| Promised Land State Park | |
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 Green forest at Promised Land State Park | |
  Location of Promised Land State Park in Pennsylvania  Promised Land State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°18′55″N 75°11′57″W / 41.31528°N 75.19917°W |
| Area | 3,000 acres (12 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,745 ft (532 m)[1] |
| Established | 1905[2] |
| Named for | A so called Promised Land that the earliest settlers were told they would find. |
| Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Website | Promised Land State Park |
Promised Land State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Blooming Grove, Greene and Palmyra Townships, Pike County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The approximately 3,000-acre (1,214 ha) park is mostly surrounded by Delaware State Forest. It is in the Poconos and sits at an elevation of 1,800 feet (549 m). The second growth forests in Promised Land State Park are made up of beech, maple, oak and hemlock trees. There are two lakes within the boundaries of the park. Promised Land State Park is 10 miles (16 km) north of Canadensis on Pennsylvania Route 390.
Promised Land 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".[3]
- ^ "Promised Land State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
plspwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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.