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SNo,Park name,County or counties,Area in acres (ha),Date,Stream(s) and / or lake(s),Remarks,,,,founded,,1,Allegheny Islands State Park,Allegheny County,43acres,1980,Allegheny River,"Three islands near Pittsburgh with no facilities, no plans for future development",,,(17ha),,,2,Archbald Pothole State Park,Lackawanna County,150acres (61ha),1964,None,"One of world's largest potholes, 38ft (12m) deep, largest diameter 42feet (13m) by 24feet (7m)"3,Bald Eagle State Park,Centre County,"5,900acres (2,388ha)",1971,"Bald Eagle Creek, Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir","1,730acre (700ha) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir named for Medal of Honor recipient"4,Beltzville State Park,Carbon County,"2,973acres (1,203ha)",1972,"Pohopoco Creek, Beltzville Lake",U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is 949 acres (384ha) with 19.8miles (31.9km) of shoreline.5,Bendigo State Park,Elk County,100acres (40ha),1959,East Branch Clarion River,"Only 20 acres (8.1ha) developed, name a corruption of Abednego"6,Benjamin Rush State Park,Philadelphia County,275acres (111ha),1975,None,"Site of one of the world's largest community gardens, otherwise undeveloped"7,Big Pocono State Park,Monroe County,"1,306acres (529ha)",1954,None,"On Camelback Mountain, site of Camelback Ski Area and Waterpark"8,Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area,Perry County,45acres,1936,Big Spring Run,Park has trail to partially completed railroad tunnel in Conococheague Mountain.,,,(18ha),,,9,Black Moshannon State Park,Centre County,"3,394acres (1,374ha)",1937,"Black Moshannon Creek, Black Moshannon Lake",Park has bog with three carnivorous plant species and 17 orchid varieties.10,Blue Knob State Park,Bedford County,"5,874acres (2,377ha)",1945,None,This former Recreation Demonstration Area on the state's second highest mountain has Blue Knob All Seasons Resort (skiing).11,Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area,Dauphin County,914acres (370ha),1999,Unnamed tributary of Fishing Creek,"On Blue Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Alex Boyd"12,Buchanan's Birthplace State Park,Franklin County,18.5acres,1911,Buck Run,"Stone pyramid marks the birthplace of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States.",,,(7ha),,,13,Bucktail State Park Natural Area,Cameron and Clinton Counties,"21,039acres (8,514ha)",1933,"Sinnemahoning Creek, West Branch Susquehanna River","Park, named for the Bucktail Regiment, is a 75mile (121km) undeveloped scenic drive on PA 120."14,Caledonia State Park,Adams and Franklin Counties,"1,125acres (455ha)",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."15,Canoe Creek State Park,Blair County,658acres (266ha),1979,"Canoe Creek (tributary of Raystown Branch Juniata River), Canoe Creek Lake",Home of largest nursery colony of little brown bats in the state16,Chapman State Park,Warren County,805acres (326ha),1951,"Farnsworth Run, West Branch Tionesta Creek, Chapman Lake",Trailhead for trail system in surrounding Allegheny National Forest17,Cherry Springs State Park,Potter County,48acres,1922,None,"Park known for some of the clearest, darkest night skies in the state and eastern US.",,,(19ha),,,18,Clear Creek State Park,Jefferson County,"1,676acres (678ha)",1922,"Clear Creek, Clarion River",Start of popular canoe trip on 10miles (6km) of Clarion River to Cook Forest State Park19,Codorus State Park,York County,"3,329acres (1,347ha)",1966,"Codorus Creek, Lake Marburg","Man-made lake is 1,275 acres (516ha), named for former village of Marburg now flooded by it."20,Colonel Denning State Park,Cumberland County,273acres (110ha),1936,"Doubling Gap Creek, Doubling Gap Lake","Park named for William Denning, an American Revolutionary War veteran who was never a colonel."21,Colton Point State Park,Tioga County,368acres (149ha),1936,Pine Creek,"On west rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, 800feet (244m) deep here"22,Cook Forest State Park,"Clarion, Forest, and Jefferson Counties","8,500acres (3,440ha)",1927,"Toms Run, Clarion River","National Natural Landmark, one of America's top-50 state parks (National Geographic Traveler)"23,Cowans Gap State Park,Franklin and Fulton Counties,"1,085acres (439ha)",1937,"Little Aughwick Creek, Cowans Gap Lake","Site of French and Indian War road, pioneer homestead, lumbering, and CCC camp"24,Delaware Canal State Park,Bucks and Northampton Counties,830acres (336ha),1931,Delaware River,"Park runs 60miles (97km) along Delaware Canal, the only 19th century U.S. towpath canal left continuously intact."25,Denton Hill State Park,Potter County,700acres (283ha),1951,None,"Site of Ski Denton resort, also open for summer mountain biking"26,Elk State Park,Elk and McKean Counties,"3,192acres (1,292ha)",1963,"East Branch Clarion River, East Branch Lake","U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is 1,160 acres (470ha)."27,Erie Bluffs State Park,Erie County,540acres (219ha),2004,Lake Erie,"Park has 1.0mile (0.6km) of lake coastline and bluffs 90feet (27m) tall, and is being developed."28,Evansburg State Park,Montgomery County,"3,349acres (1,355ha)",1979,Skippack Creek,Park has 18 hole Skippack Golf Course and many outdoor recreational opportunities.29,Fort Washington State Park,Montgomery County,493acres (200ha),1953,Wissahickon Creek,George Washington camped here in the American Revolutionary War's Philadelphia campaign.30,Fowlers Hollow State Park,Perry County,104acres (42ha),1936,Fowlers Hollow Run,Trailhead for the trail system of the surrounding Tuscarora State Forest31,Frances Slocum State Park,Luzerne County,"1,035acres (419ha)",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.32,French Creek State Park,Berks and Chester Counties,"7,339acres (2,970ha)",1946,French Creek,"Former Recreation Demonstration Area, adjacent to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site"33,Gifford Pinchot State Park,York County,"2,338acres (946ha)",1961,"Beaver Creek (tributary of Conewago Creek), Pinchot Lake","Gifford Pinchot was a Pennsylvania governor, conservationist, and first US Forest Service Chief."34,Gouldsboro State Park,Monroe and Wayne Counties,"2,880acres (1,165ha)",1958,Gouldsboro Lake,"Park named for village named for Jay Gould, next to Tobyhanna Army Depot."35,Greenwood Furnace State Park,Huntingdon County,423acres (171ha),1924,"Standing Stone Creek, Greenwood Lake","Includes ghost town of Greenwood, former ironworks and charcoal hearths"36,Hickory Run State Park,Carbon County,"15,550acres (6,293ha)",1945,"Hickory Run, Lehigh River, Sand Spring Lake",Former Recreation Demonstration Area with a large boulder field that is a National Natural Landmark.37,Hillman State Park,Washington County,"3,600acres (1,456ha)",1960s,Raccoon Creek,Managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and largely undeveloped38,Hills Creek State Park,Tioga County,407acres (165ha),1953,"Hills Creek, Hills Creek Lake",Land previously used as a pigment mine for the paint industry39,Hyner Run State Park,Clinton County,180acres (73ha),1958,Hyner Run,On the site of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-75-PA40,Hyner View State Park,Clinton County,6acres,1965,None,Scenic view of the West Branch Susquehanna River and launching point for hang gliding,,,(2ha),,,41,Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center,Northampton County,"1,168acres (473ha)",1959,Bushkill Creek,"Park surrounds Jacobsburg National Historic District, where rifles were manufactured during the American Revolution."42,Jennings Environmental Education Center,Butler County,300acres (121ha),1979,Big Run,"Park contains the only publicly protected relict prairie ecosystem in Pennsylvania, 20 acres (8.1ha)."43,Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area,Dauphin County,350acres (142ha),2000,None,"On Peters Mountain, one of three Conservation Areas, named for donor Joseph E. Ibberson"44,Kettle Creek State Park,Clinton County,"1,793acres (726ha)",1954,"Kettle Creek, Kettle Creek Reservoir","U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir is 160 acres (65ha), park has many recreational facilities built by CCC."45,Keystone State Park,Westmoreland County,"1,200acres (486ha)",1945,"Keystone Run, Keystone Lake",Park is named for the Keystone Coal and Coke Company that once owned the land and created the lake.46,Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center,Cumberland County,"1,454acres (588ha)",1973,some vernal pools,Training center for park rangers of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources47,Kinzua Bridge State Park,McKean County,329acres (133ha),1970,Kinzua Creek,"Had 1882 Historic Civil Engineering Landmark railway bridge, once the world's highest and longest, destroyed by a tornado in 2003."48,Kooser State Park,Somerset County,250acres (101ha),1922,"Kooser Run, Kooser Lake","Site of battles between Native American tribes, part of Whiskey Rebellion"49,Lackawanna State Park,Lackawanna County,"1,411acres (571ha)",1972,"South Branch Tunkhannock Creek, Lake Lackawanna",On site of a Turn of the Century era community fair50,Laurel Hill State Park,Somerset County,"3,935acres (1,592ha)",1945,"Laurel Hill Creek, Laurel Hill Lake",Former Recreation Demonstration Area with the largest CCC architecture collection of any Pennsylvania state park51,Laurel Mountain State Park,Somerset and Westmoreland Counties,493acres (200ha),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"52,Laurel Ridge State Park,"Cambria, Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties","13,625acres (5,514ha)",1967,"Conemaugh River, Youghiogheny River and tributaries",The park surrounds the 70mile (113km) long Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail.53,Laurel Summit State Park,Westmoreland County,6acres,1964,None,"Day use picnic area and trailhead, 2,739feet (835m) above sea level",,,(2ha),,,54,Lehigh Gorge State Park,Carbon and Luzerne Counties,"4,548acres (1,841ha)",1980,Lehigh River,The Lehigh Gorge Trail follows the river through the park for 26miles (42km).55,Leonard Harrison State Park,Tioga County,585acres (237ha),1922,Pine Creek,"On east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, 800feet (244m) deep here"56,Linn Run State Park,Westmoreland County,612acres (248ha),1924,"Grove, Rock and Linn Runs and Adams Falls","Once a barren wasteland, now a thriving second growth forest with an excellent trout stream"57,Little Buffalo State Park,Perry County,923acres (374ha),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.58,Little Pine State Park,Lycoming County,"2,158acres (873ha)",1937,Little Pine Creek,Historians believe a Shawnee village and burial ground were just north of the park.59,Locust Lake State Park,Schuylkill County,"1,089acres (441ha)",1966,"Locust Creek, Locust Lake",In a thriving second growth forest on the side of Locust Mountain60,Lyman Run State Park,Potter County,595acres (241ha),1951,"Lyman Run, Lyman Run Lake",Site of a Prisoner of War Camp during World War II61,Marsh Creek State Park,Chester County,"1,705acres (690ha)",1974,"Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake","The village of Milford Mills was flooded by the creation of the lake, last Project 70 / 500 park."62,Maurice K. Goddard State Park,Mercer County,"2,856acres (1,156ha)",1972,"Sandy Creek, Lake Wilhelm","Park named for Maurice K. Goddard, who led the creation of 45 state parks in 24 years of service."63,McCalls Dam State Park,Centre County,8acres,1933,White Deer Creek,In a remote location on a dirt road between,,,(3ha),,,R. B. Winter State Park and Eastville.64,McConnells Mill State Park,Lawrence County,"2,546acres (1,030ha)",1957,Slippery Rock Creek,Features a deep scenic gorge with a restored watermill and a covered bridge65,Memorial Lake State Park,Lebanon County,230acres (93ha),1945,"Indiantown Run, Memorial Lake","Surrounded by Fort Indiantown Gap, headquarters of the Pennsylvania National Guard"66,Milton State Park,Northumberland County,82acres,1966,West Branch Susquehanna River,"On an island in the river, destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and rebuilt",,,(33ha),,,67,Mont Alto State Park,Franklin County,24acres,1902,West Branch Antietam Creek,"Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first State Forest Park, former iron works",,,(10ha),,,68,Moraine State Park,Butler County,"16,725acres (6,768ha)",1970,"Muddy Creek, Lake Arthur",Park served as the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees.69,Mt. Pisgah State Park,Bradford County,"1,302acres (527ha)",1979,"Pisgah Creek, Mill Creek, Stephen Foster Lake",Lake named for renowned American composer Stephen Foster.70,Nescopeck State Park,Luzerne County,"3,550acres (1,437ha)",2005,Nescopeck Creek,One of the newest state parks in Pennsylvania71,Neshaminy State Park,Bucks County,330acres (134ha),1956,Delaware River,"Park, on an estuary, donated by descendant of James Logan, colonial secretary to William Penn"72,Nockamixon State Park,Bucks County,"5,283acres (2,138ha)",1973,"Tohickon Creek, Lake Nockamixon","Nockamixon means ""place of soft soil"" in the Lenape language."73,Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center,Berks County,665acres (269ha),1970,Wyomissing Creek,Once a forest privately owned by Jacob Nolde74,Norristown Farm Park,Montgomery County,690acres (279ha),1995,Stony Creek,Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Parks75,Ohiopyle State Park,Fayette County,"19,052acres (7,710ha)",1965,Youghiogheny River and tributaries,One of the most popular white-water rafting destinations on the East Coast76,Oil Creek State Park,Venango County,"6,250acres (2,529ha)",1931,Oil Creek,Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in the world here in 1859.77,Ole Bull State Park,Potter County,132acres (53ha),1925,"Ole Bull Run, Kettle Creek",Location of a Norwegian colony established by renowned violinist Ole Bull78,Parker Dam State Park,Clearfield County,968acres (392ha),1936,"Laurel Run, Parker Lake",A herd of elk lives in and near the park.79,Patterson State Park,Potter County,10acres,1925,None,"Day use picnic area on PA 44, surrounded by Susquehannock State Forest",,,(4ha),,,80,Penn-Roosevelt State Park,Centre County,41acres,1983,"Sassafras Run, Standing Stone Creek",Once a segregated black Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the Great Depression,,,(17ha),,,81,Pine Grove Furnace State Park,Cumberland County,696acres (282ha),1913,"Mountain Creek, Fuller Lake, Laurel Lake",The furnaces at Pine Grove could consume an acre of trees a day.82,Poe Paddy State Park,Centre County,23acres,1938,"Big Poe Creek, Penns Creek",Noted by anglers for the shadfly hatch that occurs in late spring,,,(9ha),,,83,Poe Valley State Park,Centre County,620acres (251ha),1938,"Big Poe Creek, Poe Lake",Built during the Great Depression by the CCC84,Point State Park,Allegheny County,36acres,1974,"Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio rivers","In downtown Pittsburgh at meeting of three rivers, site of Fort Pitt",,,(15ha),,,85,Presque Isle State Park,Erie County,"3,200acres (1,295ha)",1921,Lake Erie,"The most visited state park in Pennsylvania, on a peninsula in lake with many beaches"86,Prince Gallitzin State Park,Cambria County,"6,249acres (2,529ha)",1965,"Beaverdam Run, Glendale Lake","Park named for Demetrius Gallitzin, Russian nobleman turned Roman Catholic priest."87,Promised Land State Park,Pike County,"3,000acres (1,214ha)",1905,"Wallenpaupack Creek, Promised Land Lake, Lower Lake","Name is an ironic commentary created by immigrant residents, once owned by the Shakers."88,Prompton State Park,Wayne County,"2,000acres (809ha)",1962,"Lackawaxen River, Prompton Lake",Being developed with the help of Friends of Prompton89,Prouty Place State Park,Potter County,5acres,1925,Prouty Run,Day use picnic area on Long Toe Road,,,(2ha),,,90,Pymatuning State Park,Crawford County,"21,122acres (8,548ha)",1934,"Shenango River, Pymatuning Lake","This is the largest state park in Pennsylvania, with one of the largest lakes."91,R. B. Winter State Park,Union County,695acres (281ha),1933,"Halfway Creek, Halfway Lake",Park has first cement and stone dam ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.92,Raccoon Creek State Park,Beaver County,"7,572acres (3,064ha)",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.93,Ralph Stover State Park,Bucks County,45acres,1931,Tohickon Creek,High Rocks portion of the park was donated to Pennsylvania by James Michener in 1956.,,,(18ha),,,94,Ravensburg State Park,Clinton County,78acres,1933,Rauchtown Run,Park named for the ravens that flock near the gorge.,,,(32ha),,,95,Reeds Gap State Park,Mifflin County,220acres (89ha),1938,Honey Creek,Once a gathering place for the locals to hold picnics and listen to travelling evangelists96,Ricketts Glen State Park,"Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan Counties","13,050acres (5,281ha)",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."97,Ridley Creek State Park,Delaware County,"2,606acres (1,055ha)",1972,Ridley Creek,Adjacent to the John J. Tyler Arboretum98,Ryerson Station State Park,Greene County,"1,164acres (471ha)",1967,"North Fork of the Dunkard Fork of Wheeling Creek, Ronald J. Duke Lake","52acre (21ha) man-made lake, 38miles (61km) from next nearest Pennsylvania state park (Hillman)"99,S. B. Elliott State Park,Clearfield County,318acres (129ha),1933,Stony Run,"Park named for Simon B. Elliott, a noted Pennsylvania conservationist and legislator."100,Salt Springs State Park,Susquehanna County,405acres (164ha),1973,Fall Brook,Park has three waterfalls and its hemlocks are over 500 years old and some of the largest trees in the state.101,Samuel S. Lewis State Park,York County,85acres,1954,None,"Park named for its donor, a Secretary of the Department of Forests and Waters; now popular for star gazing.",,,(34ha),,,102,Sand Bridge State Park,Union County,3acres,1978,Rapid Run,"This is the smallest state park in Pennsylvania, a day use picnic area on PA 192.",,,(1ha),,,103,Shawnee State Park,Bedford County,"3,983acres (1,612ha)",1951,Lake Shawnee,Rental lodge on an island in the lake104,Shikellamy State Park,Northumberland and Union Counties,132acres (53ha),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."105,Sinnemahoning State Park,Cameron and Potter Counties,"1,910acres (773ha)",1962,"Sinnemahoning Creek, George B. Stevenson Reservoir","U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir is 142 acres (57ha), park home to rare Elk and Bald Eagle."106,Sizerville State Park,Cameron and Potter Counties,386acres (156ha),1924,Cowley Run,Park named for the nearby ghost town of Sizerville.107,Susquehanna State Park,Lycoming County,20acres,1961,West Branch Susquehanna River,"Park operated by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, home to paddlewheeler Hiawatha.",,,(8ha),,,108,Susquehannock State Park,Lancaster County,224acres (91ha),1965,Susquehanna River,"Park named for the Susquehannock, whose chief village was nearby."109,Swatara State Park,Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties,"3,515acres (1,422ha)",1987,Swatara Creek,"Rail trail is on the former Lebanon & Tremont Branch of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, park being developed."110,Tobyhanna State Park,Monroe and Wayne Counties,"5,440acres (2,201ha)",1949,"Tobyhanna Creek, Tobyhanna Lake",Once part of an artillery range for Tobyhanna Army Depot111,Trough Creek State Park,Huntingdon County,554acres (224ha),1936,"Great Trough Creek, Raystown Lake",Bald Eagles have migrated here naturally since the early 1990s.112,Tuscarora State Park,Schuylkill County,"1,618acres (655ha)",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."113,Tyler State Park,Bucks County,"1,711acres (692ha)",1974,Neshaminy Creek,Old original stone dwellings in park are fine examples of early farm dwellings of rural Pennsylvania.114,Upper Pine Bottom State Park,Lycoming County,5acres,1924,Upper Pine Bottom Run,"A roadside park and picnic area for day use only, on PA 44",,,(2ha),,,115,Varden Conservation Area,Wayne County,343acres (139ha),2001,Middle Creek,"One of three Conservation Areas, donated by Dr. Mead Shaffer, being developed"116,Warriors Path State Park,Bedford County,349acres (141ha),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.117,Whipple Dam State Park,Huntingdon County,256acres (104ha),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."118,White Clay Creek Preserve,Chester County,"1,255acres (508ha)",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""."119,Worlds End State Park,Sullivan County,780acres (316ha),1932,Loyalsock Creek,"A ""Must See Park"" known for trout fishing, white-water kayaking, camping, and hiking on the Loyalsock Trail."120,Yellow Creek State Park,Indiana County,"3,140acres (1,271ha)",1963,"Yellow Creek, Yellow Creek Lake","Crossed by the Kittanning Path, a major east-west Native American trail during the 18th century",,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_state_parks,,,,,,