List of Pennsylvania state parks
Current parks

List of Pennsylvania state parks

Section Title: Current parks
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Park name	County or counties	Area in acres (ha)	Date founded	Stream(s) and / or lake(s)	Remarks	Image

Allegheny Islands State Park	Allegheny County	43 acres (17 ha)	1980	Allegheny River	Three alluvial islands near Pittsburgh with no facilities, and accessible only by boat	A large body of water between two tree-lined shores, with a bridge in the background. Category:Allegheny Islands State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Archbald Pothole State Park	Lackawanna County	150 acres (61 ha)	1964	None	One of world's largest potholes, 38 ft (12 m) deep, largest diameter 42 feet (13 m) by 24 feet (7 m)	A platform with a fence around it above a deep rocky hole Category:Archbald Pothole State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Bald Eagle State Park	Centre County	5,900 acres (2,388 ha)	1971	Bald Eagle Creek, Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir	1,730 acre (700 ha) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir named for Medal of Honor recipient	An uncut field with trees at right and a long mountain range in the distant background Category:Bald Eagle State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Beltzville State Park	Carbon County	2,973 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.	An aerial view of a large dam and lake surrounded by forest with low mountains in the background Category:Beltzville State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Bendigo State Park	Elk County	100 acres (40 ha)	1959	East Branch Clarion River	Only 20 acres (8.1 ha) developed, name a corruption of Abednego	A smooth creek flows between two banks covered with lush vegetation Category:Bendigo State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Benjamin Rush State Park	Philadelphia County	275 acres (111 ha)	1975	None	Site of one of the world's largest community gardens, otherwise undeveloped	Mounds of soil with young plants and stakes in a fenced-in garden Category:Benjamin Rush State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Big Pocono State Park	Monroe County	1,306 acres (529 ha)	1954	None	On Camelback Mountain, site of Camelback Ski Area and Waterpark	View from a high vantage point of a mountainous landscape beneath a party cloudy sky, there are twisted small trees in the foreground Category:Big Pocono State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area	Perry County	45 acres (18 ha)	1936	Big Spring Run	Park has trail to partially completed railroad tunnel in Conococheague Mountain.	Three rustic picnic shelters in a forest Category:Big Spring State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Black Moshannon State Park	Centre County	3,394 acres (1,374 ha)	1937	Black Moshannon Creek, Black Moshannon Lake	Park has bog with three carnivorous plant species and 17 orchid varieties.	The shore of a lake lined with brown bog plants, dark water is at right. The lake is surrounded by evergreen trees and is under a bright blue sky.

Blue Knob State Park	Bedford County	5,874 acres (2,377 ha)	1945	None	This former Recreation Demonstration Area on the state's second highest mountain has Blue Knob All Seasons Resort (skiing).	View of a distant tree-covered mountain with fields and forests in the foreground Category:Blue Knob State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area	Dauphin County	914 acres (370 ha)	1999	Unnamed tributary of Fishing Creek	On Blue Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Alex Boyd	A meadow under a partly cloudy sky with a tree-covered ridge in the background Category:Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area on Wikimedia Commons

Buchanan's Birthplace State Park	Franklin County	18.5 acres (7 ha)	1911	Buck Run	Stone pyramid marks the birthplace of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States.	A fieldstone pyramid surrounded by a fence with pine trees in the background Category:Buchanan's Birthplace State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Bucktail State Park Natural Area	Cameron and Clinton Counties	21,039 acres (8,514 ha)	1933	Sinnemahoning Creek, West Branch Susquehanna River	Park, named for the Bucktail Regiment, is a 75-mile (121 km) undeveloped scenic drive on PA 120.	A river curves between two forested mountains under a bright blue sky with a few clouds Category:Bucktail State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Caledonia State Park	Adams and Franklin Counties	1,125 acres (455 ha)	1903	Rocky Mountain Creek, Carbaugh Run, East Branch Conococheague Creek	Park, named for Thaddeus Stevens' iron furnace, is home to summer stock Totem Pole Playhouse.	A fieldstone iron furnace with a metal plaque reading "Caledonia Furnace, erected 1837 by Thaddeus Stevens" and more text too small to read.

Canoe Creek State Park	Blair County	658 acres (266 ha)	1979	Canoe Creek (tributary of Raystown Branch Juniata River), Canoe Creek Lake	Home of largest nursery colony of little brown bats in the state.	A row of six large stone structures with arched openings, leafless trees are in the background. Category:Canoe Creek State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Chapman State Park	Warren County	805 acres (326 ha)	1951	Farnsworth Run, West Branch Tionesta Creek, Chapman Lake	Trailhead for trail system in surrounding Allegheny National Forest	Water from a forest-surrounded lake spills over a stairstep dam Category:Chapman State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Cherry Springs State Park	Potter County	48 acres (19 ha)	1922	None	Park known for some of the clearest, darkest night skies in the state and eastern US.	Two white observatory domes in a snow-covered field, wooden stairs are beside one dome and a cabin and trees are in the background Category:Cherry Springs State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Clear Creek State Park	Jefferson County	1,676 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	A snow-covered log cabin with a porch supported by stone pillars Category:Clear Creek State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Codorus State Park	York County	3,329 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.	One blue and two yellow kayaks on the shore of a lake, which reflects surrounding pine trees Category:Codorus State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Colonel Denning State Park	Cumberland County	273 acres (110 ha)	1936	Doubling Gap Creek, Doubling Gap Lake	Park named for William Denning, an American Revolutionary War veteran who was never a colonel.	Trees in autumn colors reflected in a smooth lake Category:Colonel Denning State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Colton Point State Park	Tioga County	368 acres (149 ha)	1936	Pine Creek	On west rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, 800 feet (244 m) deep here	An overlook with a fence, two coin-operated telescopes, and a large tree at left, with a tree-covered gorge in the background Category:Colton Point State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Cook Forest State Park	Clarion, Forest, and Jefferson Counties	8,500 acres (3,440 ha)	1927	Toms Run, Clarion River	National Natural Landmark, one of America's top-50 state parks (National Geographic Traveler)	Several large trees stand on the bank of a rock-strewn creek Category:Cook Forest State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Cowans Gap State Park	Franklin and Fulton Counties	1,085 acres (439 ha)	1937	Little Aughwick Creek, Cowans Gap Lake	Site of French and Indian War road, pioneer homestead, lumbering, and CCC camp	Snow covers a simple wooden footbridge which crosses a stream in a forest Category:Cowans Gap State Park on Wikimedia Commons

Delaware Canal State Park	Bucks and Northampton Counties	830 acres (336 ha)	1931	Delaware River	Park runs 60 miles (97 km) along Delaware Canal, the only 19th century U.S. towpath canal left continuously intact.	A narrow stone-lined canal lock filled with water surrounded by grass. In the background a path follows the canal at left and a modern bridge crosses it.

Denton Hill State Park	Potter County	700 acres (283 ha)	1951	None	Site of Ski Denton resort, also open for summer mountain biking	A snowy ski slope with several skiers on it and bare trees in the background

Elk State Park	Elk and McKean Counties	3,192 acres (1,292 ha)	1963	East Branch Clarion River, East Branch Lake	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is 1,160 acres (470 ha).	A large lake between two hilly shores, seen through trees in the foreground

Erie Bluffs State Park	Erie County	540 acres (219 ha)	2004	Lake Erie	Park has 1.0 mile (0.6 km) of lake coastline and bluffs 90 feet (27 m) tall, and is being developed.	A stream spills over layered rock on a lake shore covered with small flat rocks

Evansburg State Park	Montgomery County	3,349 acres (1,355 ha)	1979	Skippack Creek	Park has 18 hole Skippack Golf Course and many outdoor recreational opportunities.	A path through several green trees in dappled sunlight

Fort Washington State Park	Montgomery County	493 acres (200 ha)	1953	Wissahickon Creek	George Washington camped here in the American Revolutionary War's Philadelphia campaign.	A stream curves between two banks lined with bare trees

Fowlers Hollow State Park	Perry County	104 acres (42 ha)	1936	Fowlers Hollow Run	Trailhead for the trail system of the surrounding Tuscarora State Forest	A stream flows in front of a bank with many trees and a picnic table

Frances Slocum State Park	Luzerne County	1,035 acres (419 ha)	1968	Abrahams Creek, Frances Slocum Lake	Park named for a girl kidnapped by the Lenape who lived the rest of her life with the Miami in Indiana.	A lake covered with green algae and bright brown bog plants, a forested shore is in the background

French Creek State Park	Berks and Chester Counties	7,339 acres (2,970 ha)	1946	French Creek	Former Recreation Demonstration Area, adjacent to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	A flock of Canadian geese flying in front of a yellow sailboat with a yellow and white sail on a blue lake

Gifford Pinchot State Park	York County	2,338 acres (946 ha)	1961	Beaver Creek (tributary of Conewago Creek), Pinchot Lake	Gifford Pinchot was a Pennsylvania governor, conservationist, and first US Forest Service Chief.	A gravel path runs across grass dotted with trees

Gouldsboro State Park	Monroe and Wayne Counties	2,880 acres (1,165 ha)	1958	Gouldsboro Lake	Park named for village named for Jay Gould, next to Tobyhanna Army Depot.	A sunny lake with an island and shore covered in autumnal foliage under a blue sky with some clouds

Greenwood Furnace State Park	Huntingdon County	423 acres (171 ha)	1924	Standing Stone Creek, Greenwood Lake	Includes ghost town of Greenwood, former ironworks and charcoal hearths	A large stone iron furnace with openings on each of the two sides visible

Hickory Run State Park	Carbon County	15,550 acres (6,293 ha)	1945	Hickory Run, Lehigh River, Sand Spring Lake	Former Recreation Demonstration Area with a large boulder field that is a National Natural Landmark.	A large field of pink and grey boulders ringed by trees in the far distance. A few tiny human figures give a sense of the immense size of the boulder field.

Hillman State Park	Washington County	3,600 acres (1,456 ha)	1960s	Raccoon Creek	Managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and largely undeveloped	An overgrown field surrounded by bushes and trees under a blue sky

Hills Creek State Park	Tioga County	407 acres (165 ha)	1953	Hills Creek, Hills Creek Lake	Land previously used as a pigment mine for the paint industry	Two trees in front of lake with some rushes and water plants in it.

Hyner Run State Park	Clinton County	180 acres (73 ha)	1958	Hyner Run	On the site of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-75-PA	A sunlit dappled scene with many straight tree trunks, grass between, and a few picnic tables

Hyner View State Park	Clinton County	6 acres (2 ha)	1965	None	Scenic view of the West Branch Susquehanna River and launching point for hang gliding	A person dangles below a red, yellow and white parasail, in the background is a lush forest with a large river and a tree-covered island.

Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center	Northampton County	1,168 acres (473 ha)	1959	Bushkill Creek	Park surrounds Jacobsburg National Historic District, where rifles were manufactured during the American Revolution.	An unpainted wooden barn with a shingle roof in the sunlight

Jennings Environmental Education Center	Butler County	300 acres (121 ha)	1979	Big Run	Park contains the only publicly protected relict prairie ecosystem in Pennsylvania, 20 acres (8.1 ha).	A field full of different wild plants, some flowering, with a line of trees in the background

Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area	Dauphin County	350 acres (142 ha)	2000	None	On Peters Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Joseph E. Ibberson	A path leads through a green forest

Kettle Creek State Park	Clinton County	1,793 acres (726 ha)	1954	Kettle Creek, Kettle Creek Reservoir	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir is 160 acres (65 ha), park has many recreational facilities built by CCC.	A view from atop a mountain of a blue lake between roling green hills and low mountains under a partly cloudy sky

Keystone State Park	Westmoreland County	1,200 acres (486 ha)	1945	Keystone Run, Keystone Lake	Park is named for the Keystone Coal and Coke Company that once owned the land and created the lake.	About a dozen canoes and small boats on a grassy shore of a lake at left, with a large puddle and a bulletin board and trees at right

Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center	Cumberland County	1,454 acres (588 ha)	1973	some vernal pools, Kings Gap Hollow Run, Irish Gap Run	Training center for park rangers of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources	A flagpole and pine tree in front of a large two story stone building with many windows

Kinzua Bridge State Park	McKean County	329 acres (133 ha)	1970	Kinzua Creek	Had 1882 Historic Civil Engineering Landmark railway bridge, once the world's highest and longest, destroyed by a tornado in 2003.	A trestle bridge across an autumnal valley at left ends in a drop off at center, with collapsed remnants at right, all under a bright blue sky

Kooser State Park	Somerset County	250 acres (101 ha)	1922	Kooser Run, Kooser Lake	Site of battles between Native American tribes, part of Whiskey Rebellion	A cross-country skier in red beneath a pine tree covered in a heavy snow

Lackawanna State Park	Lackawanna County	1,411 acres (571 ha)	1972	South Branch Tunkhannock Creek, Lake Lackawanna	On site of a Turn of the Century era community fair	A grey lake under grey skies with snow and ice blocks on its shore and snow covered low mountains in the background

Laurel Hill State Park	Somerset County	3,935 acres (1,592 ha)	1945	Laurel Hill Creek, Laurel Hill Lake	Former Recreation Demonstration Area with the largest CCC architecture collection of any Pennsylvania state park	Two children run across a grassy field to a wooden one-story cabin with a wall of trees behind

Laurel Mountain State Park	Somerset and Westmoreland Counties	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 to the state in 1964	A road through a forest leads to a fieldstone building with a chmney and steep roof next to a stop sign

Laurel Ridge State Park	Cambria, Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties	13,625 acres (5,514 ha)	1967	Conemaugh River, Youghiogheny River and tributaries	The park surrounds the 70 mile (113 km) long Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail.	A metal sink with running water supported by wooden beams in the foreground, a wooden open shelter with a stone chimney amidst the trees in the background

Laurel Summit State Park	Westmoreland County	6 acres (2 ha)	1964	None	Day use picnic area and trailhead, 2,739 feet (835 m) above sea level	A path leads through flat stones and moss to a green forest with large trees, one of which has a blue trail blaze

Lehigh Gorge State Park	Carbon and Luzerne Counties	4,548 acres (1,841 ha)	1980	Lehigh River	The Lehigh Gorge Trail follows the river through the park for 26 miles (42 km).	View from above of a curving river in a rocky gorge, several school buses and trucks towing trailers with boats and rafts are parked on a gravel area at left

Leonard Harrison State Park	Tioga County	585 acres (237 ha)	1922	Pine Creek	On east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, 800 feet (244 m) deep here	A creek in a long deep gorge between green wooded mountains under a partly cloudy sky

Linn Run State Park	Westmoreland County	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	A small body of water surrounded by large rocks, evergreen trees and leaf covered ground

Little Buffalo State Park	Perry County	923 acres (374 ha)	1972	Little Buffalo Creek, Holman Lake	Park named for the bison that are believed to have once roamed the ridge and valley region of Pennsylvania.	A red-orange sunset and the black silhouette of a line of trees are reflected in a smooth lake

Little Pine State Park	Lycoming County	2,158 acres (873 ha)	1937	Little Pine Creek	Historians believe a Shawnee village and burial ground were just north of the park.	View from atop a grassy dam of a lake between and reflecting green mountains

Locust Lake State Park	Schuylkill County	1,089 acres (441 ha)	1966	Locust Creek, Locust Lake	In a thriving second growth forest on the side of Locust Mountain	In the foreground a road with three wooden posts, a choppy blue lake behind with one small boat, ringed by green trees and low white clouds beneath a blue sky

Lyman Run State Park	Potter County	595 acres (241 ha)	1951	Lyman Run, Lyman Run Lake	Site of a Prisoner of War Camp during World War II	A wooded mountain with bright fall leaves is reflected in a small lake with many plants sticking out of the surface

Marsh Creek State Park	Chester County	1,705 acres (690 ha)	1974	Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake	The village of Milford Mills was flooded by the creation of the lake, last Project 70 / 500 park.	A blue lake with small waves, the distant shore is wooded and there is a tree at right

Maurice K. Goddard State Park	Mercer County	2,856 acres (1,156 ha)	1972	Sandy Creek, Lake Wilhelm	Park named for Maurice K. Goddard, who led the creation of 45 state parks in 24 years of service.	Trees with red, orange, and yellow leaves reflected in a lake

McCalls Dam State Park	Centre County	8 acres (3 ha)	1933	White Deer Creek	In a remote location on a dirt road between R. B. Winter State Park and Eastville.	A small stream flows through dappled sunlight between grassy banks and trees

McConnells Mill State Park	Lawrence County	2,546 acres (1,030 ha)	1957	Slippery Rock Creek	Features a deep scenic gorge with a restored watermill and a covered bridge	A wooden two-story building atop a stone foundation

Memorial Lake State Park	Lebanon County	230 acres (93 ha)	1945	Indiantown Run, Memorial Lake	Surrounded by Fort Indiantown Gap, headquarters of the Pennsylvania National Guard	A bench and a picnic table on a grassy slope with a lake visible through trees in the distance

Milton State Park	Northumberland County	82 acres (33 ha)	1966	West Branch Susquehanna River	On an island in the river, destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and rebuilt	A green soccer field with trees and picnic tables along one edge and a highway bridge behind that

Mont Alto State Park	Franklin County	24 acres (10 ha)	1902	West Branch Antietam Creek	Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first State Forest Park, former iron works	A conical green metal roof supported by many black pillars, the whole structure is in the midst of woods

Moraine State Park	Butler County	16,725 acres (6,768 ha)	1970	Muddy Creek, Lake Arthur	Park served as the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees.	Three hot air balloons over a lake with a sailboat and forested shore

Mt. Pisgah State Park	Bradford County	1,302 acres (527 ha)	1979	Pisgah Creek, Mill Creek, Stephen Foster Lake	Lake named for renowned American composer Stephen Foster.	A grassy lawn with picnic tables, trees and a boat with a curving lakeshore at right

Nescopeck State Park	Luzerne County	3,550 acres (1,437 ha)	2005	Nescopeck Creek	One of the newest state parks in Pennsylvania	A fallow field in the foreground, with a line of trees and bushes and a forested ridge behind

Neshaminy State Park	Bucks County	330 acres (134 ha)	1956	Delaware River	Park, on an estuary, donated by descendant of James Logan, colonial secretary to William Penn	View across a lake to a silhoutted skyline of a major city

Nockamixon State Park	Bucks County	5,283 acres (2,138 ha)	1973	Tohickon Creek, Lake Nockamixon	Nockamixon means "place of soft soil" in the Lenape language.	A lake with a canoe and forested far shore, a flock of Canadian geese and picnic table are on the grassy near shore

Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center	Berks County	665 acres (269 ha)	1970	Wyomissing Creek	Once a forest privately owned by Jacob Nolde	A wooden dock on the shore of a small lake in which autumnal trees are reflected

Norristown Farm Park	Montgomery County	690 acres (279 ha)	1995	Stony Creek	Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Parks	Two wings of a white barn with two silos under a blue sky with cirrus clouds

Ohiopyle State Park	Fayette County	19,052 acres (7,710 ha)	1965	Youghiogheny River and tributaries	One of the most popular white-water rafting destinations on the East Coast	Dozens of people wearing yellow life preservers and helmets in several blue inflatable rafts float down a river

Oil Creek State Park	Venango County	6,250 acres (2,529 ha)	1931	Oil Creek	Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in the world here in 1859.	A wooden derrick at left on grass, with trees and a mountain ridge in the background

Ole Bull State Park	Potter County	132 acres (53 ha)	1925	Ole Bull Run, Kettle Creek	Location of a Norwegian colony established by renowned violinist Ole Bull	A stream flows between several trees with a pyramidal-shaped mountain in the background

Parker Dam State Park	Clearfield County	968 acres (392 ha)	1936	Laurel Run, Parker Lake	A herd of elk lives in and near the park.	A line of trees reflected in a still lake under a cloudy sky

Patterson State Park	Potter County	10 acres (4 ha)	1925	None	Day use picnic area on PA 44, surrounded by Susquehannock State Forest	A green pyramidal roof supported by log pillars over three picnic tables, leafless trees are around it and a road runs behind

Penn-Roosevelt State Park	Centre County	41 acres (17 ha)	1983	Sassafras Run, Standing Stone Creek	Once a segregated black Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the Great Depression	Water pours over a narrow spillway with a sunlit stone dam structure on either side

Pine Grove Furnace State Park	Cumberland County	696 acres (282 ha)	1913	Mountain Creek, Fuller Lake, Laurel Lake	The furnaces at Pine Grove could consume an acre of trees a day.	A ruined two-story fieldstone wall with a doorway and window holes surrounded by forest

Poe Paddy State Park	Centre County	23 acres (9 ha)	1938	Big Poe Creek, Penns Creek	Noted by anglers for the shadfly hatch that occurs in late spring	A forest with a bench along a stream in the background

Poe Valley State Park	Centre County	620 acres (251 ha)	1938	Big Poe Creek, Poe Lake	Built during the Great Depression by the CCC	Several trees with autumnal foliage on the shore of a lake reflecting a forested mountain

Point State Park	Allegheny County	36 acres (15 ha)	1974	Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio rivers	In downtown Pittsburgh at meeting of three rivers, site of Fort Pitt	Red, orange, and yellow leaves on trees in an urban park on the shore of a river, a yellow bridge rises in the background

Presque Isle State Park	Erie County	3,200 acres (1,295 ha)	1921	Lake Erie	The most visited state park in Pennsylvania, on a peninsula in lake with many beaches	A small pale yellow metal lighthouse with a red roof on the shore of a lake with a massive white cloud behind

Prince Gallitzin State Park	Cambria County	6,249 acres (2,529 ha)	1965	Beaverdam Run, Glendale Lake	Park named for Demetrius Gallitzin, Russian nobleman turned Roman Catholic priest.	A pontoon boat on a lake with a forested shore

Promised Land State Park	Pike County	3,000 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.	A field of ferns with a green forest behind

Prompton State Park	Wayne County	2,000 acres (809 ha)	1962	Lackawaxen River, Prompton Lake	Being developed with the help of Friends of Prompton	A lake with a gravel shore in the foreground and a forested distant shore

Prouty Place State Park	Potter County	5 acres (2 ha)	1925	Prouty Run	Day use picnic area on Long Toe Road	A rock-filled narrow stream flows through a forest

Pymatuning State Park	Crawford County	21,122 acres (8,548 ha)	1934	Shenango River, Pymatuning Lake	This is the largest state park in Pennsylvania, with one of the largest lakes.	A marina with several sailboats

R. B. Winter State Park	Union County	695 acres (281 ha)	1933	Halfway Creek, Halfway Lake	Park has first cement and stone dam ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.	Sunlit water spills over a stone dam in a bright green grassy landscape

Raccoon Creek State Park	Beaver County	7,572 acres (3,064 ha)	1945	Little Traverse Creek, Raccoon Lake	Park was built by the CCC and WPA as one of five National Park Service Recreation Demonstration Areas in state.	A waterfall pours through a semicircular hole in a rock ledge

Ralph Stover State Park	Bucks County	45 acres (18 ha)	1931	Tohickon Creek	High Rocks portion of the park was donated to Pennsylvania by James Michener in 1956.	View from a high rock of water in trees, some bare and some with autumn leaves

Ravensburg State Park	Clinton County	78 acres (32 ha)	1933	Rauchtown Run	Park named for the ravens that flock near the gorge.	White water spills over a stone dam in a grassy setting with a highway guardrail in the background

Reeds Gap State Park	Mifflin County	220 acres (89 ha)	1938	Honey Creek	Once a gathering place for the locals to hold picnics and listen to travelling evangelists	Two picnic tables, a bench and wooden footbridge in a forest

Ricketts Glen State Park	Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan Counties	13,050 acres (5,281 ha)	1942	Kitchen Creek	Known for its many waterfalls, it was slated to become a National Park, but did not due to redirection of funds during World War II.	A very tall waterfall in the midst of snow-covered rocks and trees

Ridley Creek State Park	Delaware County	2,606 acres (1,055 ha)	1972	Ridley Creek	Adjacent to the John J. Tyler Arboretum	Several streams of water fall over a dam made of large rocks under autumn leaves

Ryerson Station State Park	Greene County	1,164 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)	A small stream in the foreground lined with tangled small trees, in the background is a level are with standing water and fields edged by forest

S. B. Elliott State Park	Clearfield County	318 acres (129 ha)	1933	Stony Run	Park named for Simon B. Elliott, a noted Pennsylvania conservationist and legislator.	Rustic picnic shelters, one stone and one timber, with red, orange and yellow leaves on surrounding trees

Salt Springs State Park	Susquehanna County	405 acres (164 ha)	1973	Fall Brook	Park has three waterfalls and its hemlocks are over 500 years old and some of the largest trees in the state.	A curving boardwalk through a forest of massive hemlock trees

Samuel S. Lewis State Park	York County	85 acres (34 ha)	1954	None	Park named for its donor, a Secretary of the Department of Forests and Waters; now popular for star gazing.	A red bench on a large expanse of brown cut grass, overlooking rolling forested hills and a lake

Sand Bridge State Park	Union County	3 acres (1 ha)	1978	Rapid Run	This is the smallest state park in Pennsylvania, a day use picnic area on PA 192.	A brown wooden sign with yellow letters reading "Sand Bridge State Park Picnic Area Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources" in front of a highway and pale green two story frame house

Shawnee State Park	Bedford County	3,983 acres (1,612 ha)	1951	Lake Shawnee	Rental lodge on an island in the lake	A canoe on a lake surrounded by forest

Shikellamy State Park	Northumberland and Union Counties	132 acres (53 ha)	1960	West Branch and North Branch Susquehanna River	Park overlook is at confluence of West Branch and North Branch Susquehanna River, marina added in 1972.	A concrete highway bridge crosses a large river in front of a tall wooded bluff

Sinnemahoning State Park	Cameron and Potter Counties	1,910 acres (773 ha)	1962	Sinnemahoning Creek, George B. Stevenson Reservoir	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir is 142 acres (57 ha), park home to rare elk and bald eagle.	View from a lookout of green tree-covered mountains under a blue sky with white clouds

Sizerville State Park	Cameron and Potter Counties	386 acres (156 ha)	1924	Cowley Run	Park named for the nearby ghost town of Sizerville.	A rockky stream between two grassy banks with picnic tables, forest in the background

Susquehanna State Park	Lycoming County	20 acres (8 ha)	1961	West Branch Susquehanna River	Park operated by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, home to paddlewheeler Hiawatha.	A red, white and blue paddlewheel boat with a sign "Hiawatha" on a river with a forested mountain behind

Susquehannock State Park	Lancaster County	224 acres (91 ha)	1965	Susquehanna River	Park named for the Susquehannock, whose chief village was nearby.	View of a very wide river lined with bare trees in reddish light under a blue sky streaked with clouds

Swatara State Park	Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties	3,515 acres (1,422 ha)	1987	Swatara Creek	Rail trail is on the former Lebanon & Tremont Branch of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, park being developed.	A metal-frame bridge over a broad stream in a forest

Tobyhanna State Park	Monroe and Wayne Counties	5,440 acres (2,201 ha)	1949	Tobyhanna Creek, Tobyhanna Lake	Once part of an artillery range for Tobyhanna Army Depot	Red and yellow foliage in the right foreground, with a smooth lake reflecting the distant forest and partly cloudy sky

Trough Creek State Park	Huntingdon County	554 acres (224 ha)	1936	Great Trough Creek, Raystown Lake	Bald eagles have migrated here naturally since the early 1990s.	View from a flat rock across a forest to several wooded mountain peaks

Tuscarora State Park	Schuylkill County	1,618 acres (655 ha)	1971	Locust Creek, Tuscarora Lake	The Tuscarora moved to the area after the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, were later forced out by colonial settlement.	Several rowboats and canoes on the shore of lake with lily pads

Tyler State Park	Bucks County	1,711 acres (692 ha)	1974	Neshaminy Creek	Old original stone dwellings in park are fine examples of early farm dwellings of rural Pennsylvania.	View across a field to a large white building and woods

Upper Pine Bottom State Park	Lycoming County	5 acres (2 ha)	1924	Upper Pine Bottom Run	A roadside park and picnic area for day use only, on PA 44	A low fieldstone wall next to a tree trunk in a wooded area

Varden Conservation Area	Wayne County	343 acres (139 ha)	2001	Middle Creek	One of three Conservation Areas, donated by Dr. Mead Shaffer, being developed	A mowed field in the center, an unmowed field at right, woods at left and in the background

Warriors Path State Park	Bedford County	349 acres (141 ha)	1965	Raystown Branch Juniata River	Park named for the Great Indian Warpath used by the Iroquois in war raids on the Cherokee and other tribes.	A path through a green forest with many shrubs

Washington Crossing Historic Park	Bucks County	500 acres (202 ha)	2016	Delaware River	Site of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River. Transferred from the Historical and Museum Commission in 2016.	McConkey's Ferry Inn

Whipple Dam State Park	Huntingdon County	256 acres (104 ha)	1928	Whipple Lake	There was a camp for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls on the north side of lake from 1928 to 1941.	A metal rowboat chained to a metal pole with a lake behind

White Clay Creek Preserve	Chester County	1,255 acres (508 ha)	1984	White Clay Creek	Park was donated by DuPont to preserve "diverse and unique plant and animal species, and the rich cultural heritage of the area".	Two streams with rock strewn banks meet in a wooded area

Worlds End State Park	Sullivan County	780 acres (316 ha)	1932	Loyalsock Creek	A "Must See Park" known for trout fishing, white-water kayaking, camping, and hiking on the Loyalsock Trail.	A man in an orange shirt and tan vest fishes in a stream with rapids and large boulders

Yellow Creek State Park	Indiana County	3,140 acres (1,271 ha)	1963	Yellow Creek, Yellow Creek Lake	Crossed by the Kittanning Path, a major east-west Native American trail during the 18th century	A tree-lined lake with lily pads and four pontoon boats at a dock in the distance

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