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 Gifford Pinchot State Park - York County, Pennsylvania Posted by:  deano1943
N 40° 04.159 W 076° 52.949
18T E 339469 N 4437149
Gifford Pinchot State Park is located between the towns of Rossville and Lewisberry in northern York County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM1XMJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2007
Views: 38
Gifford Pinchot State Park is a 2,338-acre full service park in northern York County, Pennsylvania.
The park consists of reverting farm fields and wooded hillsides with the 340-acre Pinchot Lake serving as a prime attraction.
The park has a variety of activities for everyone. The second set of coordinates are for the entrance at SR 177.
Gifford Pinchot State Park was named for Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
Park Type: Day use with overnight campground
Activities:
Picnic, swimming, boating, horseback riding, disc golf, ice boating, organized group tenting, yurts, cabins, campground, and cottages.
Background:
Gifford Pinchot became governor of Pennsylvania in 1922. A tireless worker, he often worked 16 hours a day. Pinchot created the first Pennsylvania state budget, erased the state’s debt and gave himself a pay cut. Pinchot was not afraid of a fight.
In 1930, Pinchot was elected to a second term as governor and labored for employment improvements during the Great Depression.
Pinchot set up work camps throughout the state that became the models for the Civilian Conservation Corps of President Franklin Roosevelt. Pinchot’s work camps built 20,000 miles of paved roads for "taking the farmer out of the mud." These paved country roads made it easier for farmers to get from the farm to the market. The first "Pinchot Road" crosses the park, now PA 177.
After writing his autobiography, Gifford Pinchot died of leukemia in 1946.
In 1961, Gifford Pinchot State Park was dedicated by Governor David L. Lawrence.
Date Established?: Dedicated in 1961
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: N 40° 04.378 W 076° 54.151
Park Fees: Not listed
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