Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Map showing the location of
Map showing the location of
The furnace stack is 34 mile (1,200 m) North of the Co. line.
Map showing the location of
Map showing the location of
Pine Grove Furnace State Park (the United States)
LocationMountain Creek valley
South Mountain, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°01′52″N 77°18′24″W / 40.03111°N 77.30667°W / 40.03111; -77.30667
Area696 acres (282 ha)
Establishedc. 1930
Named forPine Grove Furnace
Governing bodyBureau of State Parks
WebsitePine Grove Furnace State Park

Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller Lakes in Cooke Township of Cumberland County. The Park accommodates various outdoor recreation activities, protects the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works (1764), and was the site of Laurel Forge (1830), Pine Grove Park (1880s), and a brick plant (1892). The Park is 8 miles (13 km) from exit 37 of Interstate 81 on Pennsylvania Route 233.

Pine Grove Furnace State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".[1] Pine Grove Furnace State Park is home to the Appalachian Trail Museum.

  1. ^ "Find a Park: 25 Must-see Parks". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2015.