| Gifford Pinchot State Park | |
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 A trail in Gifford Pinchot State Park | |
  Location of Gifford Pinchot State Park in Pennsylvania  Gifford Pinchot State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Warrington Township, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°04′18″N 76°53′16″W / 40.07167°N 76.88778°W |
| Area | 2,338 acres (9.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Established | 1961[1] |
| Named for | Gifford Pinchot |
| Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Website | Gifford Pinchot State Park |
Gifford Pinchot State Park is a 2,338-acre (946 ha) Pennsylvania state park in northern York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
It was named in honor of noted conservationist and former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot.[2] The fourth chief of the United States Division of Forestry, Pinchot was susbsequently appointed as the first head of the United States Forest Service.
Ground was broken for the new park by Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader in May 1958,[3] and a preliminary dedication ceremony was held on grounds of the new park in October 1958, during which Leader was presented with a commemorative plaque in memory of Pinchot by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association.[4] The park officially opened to the public on Friday, May 26, 1961.[5][6]
- ^ "History of Gifford Pinchot State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Whipkey, Brian. "Camping, hiking and fishing await at Gifford Pinchot State Park." York, Pennsylvania: York Daily Record, May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Weekly Report from Governor Leader." York, Pennsylvania: York Daily Record, May 20, 1958, p. 7 (subscription required).
- ^ "Leader Dedicates Pinchot Plaque." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Sunday News, October 12, 1958, front page (subscription required).
- ^ "New Gifford Pinchot State Park in York County Opens Friday." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Intelligencer Journal, May 25, 1961, p. 32 (subscription required).
- ^ "Gifford Pinchot State Park Is Opened." Milford, Pennsylvania: Pike County Dispatch, June 15, 1961, p. 7 (subscription required).