Fowlers Hollow State Park
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| Fowlers Hollow State Park | |
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| Pennsylvania State Park | |
| Natural Monument (IUCN III) | |
  Location of Fowlers Hollow State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Named for: Fowler Hollow Run | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Toboyne |
| Location | [1] |
| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 892 ft (271.9 m) [1] |
| Area | 104 acres (42.1 ha) |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Nearest city | Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Website : Fowlers Hollow State Park | |
Fowlers Hollow State Park is a 104-acre (0.42 km²) Pennsylvania State Park in Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from Blain just off Pennsylvania Route 274. Fowlers Hollow State Park is on the site of a former sawmill, and was developed as a park by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.[2]
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[edit] Recreation
Fowlers Hollow State Park is used by families on picnics and outdoorsman seeking to hunt, fish, snowmobile, and ski within the park and in the nearby Tuscarora State Forest. The picnic facilities at the park have stone fireplaces that were built by the CCC. Fowler Hollow Run passes through the park and is a brown trout fishery. There are 18 campsites at the park: twelve are for trailers, and six for tents. It also serves as a trailhead for the trail system of the Tuscarora State Forest. Hunters, snow mobilers, and cross-country skiers also use the park to gain access to the surrounding state forest.[2]
[edit] Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Fowlers Hollow State Park:[3] [4][5]
- Big Spring State Park (Perry County)
- Caledonia State Park (Adams and Franklin Counties)
- Colonel Denning State Park (Cumberland County)
- Cowans Gap State Park (Fulton County)
- Greenwood Furnace State Park (Huntingdon County)
- Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center (Cumberland County)
- Little Buffalo State Park (Perry County)
- Mont Alto State Park (Franklin County)
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park (Cumberland County)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Fowlers Hollow State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (August 30, 1990). Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
- ^ a b Fowlers Hollow State Park. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
- ^ Find a Park Dutch Country Roads. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. 2007 General Highway Map Perry County Pennsylvania [map], 1:65,000. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. Note: shows Fowlers Hollow State Park
- ^ Michels, Chris (1997). "Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
