Pymatuning State Park (Pennsylvania)

Pymatuning State Park
Looking to the Ohio shore
Map showing the location of Pymatuning State Park
Map showing the location of Pymatuning State Park
Location of Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Pymatuning State Park
Map showing the location of Pymatuning State Park
Pymatuning State Park (Pennsylvania) (the United States)
LocationCrawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°31′24″N 80°29′28″W / 41.52333°N 80.49111°W / 41.52333; -80.49111[1]
Area21,122 acres (85.48 km2)[2]
Elevation1,017 ft (310 m)[1]
Established1934[2]
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsitePymatuning State Park

Pymatuning State Park is a Pennsylvania state park covering 21,122 acres (8,548 ha) in Conneaut, North Shenango, Pine, Sadsbury, South Shenango, West Fallowfield and West Shenango Townships, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Pymatuning State Park is the largest state park in Pennsylvania and contains the 17,088 acres (69.15 km2) of Pymatuning Lake, three-quarters of which is in Pennsylvania and one-quarter of which is in Ohio. A 1.7-mile (2.7 km) causeway extends between Pennsylvania and Ohio near the center of the lake. The lake provides fishing and boating year round. There are two natural areas, Clark Island (161 acres [0.65 km2]) and Blackjack (725 acres [2.93 km2]) in the park. The park is also home to the University of Pittsburgh's Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. Like all Pennsylvania state parks, admission to the Pymatuning State Park is free. The northern access for Pymatuning State Park can be reached from U.S. Route 6 and the southern access is reached from U.S. Route 322.

Pymatuning State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".[3]

The park was the only State Park in Pennsylvania with camping facilities to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Pymatuning State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference psp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ R., Mike (September 25, 2022). "2024 Solar Eclipse State Park Reservation Dates". CosmosPNW. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.