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Cherry Springs State Park is an 82-acre (33 ha) [a] Pennsylvania state park in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The park was created from land within the Susquehannock State Forest, and is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in West Branch Township. Cherry Springs, named for a large stand of Black Cherry trees in the park, is atop the dissected ...

Susquehannock State Park. Susquehannock State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 224 acres (91 ha) in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is on a scenic plateau overlooking the Susquehanna River and Conowingo Reservoir. The park is named for the Susquehannock people, who lived in the area.

A dark-sky preserve status enables high-quality astronomical observation in Paranal Observatory. [1] A dark-sky preserve ( DSP) is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts artificial light pollution. The purpose of the dark-sky movement is generally to promote astronomy. However, astronomy is not the only objective of ...

Park named for its donor, a Secretary of the Department of Forests and Waters; now popular for star gazing. 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. Shawnee State Park: Bedford County: 3,983 acres (1,612 ha) 1951: Lake Shawnee

French Creek State Park. /  40.21167°N 75.79194°W  / 40.21167; -75.79194. French Creek State Park is a 7,977-acre (3,228 ha) Pennsylvania state park in North Coventry and Warwick Townships in Chester County and Robeson and Union Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [3] It straddles northern Chester County and southern Berks County ...

Pine Creek Gorge, sometimes called The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, [1] is a 47-mile (76 km) gorge carved into the Allegheny Plateau by Pine Creek in north-central Pennsylvania . It sits in about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) of the Tioga State Forest. The canyon begins south of Ansonia, near Wellsboro, along U.S. Route 6 and continues south.