Pennsylvania Park List

Allegheny Islands State Park is in Allegheny County in Harmar Township, just southwest of the borough of Cheswick. Established in 1980, the park is composed of three alluvial islands in the middle of the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The islands have a total area of 43 acres, with ...

You'll find many recreation opportunities here, including swimming, fishing, boating, water skiing, hiking and camping, and leisurely scenic drives. Dirt bikers, ATVers, cross country skiers, mountain bikers and snowmobilers will love the loop trails that wind throughout the hills. Foot trails ranging from one half mile interpretive ...

The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed over the Allegheny Mountains. The Allegheny Portage Railroad operated between 1834-1854 and was considered a technological wonder in its day and played a critical role in opening the interior of the United States to trade and settlement. Built on ...

Alvin R. Bush Dam is located on Kettle Creek approximately 8.4 miles above the mouth and about 15 miles above Renovo, Pa., in Clinton County. The earth and rockfill dam has a maximum height of 165 feet above the streambed and a top length of 1,350 feet. The horseshoe-shaped ...

Archbald Pothole State Park is a 150-acre park in northeastern Pennsylvania. The park is named for Archbald Pothole, a geologic feature that formed during the Wisconsin Glacial Period, around 15,000 years ago. The pothole is 38 feet deep and has an elliptical shape. The diameter of the pothole decreases ...

Aylesworth Creek Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers dam control project with a drainage area of 6.2 miles. The project was operationally complete in October 1970 with the reservoir extending 4,600 feet upstream. The recreation area is operated and maintained by Lackawanna County. Nestled in the upper ...

Bald Eagle State Park opened to the public on July 4, 1971. The dam and reservoir were named in honor of Foster Joseph Sayers, a Private 1st Class in World War II. Nineteen year-old Sayers, a resident of Centre County, lost his life while displaying gallantry above and beyond ...

Beltzville Lake is a 3,600-acre project, having a 947-acre lake. The 3,002-acre Beltzville State Park is in the southern foothills of the Poconos. Pohopoco Creek, an excellent trout stream, feeds the 949-acre Beltzville Lake, which is a rest stop for migrating waterfowl and is a destination for boaters and ...

The 3,002-acre Beltzville State Park is in the southern foothills of the Poconos. Beltzville State Park was developed as a portion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project and officially opened in 1972. Today, this park has grown into a popular destination for visitors to enjoy ...

Chartered in 1887, the Johnsonburg and Clermont Railroad linked the towns and mills of the area to haul the timber to the market. Visitors drive the old railroad trace when they drive the main park road. When the timber was exhausted, the railroad, sawmills and towns slowly disappeared. Bendigo ...

This undeveloped state park is a mixture of open fields and woodlots in the northeast corner of Philadephia. Benjamin Rush has the world's largest community gardens called the Benjamin Rush Community Garden. It is located in the far northeastern reaches of Philadelphia. The area has been used for farming ...

Big Pocono State Park is in Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania. The park consists of 1,306 acres of rugged terrain on the summit and slopes of Camelback Mountain. From the summit, visitors can enjoy a magnificent view of a vast portion of eastern Pennsylvania and portions of New Jersey ...

Tucked in the side of Conococheague Mountain, Big Spring State Park is a quaint picnic and hiking area. In the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, logging companies lumbered the area. Trees were hauled from the stump to the mill on the Perry Lumber Railroad. This narrow gauge railroad had ...

Black Moshannon State Park covers 3,394 acres of forests and wetlands that provide recreational opportunities for thousands of visitors. The park conserves unique, natural environments and has more than 43,000 acres of the Moshannon State Forest surround the park and help create a remote and wild setting. According to ...

In 1935, the National Park Service created the Blue Knob National Recreation Demonstration Area to provide recreation to the people of Altoona and Johnstown. Since the CCC years, facilities of the park have been improved and new facilities built, but the park still retains its rustic, natural character. Blue ...

This is a multi-purpose project built and maintained by the Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam was authorized by Congress for flood control, water supply, water quality and recreation. Construction began in 1974 and was completed in 1979. The reservoir is located on the Tulpehocken Creek and ...

The 949-acre Boyd Big Tree Conservation Area is one of the newest Pennsylvania state parks. The park straddles Blue Mountain and is the habitat of large trees of numerous species, which are homes for deep forests birds, especially warblers. In the summer and fall, the old field is filled ...

Braddock Locks and Dam is one of nine navigation structures which provide for year-round navigation on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pa. and Fairmont, West Virginia. It maintains a pool for 12.6 miles upstream to Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, PA. Braddock Locks and Dam is ...

Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is an 18.5-acre park nestled in the gap of Tuscarora Mountain. Dedicated in honor of the 15th president of the United States, this narrow, peaceful hollow is the site of James Buchanan's birthplace. A stone pyramid monument surrounded by majestic conifers stands on the site ...

Bucktail State Park Natural Area provides a beautiful 75-mile scenic drive along PA 120 from Emporium, through Renovo, to Lock Haven. It stretches through a narrow valley which has for years been called the Bucktail Trail, named after the famous American Civil War regiment of Woodsmen, the Bucktails or ...

Construction began on C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam in 1932 and continued until 1935. It was opened for navigation in October 1934, replacing the original lock built at river mile 17.0 at Springdale, PA, between 1897-1904. C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam, like all navigation facilities on the Allegheny, ...

The 1,125-acre Caledonia State Park is in Adams and Franklin counties, midway between Chambersburg and Gettysburg on US 30. Caledonia is in the northernmost section of the Blue Ridge Mountains known locally as South Mountain. Blue Mountain, the easternmost ridge of the Allegheny Mountains, is to the west and ...

The 958-acre Canoe Creek State Park is in scenic Sinking Valley, 12 miles east of Altoona. Canoe Creek State Park is a modern facility developed during the Project 70 expansion era of state parks and was dedicated in 1979. The vast openness of this 958-acre park is exemplified with ...

The park name honors Dr. Leroy E. Chapman (1881-1967) of Warren. Dr. Chapman was a State Senator from 1929 to 1963 and was very active in civic affairs. Many community groups were instrumental in creating this popular state park. The first land for the park was acquired in 1949. ...

Charleroi Locks and Dam is one of nine navigation structures which provide for year-round navigation on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pa. and Fairmont, West Virginia. It maintains a pool for 19.7 miles upstream to Maxwell Lock and Dam just south of Brownsville, PA. Charleroi Locks and ...

Cherry Springs State Park is nearly as remote and wild today as it was two centuries ago. Its dark skies make it a haven for astronomers. Named for the large stands of black cherry trees in the park, the 48-acre state park is surrounded by the 262,000-acre Susquehannock State ...

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge is located only 75 miles from New York City and 100 miles from Philadelphia. It offers an opportunity to connect millions of Americans with the great outdoors and, at the same time, protect rare fen habitat and the threatened bog turtle. The lands and ...

Clear Creek State Park encompasses 1,676.29 acres in Jefferson County. The park occupies a scenic portion of the Clear Creek Valley from PA 949 to the Clarion River. River corridors are natural transportation routes and so the Clarion River corridor has a great diversity of plants and animals. Great ...

The 3,452-acre Codorus State Park is in the rolling hills of southern York County. The 1,275-acre Lake Marburg has 26 miles of shoreline and is a reststop for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds. The impoundment of Codorus Creek was the result of a cooperative project between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...

William Denning, (1737-1830) American Revolution veteran for whom the park is named, was never a colonel but he is deserving of a place in history for his manufacturing of wrought iron cannons. William Denning served his country as a sergeant from March 1778 to April 1780 in Nathaniel Irish's ...