Lackawanna State Park

Lackawanna State Park
Lake Lackawanna at Lackawanna State Park
Map showing the location of Lackawanna State Park
Map showing the location of Lackawanna State Park
Location of Lackawanna State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Lackawanna State Park
Map showing the location of Lackawanna State Park
Lackawanna State Park (the United States)
LocationLackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°34′30″N 75°42′05″W / 41.57500°N 75.70139°W / 41.57500; -75.70139[2]
Area5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation1,135 ft (346 m)
Established1972
Named forLackawanna River
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Websitewww.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/lackawanna/

Lackawanna State Park is a 1,445-acre (585 ha)[3] Pennsylvania state park in Benton and North Abington Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Lake Lackawanna, a 198-acre (80 ha) man-made lake, is the central focus of recreation at the park. Lackawanna State Park is located near Dalton on Pennsylvania Route 524 just off exit 199 of Interstate 81.

On June 1, 2023, the contractor for the park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[4]

  1. ^ "Lackawanna in United States of America". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lackawanna State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lackawannasp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Mayfield contractor bankruptcy stops work on new Lackawanna State Park campground". Yahoo. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.