Fowlers Hollow State Park
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| Fowlers Hollow State Park, Pennsylvania, USA | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location: | Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nearest city: | Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 104 acres (0.42 km²) |
| Established: | 1936 |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Fowlers Hollow State Park is a 104 acres (0.42 km²) Pennsylvania State Park in Perry County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is 0.25 miles from Blain just off Pennsylvania Route 274. Fowlers Hollow State Park is on the site of a former sawmill. The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
[edit] Recreation
Fowlers Hollow State Park is use by families on picnics and outdoorsman seeking to hunt, fish, snow mobile 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. Fowlers 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.
[edit] Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Fowlers Hollow State Park:
- 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
- Fowlers Hollow State Park. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
- United States Geological Survey. Fowler Hollow State Park, USGS Blain (PA) Topo Map. TopoZone. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
- Find a Park Dutch Country Roads. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on November 8, 2006.
