nts|695}} acres (281 ha) ||1933 ||Halfway Creek, Halfway Lake || Has first cement and stone dam ever built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Raccoon Creek State Park]] ||[[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]] ||{{nts|7572}} acres (3,064 ha) || 1945 ||Little Traverse Creek, Raccoon Lake||Built by [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]], [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] as one of five state [[National Park Service]] Recreational Demonstration Areas{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Ralph Stover State Park]] ||[[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||{{nts|45}} acres </br>(18 ha) || 1931 || [[Tohickon Creek]] || "High Rocks" portion of the park donated to Pennsylvania by [[James Michener]] in 1956
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||[[Ravensburg State Park]] ||[[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] ||{{nts|78}} acres </br>(32 ha) ||1933 || [[Rauchtown Run]] || Named for the [[raven]]s that flock near the gorge{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Reeds Gap State Park]] || [[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin County]] ||{{nts|220}} acres (89 ha) ||1938 || Honey Creek || Once a gathering place for the locals to hold picnics and listen to travelling evangelists
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||[[Ricketts Glen State Park]] ||[[Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Columbia]], [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]], and [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sullivan]] Counties ||{{nts|13050}} acres (5,281 ha) || 1942 || Kitchen Creek ||Slated to become a [[National Park]], but did not due to redirection of funds during [[World War II]]{{Ref_label|D|d|none}}{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}
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||[[Ridley Creek State Park]] || [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] ||{{nts|2606}} acres (1,055 ha) || 1972 || [[Ridley Creek]] ||Adjacent to the [[John J. Tyler Arboretum]]{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Ryerson Station State Park]] ||[[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene County]] ||{{nts|1164}} acres (471 ha) ||1967 ||North Fork of the Dunkard Fork of Wheeling Creek, Ronald J. Duke Lake ||52 acre (21 ha) man-made lake, 38 miles (61 km) from next nearest Pennsylvania state park (Hillman)
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||[[S. B. Elliott State Park]] || [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] ||{{nts|318}} acres (129 ha) ||1933 ||Stony Run || Named for Simon B. Elliott, a noted Pennsylvania conservationist and legislator{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Salt Springs State Park]] || [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]] ||{{nts|405}} acres (164 ha) ||1973 ||Fall Brook || Large [[tsuga|hemlocks]] over 500 years old are some of the largest trees in the state, has three [[waterfall]]s
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||[[Samuel S. Lewis State Park]] || [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] ||{{nts|85}} acres </br>(34 ha) ||1954 ||None ||Named for donor, a Secretary of Department of Forests and Waters, now popular for star gazing
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||[[Sand Bridge State Park]] || [[Union County, Pennsylvania|Union County]] ||{{nts|3}} acres </br>(1 ha) ||1978 ||Rapid Run ||The smallest state park in Pennsylvania, a day use [[picnic]] area on [[Pennsylvania Route 192]]
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||[[Shawnee State Park (Pennsylvania)|Shawnee State Park]] || [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] ||{{nts|3983}} acres (1,612 ha) ||1951 ||Lake Shawnee ||Rental lodge on an island in the lake
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||[[Shikellamy State Park]] ||[[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland]] and [[Union County, Pennsylvania|Union]] Counties ||{{nts|132}} acres (53 ha) ||1960 || [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch]] and [[North Branch Susquehanna River]] ||Overlook at [[confluence (geography)|confluence]] of [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch]] and [[North Branch Susquehanna River]], [[marina]] added in 1972
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||[[Sinnemahoning State Park]] || [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron]] and [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter]] Counties ||{{nts|1910}} acres (773 ha) ||1962 ||[[Sinnemahoning Creek]], George B. Stevenson Reservoir ||[[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] reservoir is 142 acres (57 ha), park home to rare [[elk]] and [[bald eagle]]
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||[[Sizerville State Park]] || [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron]] and [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter]] Counties ||{{nts|386}} acres (156 ha) ||1924 ||Cowley Run, Portage Creek, Driftwood Branch, and [[Sinnemahoning Creek]] || Named for the nearby [[ghost town]] of Sizerville
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||[[Susquehanna State Park (Pennsylvania)|Susquehanna State Park]] ||[[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]] ||{{nts|20}} acres </br>(8 ha) ||1961 || [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] ||Operated by the [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]/[[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming]] [[Chamber of Commerce]], home to paddlewheeler ''Hiawatha''
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||[[Susquehannock State Park]] || [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] ||{{nts|224}} acres (91 ha) ||1965 || [[Susquehanna River]] ||Named for the [[Susquehannock]], whose chief village was nearby, on bluffs overlooking the river
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||[[Swatara State Park]] ||[[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] and [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]] Counties ||{{nts|3515}} acres (1,422 ha) ||1987 || [[Swatara Creek]] ||[[Rail Trail]] on former [[Lebanon and Tremont Branch (Reading Railroad)|Lebanon & Tremont Branch]] of [[Philadelphia and Reading Railroad|Philadelphia & Reading Railroad]], being developed{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Tobyhanna State Park]] || [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe]] and [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] Counties ||{{nts|5440}} acres (2,201 ha) ||1949 ||[[Tobyhanna Creek]], Tobyhanna Lake || Once part of an [[artillery]] range for [[Tobyhanna Army Depot]]
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||[[Trough Creek State Park]] || [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] ||{{nts|554}} acres (224 ha) ||1936 ||[[Great Trough Creek]], [[Raystown Lake]]|| [[Bald eagle]]s have migrated here naturally since the early 1990s{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Tuscarora State Park]] || [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]] ||{{nts|1618}} acres (655 ha) ||1971 ||Locust Creek, Tuscarora Lake ||The [[Tuscarora (tribe)|Tuscarora]] moved to area after [[Tuscarora War]] in [[North Carolina]], later forced out by colonial settlement
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||[[Tyler State Park (Pennsylvania)|Tyler State Park]] || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||{{nts|1711}} acres (692 ha) ||1974 || [[Neshaminy Creek]] || Old original stone dwellings in park are fine examples of early farm dwellings of rural Pennsylvania
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||[[Upper Pine Bottom State Park]] ||[[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]] ||{{nts|5}} acres </br>(2 ha) ||1924 ||Upper Pine Bottom Run || A roadside park and picnic area for day use only, on [[Pennsylvania Route 44]]
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||[[Varden Conservation Area]] || [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne County]] ||{{nts|343}} acres (139 ha) || 2001 ||[[Middle Creek (Lackawaxen River)|Middle Creek]] || One of three Conservation Areas, donor is Dr. Mead Shaffer, being developed
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||[[Warriors Path State Park]] || [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford County]] ||{{nts|349}} acres (141 ha) ||1965 ||[[Raystown Branch Juniata River]] || Named for the [[Great Indian Warpath]] used by the [[Iroquois]] in war raids on the [[Cherokee]] and other tribes
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||[[Whipple Dam State Park]] || [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] ||{{nts|256}} acres (104 ha) ||1928 || Whipple Lake || A camp for [[Scouting in Pennsylvania|Boy Scouts]], [[GSUSA|Girl Scouts]], and [[Campfire Girls]] on north side of lake used 1928 to 1941{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[White Clay Creek Preserve]] || [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] ||{{nts|1255}} acres (508 ha) || 1984 || [[White Clay Creek]] ||Donated by [[DuPont]] to preserve "diverse and unique plant and animal species, and the rich cultural heritage of the area"
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||[[Worlds End State Park]] || [[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|Sullivan County]] ||{{nts|780}} acres (316 ha) ||1932 ||[[Loyalsock Creek]] ||"Must See Park" known for trout fishing, white-water kayaking, camping, hiking on [[Loyalsock Trail]]{{Ref_label|F|f|none}}{{Ref_label|G|g|none}}
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||[[Yellow Creek State Park]] || [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]] ||{{nts|3140}} acres (1,271 ha) ||1963 ||[[Yellow Creek (Two Lick Creek)|Yellow Creek]], Yellow Creek Lake || Crossed by the [[Kittanning Path]], a major east-west [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] trail during the 18th century
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|}
{|style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
<gallery>
Image:Hiawatha Paddlewheeler.JPG| <center>'''''[[Susquehanna State Park (Pennsylvania)|Susquehanna State Park]]''''', "Hiawatha"</center>
Image:RickettsGlen.jpg|<center>'''''[[Ricketts Glen State Park]]''''', waterfall</center>
Image:Little Pine Creek Lake.JPG| <center>'''''[[Little Pine State Park]]''''',<br /> lake from dam</center>
Image:Evansburg.jpg| <center>'''''[[Evansburg State Park]]''''',<br /> hiking trail</center>
</gallery>
|}
==Other names of current parks==
The following are significantly different former or alternate names for nine current Pennsylvania state parks. Note that many parks were originally "State Forest Parks" or were state public camping or picnic areas in Pennsylvania state forests. In modern times, some "State Parks" have become "Environmental Education Centers", while other parks have dropped one word from their name ("Cherry Springs Drive" is now [[Cherry Springs State Park|Cherry Springs]], "Kooser Lake" is now [[Kooser State Park|Kooser]], "Laurel Hill Summit" is now [[Laurel Summit State Park|Laurel Summit]], and "Promised Land Lake" is now [[Promised Land State Park|Promised Land]]). Such minor name changes are not included in this table.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! width="15%" |'''Former or Alternate Name'''
! width="14%" |'''County or Counties'''
! width="11%" |'''Date name changed'''
! width="12%" |'''Current Park Name'''
! width="48%" |'''Remarks'''
|--
||Adams Falls Class A Campground<ref name="cupper"/> ||[[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] || || [[Linn Run State Park]] ||Adams Falls is a waterfall on Linn Run within Linn Run State Park (which has both an "Adams Falls Picnic Area" and "Adams Falls Trail")
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||Halfway State Park<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/rbwinter_history.aspx| title = R.B. Winter History: Halfway to Winter| accessdate = 2007-02-05| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}}</ref> ||[[Union County, Pennsylvania|Union County]] ||1957 ||[[R. B. Winter State Park]] ||Named for Raymond B. Winter, a Forest Ranger who established park and worked there 45 years; also known as "Halfway Dam State Park"
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||High Rocks State Park<ref name="usgs">{{cite web| url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=171:2:527316578276803502:fsp_sort_1::RP&fsp_region_id=17965331718946601910 | title = Geographic Names Information System Feature Query Results | accessdate = 2007-03-01| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] [[Geographic Names Information System]]}} ''Note: Search on "State Park" in Pennsylvania for current and former state parks''</ref> ||[[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] || ||[[Ralph Stover State Park]] ||"High Rocks" refers to part of park added in 1956; this name is listed in the [[USGS]] [[GNIS]], but was never an official [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|DCNR]] name or separate park
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||Pennsylvania State Park at Erie<ref name ="heritage"/> ||[[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie County]] || ||[[Presque Isle State Park]] ||Was only the second "State Park" by name in state when established in 1921, also known unofficially as "Peninsula State Park"
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||Sandy Creek State Park<ref name="cupper"/> ||[[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County]] ||1969 ||[[Maurice K. Goddard State Park]] ||Proposed as "Sandy Creek" (on [[Sandy Creek (Allegheny River)|Sandy Creek]]), but name was changed (despite the objections of Dr. Goddard) before park officially opened in 1972
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||Theodore Roosevelt State Park<ref name="usgs"/><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.canals.org/researchers/Canal_Profiles/United_States/Mid-Atlantic/Delaware_Canal | title = Delaware Canal
| accessdate = 2007-02-27 | publisher = National Canal Museum }}</ref> ||[[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] and [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]] Counties ||1989 ||[[Delaware Canal State Park]] ||Originally named for [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who had no connection to this park; renamed for its focus, the [[Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)|Delaware Canal]]
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||Tohickon State Park<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/Nockamixon.aspx| title = Nockamixon State Park| accessdate = 2007-01-12| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }} </ref> ||[[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||1965 ||[[Nockamixon State Park]] ||Proposed in 1958 as "Tohickon" (on [[Tohickon Creek]]), but name changed before park officially opened in 1973
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||Whirl's End State Park<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/worldsend.aspx| title = Worlds End State Park| accessdate = 2007-01-12| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }} </ref> ||[[Sullivan County, Pennsylvania|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"
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||Valhalla State Forest Park<ref name="cupper"/> ||[[Potter County, Pennsylvania|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
|}
{|style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
<gallery>
Image:Ohiopylefalls02.jpg| <center>'''''[[Ohiopyle State Park]]''''', falls on the [[Youghiogheny River|Youghiogheny]]<br /></center>
Image:Black Moshannon.jpg| <center>'''''[[Black Moshannon State Park]]''''', bog and lake</center>
Image:Hills Creek Swimming Area and Boat Launch.jpg| <center>'''''[[Hills Creek State Park]]''''',<br /> boat dock on lake</center>
Image:BKM1.jpg|<center>'''''[[Blue Knob State Park]]''''', [[Blue Knob (Pennsylvania)|Blue Knob]]<br /></center>
</gallery>
|}
== Former parks ==
The following seventeen were once Pennsylvania state parks, but have been transferred to federal ([[National Park Service]], [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]) or state ([[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]], [[Pennsylvania Game Commission]], [[Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry]]) agencies, or ceased to exist.{{Ref_label|H|h|none}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! width="15%" |'''Former State Park'''
! width="14%" |'''County or Counties'''
! width="11%" |'''Date jurisdiction changed'''
! width="12%" |'''Current Name'''
! width="48%" |'''Remarks'''
|--
||Allegheny River State Park<ref name="cupper"/> || [[Venango County, Pennsylvania|Venango County]] || 1980s || Kennerdell (or Allegheny River) tract<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/maps/fd08_kennerdell_map.pdf | title = Kennerdell Tract Clear Creek State Forest | accessdate = 2007-11-11 |format = PDF | work = map | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}}</ref> ||Now part of [[Clear Creek State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)
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||Blue Marsh State Park<ref name ="heritage"/><ref name="cupper"/> || [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] ||1978 ||Blue Marsh Lake and [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands]] Number 280<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/sb/bm_guide.htm | title =A visitor's guide to Blue Marsh Lake | accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District}}</ref> ||Park was completed, but without funds to operate it, so was given to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, now also partly a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site
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||Brandywine Battlefield State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] || ||[[Brandywine Battlefield]] <ref name = "phmc"> {{cite web | url = http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bhsm/trailofhistory.asp?secid=14 | title = PHMC Trail of History| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission }}</ref> ||Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site
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||Bushy Run Battlefield State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] || ||[[Bushy Run Battlefield]]<ref name = "phmc"/> ||Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site
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||Colerain State Park<ref name="cupper"/> || [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] || ||Colerain State Forest Picnic Area<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/rothmap.aspx | title = Rothrock State Forest Map | accessdate = 2007-03-08 | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}}</ref> ||Now part of [[Rothrock State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry), also known as "Colerain Forge"
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||Conrad Weiser Memorial Park<ref name="cupper"/> || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] ||1953 ||[[Conrad Weiser Homestead]]<ref name = "phmc"/> ||Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site
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||Crooked Creek State Park<ref name ="heritage"/><ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong County]] || ||[[Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/rec/lakes/crookedc.htm | title = Crooked Creek Lake | accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District }}</ref> ||Now a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site
|--
||Curwensville State Park<ref name ="heritage"/><ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]] || ||Curwensville Lake on the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/recreation/curwensville.htm | title = Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania | accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District }}</ref> ||Now a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site, recreation area operated by Clearfield County
|--
||Drake Well State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Venango County, Pennsylvania|Venango County]] ||1943 ||[[Drake Well Museum]]<ref name = "phmc"/> ||Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site
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||Fort Necessity State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] ||1961 ||[[Fort Necessity National Battlefield]]<ref name = "necessity">{{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/fone/ | title = Fort Necessity National Battlefield| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], National Park Service }}</ref> ||Now part of National Park Service site
|--
||George W. Childs State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="early"/><ref name="usgs"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/archive/dewa/InDepth/Sites/Childs.html | title = Then and Now: Childs Recreation Site and Mills along Dingmans Creek | accessdate = 2007-02-28 | publisher = National Park Service }}</ref> ||[[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]] ||1983 ||Part of [[Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/dewa/ | title = Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], National Park Service}}</ref> ||Now part of National Park Service site, donated to the state for a park in 1912 by the widow of Dr. Childs
|--
||Hemlock State Forest Park<ref name="central"/> || [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] || ||Hemlocks Natural Area<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/tuscwild.aspx | title = Natural & Wild Areas of the Tuscarora State Forest | accessdate = 2007-03-09 | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}}</ref> ||Now part of [[Tuscarora State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)
|--
||Independence Mall State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="goddard"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia County]] ||1975 || [[Independence National Historical Park]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/inde/ | title = Independence National Historical Park| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], National Park Service}}</ref> ||Now a National Park Service site
|--
||Moosic Lake State Park<ref name="cupper"/> || [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] ||1930s || No longer in existence ||Legislature created park in early 1930s, but did not fund it, so it never came into existence
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||Snyder-Middleswarth State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/>{{Ref_label|D|d|none}} || [[Snyder County, Pennsylvania|Snyder County]] ||1980s ||[[Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area]] and Picnic Area<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Forestry/stateforests/baldeagleparks.aspx | title = State Parks near the Bald Eagle State Forest: Snyder-Middleswarth State Park| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }}</ref><ref name ="bald eagle"> {{cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Forestry/stateforests/maps/fd07_map.pdf | title = Bald Eagle State Forest (map) | accessdate = 2007-03-01 | format= PDF | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]] }} ''Note: shows Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area, Hairy Johns Picnic Area''</ref> ||Now part of [[Bald Eagle State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)
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||Valley Forge State Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="first"/> || [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] || 1976 || [[Valley Forge National Historical Park]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/vafo/ | title = Valley Forge National Historical Park| accessdate = 2007-03-01 | publisher = [[U.S. Department of the Interior]], National Park Service}}</ref> ||Now a National Park Service site, established 1893 as the first state park in Pennsylvania
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||Voneida State Forest Park<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> ||[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] || ||Hairy Johns State Forest Picnic Area<ref name ="bald eagle"/> ||Now part of [[Bald Eagle State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry), established 1922, named for "Hairy John" Voneida<ref name="cupper"/><ref name="central">{{cite book |last= Godcharles |first= Frederic A. |authorlink = Frederic A. Godcharles |title= Chronicles of Central Pennsylvania |origdate= 1944 |url= http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/26832966/ |format= PDF |accessdate= 2007-03-09 |publisher= Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc. |location= New York}}</ref>
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||Washington Crossing State Park<ref name ="heritage"/><ref name="cupper"/><ref name="usgs"/> || [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] || ||[[Washington Crossing Historic Park]]<ref name = "phmc"/> ||Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site, established July 1917
|}
{|style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
<gallery>
Image:PresqueIsleLighthouse.jpg| <center>'''''[[Presque Isle State Park]]''''', lighthouse<br /></center>
Image:RalphStover.jpg| <center>'''''[[Ralph Stover State Park]]''''', High Rocks view</center>
Image:Upper Pine Bottom State Park.JPG| <center>'''''[[Upper Pine Bottom State Park]]''''', picnic table</center>
Image:Wildcat Hollow at LRSP.jpg|<center>'''''[[Lyman Run State Park]]''''', Wildcat Hollow<br /></center>
</gallery>
|}
==Other names of former parks==
The following are significantly different former or alternate names for two former Pennsylvania state parks.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! width="15%" |'''Former or Alternate Name'''
! width="14%" |'''County or Counties'''
! width="11%" |'''Date name changed'''
! width="12%" |'''Former Park Name'''
! width="48%" |'''Remarks'''
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||Braddock Grave State Park<ref name="usgs"/> || [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] ||1961 ||Part of Fort Necessity State Park ||Now part of [[Fort Necessity National Battlefield]] (National Park Service)<ref name = "necessity"/>
|--
||Hairy John's State Forest Park<ref name="cupper"/> ||[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] || ||Voneida State Forest Park ||Named for "Hairy John" Voneida, a 19th century hermit who lived nearby; now a State Forest Picnic Area in [[Bald Eagle State Forest]] (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)<ref name="bald eagle"/>
|}
[[Image:Pine Creek Gorge Panorama.jpg|thumb|600px|center|'''''[[Colton Point State Park]]''''' and '''''[[Leonard Harrison State Park]]''''', Pine Creek Gorge Panorama ]]
==See also==
*[[List of Pennsylvania state forests]]
*[[Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission]]
*[[Pennsylvania Game Commission]]
*[[Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers]]
==Notes==
<div class="references-small">
:'''a.''' {{Note_label|A|a|none}}Four Pennsylvania state parks are also the site of ski areas run by private contractors: [[Big Pocono State Park|Big Pocono]] (Ski Camelback), [[Blue Knob State Park|Blue Knob]] (Ski Blue Knob), [[Denton Hill State Park|Denton Hill]] (Ski Denton), and [[Laurel Mountain State Park|Laurel Mountain]] (no ski operations in 2006-2007). Two parks are operated by other governmental bodies: [[Hillman State Park|Hillman]] (managed for hunting by the [[Pennsylvania Game Commission]]) and [[Norristown Farm Park|Norristown Farm]] (operated by the [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] Department of Parks). Three parks are operated by other organizations: [[Susquehanna State Park (Pennsylvania)|Susquehanna]] (operated by the [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]/[[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming]] Chamber of Commerce), [[Prompton State Park|Prompton]] (operated by non-profit "Friends of Prompton"), and [[Salt Springs State Park|Salt Springs]] (operated by non-profit "Friends of Salt Springs").<ref name="list"/>
:'''b.''' {{Note_label|B|b|none}} The Pennsylvania counties without state parks as of 2007 are: [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong]], [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata]], [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]], [[Montour County, Pennsylvania|Montour]], [[Snyder County, Pennsylvania|Snyder]], and [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Wyoming]] counties. Two of these counties are sites of former state parks: Crooked Creek in Armstrong County, and Snyder-Middleswarth in Snyder County.<ref name="list"/><ref name="cupper"/>
:'''c.''' {{Note_label|C|c|none}} The goal of having a state park within 25 [[mile]]s (40 km) of every resident was set by [[Maurice K. Goddard]] (Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters, and then of the Department of Environmental Resources from 1955 to 1979).<ref name="goddard"/>
:'''d.''' {{Note_label|D|d|none}} The seven [[National Natural Landmark]]s at least partly within current state parks (with the park name in parentheses, if different) are: [[Cook Forest State Park|Cook Forest]], Ferncliff Peninsula ([[Ohiopyle State Park|Ohiopyle]]), the Glens Natural Area ([[Ricketts Glen State Park|Ricketts Glen]]), Hickory Run Boulder Field ([[Hickory Run State Park|Hickory Run]]), [[McConnells Mill State Park|McConnells Mill]], the [[Pine Creek Gorge]] (includes [[Colton Point State Park|Colton Point]] and [[Leonard Harrison State Park|Leonard Harrison]]), and [[Presque Isle State Park|Presque Isle]]. One National Natural Landmark, [[Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area]], is a former state park.<ref name="nnl"/>
:'''e.''' {{Note_label|E|e|none}} The date of establishment for many Pennsylvania state parks is not always clear, especially for parks developed from state forest property. As an example, consider [[Upper Pine Bottom State Park|Upper Pine Bottom]], which, as of 2007, is a picnic area surrounded by [[Tiadaghton State Forest]]. These state forest lands were acquired by the state by the early 1900s, the site was "Upper Pine Bottom Class B Public Campground" by 1924, the CCC built a pavilion there in 1936 (which is no longer extant), but it was not officially transferred from the Bureau of Forests to State Parks until 1962.<ref name="cupper"/>
:'''f.''' {{Note_label|F|f|none}} This park was one of twenty-one chosen by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Parks for its "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks" list.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/twenty/20parks.aspx | title = Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks | accessdate = 2007-02-05| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|PA DCNR]]}} ''Note: Despite the title, there are twenty-one parks in the list, with Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks treated as one.''</ref>
:'''g.''' {{Note_label|G|g|none}} This park has one or more historic sites or districts on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name = "register"/>
:'''h.''' {{Note_label|H|h|none}} There have been a considerable number of changes in Pennsylvania's categorization of its state parks and other protected areas over the years, so that what can be called a former state park is not always clear. This can be seen by comparing the following three lists from 1923, 1924, and 1937. <br>In 1923, the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters listed seven "State Forest Parks": [[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]], Childs (now part of [[Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area]]), Hairy John's (now a picnic area in [[Bald Eagle State Forest]]), [[Buchanan's Birthplace State Park|James Buchanan]], [[Leonard Harrison State Park|Leonard Harrison]], [[Mont Alto State Park|Mont Alto]], and Valhalla (now [[Ole Bull State Park|Ole Bull]]). Note this does not include [[Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area|Snyder-Middleswarth State Forest Park]], established in 1921.<ref name="cupper"/> <br>One year later the state listed twenty-six public campgrounds in state forests, which included three of the previous year's state forest parks, plus twelve sites that later became state parks. The ten Class A Public Campgrounds (with space for cars and tents, on main highways) were: Adams Falls (now [[Linn Run State Park|Linn Run]]), [[Big Spring State Park (Pennsylvania)|Big Spring]], [[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]], Childs, Colerain Forge, Darling Run, Laurel Run Park, [[Ole Bull State Park|Ole Bull]], [[Promised Land State Park|Promised Land]], and Tea Springs. The sixteen Class B Public Campgrounds (lean-to shelter, on secondary roads) were: Baldwin, Bear Valley, [[Cherry Springs State Park|Cherry Springs Drive]], [[Clear Creek State Park|Clear Creek]], Donnelly, Joyce Kilmer, Kansas, [[Kooser State Park|Kooser]], Laurel Hill Summit (now [[Laurel Summit State Park|Laurel Summit]]), Laurel Lake Park, Locusts, [[McCalls Dam State Park|McCall's Dam]], [[Ravensburg State Park|Ravensburg]], [[Sizerville State Park|Sizerville]], Sulphur Springs, and [[Upper Pine Bottom State Park|Upper Pine Bottom]].<ref name="cupper"/> <br>In 1937, the state published a brochure listing the following forty-nine protected areas: six State Parks ([[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]], Childs, [[Cook Forest State Park|Cook Forest]], [[Presque Isle State Park|Presque Isle]], [[Pymatuning State Park|Pymatuning]], and [[Ralph Stover State Park|Ralph Stover]]); eight State Monuments ([[Bushy Run Battlefield|Bushy Run]], [[Conrad Weiser Homestead|Conrad Weiser]], [[Drake Well Museum|Drake Well]], [[Fort Necessity National Battlefield|Fort Necessity]], [[Fort Washington State Park|Fort Washington]], [[Buchanan's Birthplace State Park|James Buchanan]], [[Valley Forge National Historical Park|Valley Forge]], and [[Washington Crossing Historic Park|Washington Crossing]]); ten Forest Recreational Reserves ([[Clear Creek State Park|Clear Creek]], [[Colton Point State Park|Colton Point]], [[Cowans Gap State Park|Cowans Gap]], [[Kooser State Park|Kooser Lake]], [[Parker Dam State Park|Parker Dam]], Pecks Pond, [[Promised Land State Park|Promised Land Lake]], Snow Hill, [[Whipple Dam State Park|Whipple Dam]], [[Worlds End State Park|Whirl's End]]); sixteen Wayside Areas ([[Big Spring State Park (Pennsylvania)|Big Spring]], [[Black Moshannon State Park|Black Moshannon]], [[Cherry Springs State Park|Cherry Spring]], Colerain, [[Greenwood Furnace State Park|Greenwood Furnace]], Halfway (now [[R. B. Winter State Park|R.B. Winter]]), Joyce Kilmer, [[Kettle Creek State Park|Kettle Creek]], [[Mont Alto State Park|Mont Alto]], [[Pine Grove Furnace State Park|Pine Grove Furnace]], [[Reeds Gap State Park|Reeds Gap]], [[S. B. Elliott State Park|S.B. Elliott]], Sideling Hill, [[Sizerville State Park|Sizerville]], and Tea Spring); seven Forest Monuments (Alan Seeger, Bear Meadows, [[Ole Bull State Park|Ole Bull]], Detweiler Run, McConnell Narrows, Mount Logan, and [[Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area|Snyder-Middleswarth]]); and three State Forest Lookouts ([[Leonard Harrison State Park|Leonard Harrison]], Martins Hill, and Mount Riansares).<ref>{{cite news |title= Pennsylvania has everything! |url= http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/28559645/28559645_part_1.pdf |format= PDF |work= Brochure |publisher= Pennsylvania State Publicity Commission |date= 1937 |accessdate=2007-03-13 }}</ref> <br>Only twelve of the twenty-six public campgrounds from 1924 are on the 1937 list. Of the forty-nine areas on the 1937 list, twenty-eight are state parks as of 2007, while nine are former state parks, and twelve are in state forests (nine of these still retain their names as state forest picnic, natural or wild areas).
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==References==
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==External links==
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