List of Pennsylvania state parks
Former parks
The following eighteen were once Pennsylvania state parks, but have been transferred to federal (National Park Service, 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.

List of Pennsylvania state parks

Section Title: Former parks
Table Section Text: The following eighteen were once Pennsylvania state parks, but have been transferred to federal (National Park Service, 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.

Former state park	County or counties	Date jurisdiction changed	Current name	Remarks

Allegheny River State Park	Venango County	1980	Kennerdell (or Allegheny River) tract	Now part of Clear Creek State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)

Blue Marsh State Park	Berks County	1978	Blue Marsh Lake and Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 280	Park was completed, but without funds to operate it, so was given to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, now also partly a U.S.

Brandywine Battlefield State Park	Delaware County	unknown	Brandywine Battlefield	Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site

Bushy Run Battlefield State Park	Westmoreland County	unknown	Bushy Run Battlefield	Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site

Colerain State Park	Huntingdon County	unknown	Colerain Picnic Area	Now part of Rothrock State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry) although as of 2012 it is not shown on the official state forest web site or map; also known historically as "Colerain Forge".

Conrad Weiser Memorial Park	Berks County	1953	Conrad Weiser Homestead	Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site

Crooked Creek State Park	Armstrong County	unknown	Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area	Now a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site

Curwensville State Park	Clearfield County	unknown	Curwensville Lake on the West Branch Susquehanna River	Now a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site, recreation area operated by Clearfield County

Drake Well State Park	Venango County	1943	Drake Well Museum	Now a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site

Fort Necessity State Park	Fayette County	1961	Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Now part of a National Park Service site

George W. Childs State Park	Pike County	1983	George W. Childs Recreation Site	Now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a National Park Service site; it was donated to the state for a park in 1912 by the widow of Dr.

Hemlock State Forest Park	Perry County	unknown	Hemlocks Natural Area	Now part of Tuscarora State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry)

Independence Mall State Park	Philadelphia County	1975	Independence National Historical Park	Now a National Park Service site

Moosic Lake State Park	Lackawanna County	1930s	No longer in existence	The Pennsylvania state legislature created park in early 1930s, but did not fund it, so it never came into existence.

Snyder-Middleswarth State Park	Snyder County	1980s	Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area and Picnic Area	Now part of Bald Eagle State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry), established 1921

Valley Forge State Park	Montgomery County	1976	Valley Forge National Historical Park	Now a National Park Service site, it was established in 1893 as the first state park in Pennsylvania.

Voneida State Forest Park	Centre County	unknown	Hairy Johns State Forest Picnic Area	Now part of Bald Eagle State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry), it was established 1922 and named for "Hairy John" Voneida

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Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.

final_sentence: Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.
final_sentence: Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.
final_sentence: Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area was formerly a Pennsylvania state park and was the only one in Snyder County.