Kings Gap Environmental Education Center

Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
The "mansion" at Kings Gap
Map showing the location of Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Map showing the location of Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Location of Kings Gap Environmental Education Center in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Map showing the location of Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center (the United States)
LocationCumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°05′42″N 77°17′17″W / 40.09500°N 77.28806°W / 40.09500; -77.28806
Area1,454 acres (5.88 km2)
Elevation801 ft (244 m)[1]
Established1973
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteKings Gap Environmental Education Center

Kings Gap Environmental Education Center is a 1,454-acre (588 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cooke, Dickinson, and Penn Townships, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acquired the land in 1973 from the C. H. Masland and Son Carpet Company. Kings Gap Environmental Education Center is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Pennsylvania Route 233 on South Mountain.

  1. ^ "Kings Gap State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 30, 1990. Retrieved March 29, 2008.