Sand Bridge State Park
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| Sand Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania, USA | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location: | Lewis Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nearest city: | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 3 acres (0.01 km²) |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Sand Bridge State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 3 acres (0.01 km²) in Lewis Township, Union County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is the smallest state park in Pennsylvania and consists of a picnic area just off Pennsylvania Route 192. It has three picnic pavilions that were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Rapid Run, a trout stream that is stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, flows through Sand Bridge State Park. The park is surrounded by by Bald Eagle State Forest and became a Pennsylvania State park in 1978.
[edit] Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Sand Bridge State Park:
- Bald Eagle State Park (Centre County)
- Bucktail State Park (Cameron and Clinton Counties)
- Little Pine State Park (Lycoming County)
- McCalls Dam State Park (Centre County)
- Milton State Park (Northumberland County)
- Poe Paddy State Park (Centre County)
- Poe Valley State Park (Centre County)
- Ravensburg State Park (Clinton County)
- R. B. Winter State Park (Union County)
- Reeds Gap State Park (Mifflin County)
- Shikellamy State Park (Union and Northumberland Counties)
- Susquehanna State Park (Lycoming County)
- Upper Pine Bottom State Park (Lycoming County)
[edit] References
- Map reference shows Sand Bridge State Park. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- Sand Bridge State Park. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- Sand Bridge State Park, USGS Mifflinburg (PA) Topo Map. TopoZone. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. "2006 General Highway Map Snyder County and Union County". Retrieved on 2007-02-14. Note: shows Sand Bridge State Park
