Prince Gallitzin State Park

Prince Gallitzin State Park
Cambria County, Pennsylvania

A boat on Glendale Lake in the park
Map showing the location of Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Location of Prince Gallitzin State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Prince Gallitzin State Park Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Prince Gallitzin State Park (the United States)
LocationCambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°40′30″N 78°32′13″W / 40.67500°N 78.53694°W / 40.67500; -78.53694
Area6,249 acres (25.29 km2)
Elevation1,539 ft (469 m)[1]
Established1965
Named forDemetrius Gallitzin
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsitePrince 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.

  1. ^ "Prince Gallitzin State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved January 5, 2008.