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 Yellow Creek State Park - Penn Run, Pennsylvania Posted by:  ted28285
N 40° 34.652 W 079° 00.079
17T E 669166 N 4493780
Yellow Creek State Park is operated by The Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources (DCNR). Located at 170 Route 259 Highway
Penn Run, PA.
Waymark Code: WM156Q1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2021
Views: 1
The 2,981-acre Yellow Creek State Park is in Indiana County is located along U.S. Rt 422 near Penn Run. Named for the two streams that feed the 720-acre Yellow Creek Lake, Yellow Creek and Little Yellow Creek.
Park Type: A day use park with campsites available.
Activities:
Picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, cross country skiing, mountain biking, orienteering, hunting, and wildlife watching.
Park Fees:
General use is free, although licenses for some activities, fishing and hunting, apply. Campsite rentals.
Background:
'History of Yellow Creek State Park:
As part of its plan to have a state park within 25 miles of every resident of Pennsylvania, the former Department of Forests and Waters began acquiring land for a park during 1963.
An earth and rock dam, creating a 720-acre lake, was completed during 1969. The park was dedicated during 1976. An additional 159 acres of developed land were purchased during 1982."
Date Established?: 1976
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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