Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County, Pennsylvania | |
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Location | Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40°40′30″N 78°32′13″W / 40.67500°N 78.53694°W |
Area | 6,249 acres (25.29 km2) |
Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m)[1] |
Established | 1965 |
Named for | Demetrius Gallitzin |
Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Website | Prince Gallitzin State Park |
Prince Gallitzin State Park is a 6,249-acre (2,529 ha) Pennsylvania state park with acreage in both Chest and White Townships in Cambria County of West Central Pennsylvania in the United States, near both Gallitzin Borough, & Gallitzin Township in the greater Altoona, Pennsylvania area.
The park is home to Glendale Lake a 1,635 acres (662 ha) man-made lake. It has a large campground with campsites on the lake shore. Prince Gallitzin State Park was named in honor of Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, a Russian nobleman turned Catholic missionary priest who founded the nearby town of Loretto. The park is just off Pennsylvania Routes 253 and 53 just east of Patton.