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Money from the Association helped the Commonwealth purchase 6,055 acres (2,450 ha) from A. Cook Sons Company in 1927 for $640,000. Cook Forest became the first Pennsylvania State Park acquired to preserve a natural landmark. [6] Built in 1929, a firetower was used to spot forest fires. It stands over 80 feet (24 m) tall.
Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first State Forest Park, former iron works: 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. Mt. Pisgah State Park: Bradford County: 1,302 acres (527 ha) 1979
State Forest Name County Area acres (ha) Founded Remarks Kittanning: Jefferson: 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) 1919: Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest Valley Forge: Chester: 812 acres (329 ha) January 1935: August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest Lackawanna: Lackawanna 44,743 acres (18,107 ha)
Chapman State Park is a 862-acre (349 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Pleasant Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania near Clarendon, in the United States. The man-made Chapman Lake covers 68 acres (28 ha) of the park. Chapman State Park is named in honor of Dr. Leroy E. Chapman. Dr. Chapman was a state senator from 1929 until 1963. He was part ...
The park has extensive picnic facilities and is open to hunting and fishing and serves as a launch point for canoeing on the Clarion River. [2] About 1,200 acres (490 ha) of Clear Creek State Park are open to hunting. Hunters may park at the park to gain access to the surrounding Kitanning State Forest.
The most popular Michigan state park or recreation area campground during the last fiscal year, which ran Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, was Ludington State Park in Ludington. It had 47,265 ...
Laurel Summit State Park is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is also a picnic area with a scenic view of Linn Run on the summit of Laurel Mountain .
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