- Sizerville State Park
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map_caption = Location of Sizerville State Park in Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/sizerville.aspx Sizerville State Park]Sizerville State Park is a 386 acre (1.56 km²) Pennsylvania state park in Portage Township, Cameron County and Portage Township, Potter County,
Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is nearly surrounded byElk State Forest making it part of one of the largest blocks of state-owned land in Pennsylvania. Sizerville State Park is onPennsylvania Route 155 , six miles (10 km) north of theborough of Emporium.History
Sizerville State Park is named after the nearby
ghost town ofSizerville, Pennsylvania , which was in turn named for the Sizer family, early settlers of the region. With the end of the logging boom of the late 1800s, the town was gradually abandoned. Sizerville State Park was first opened in 1924. The first park facilities were opened in 1927. TheCivilian Conservation Corps led an effort to reforest the lands surrounding Sizerville State park during theGreat Depression of the 1930s. Thousands of acres of old growth timber had been logged at the turn of the century. The CCC planted thousands of acres ofwhite pine and hemlock trees. Today these trees have reached maturity and make up most of the forested acres of Sizerville State Park. [cite web | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/history/historycccyears.aspx
title = Pennsylvania State Parks: The CCC Years | accessdate = 2006-11-28 | publisher =Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]Recreation
Hiking
Sizerville State Park features five different loop trails for
hiking . Bottomlands, North Slope, and Campground are all on fairly flat land. Sizerville Nature Trail is a three mile (5 km) loop that features several educational stopping points. It is also a trailhead for the Bucktail Path Trail. Nady Hollow Trail climbs a convert|1900|ft|m|sing=on mountain.cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/sizerville.aspx
title = Sizerville State Park
accessdate = 2006-10-23
publisher =Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]wimming
The swimming pool is open to the public from
Memorial Day untilLabor Day .Camping
Sizerville State Park has a 23-site campground. Eighteen of the sites have an electrical hook-up. The campground facilities include a sanitary dump, flush toilets and showers. Those interested in camping in
tent s can hike into five sites that are on the bank of a creek.Picnics
There are six picnic pavilions and over 200 picnic tables on the grounds of Sizerville State Park. The picnic areas are shaded by the forest of white pine and hemlock. Many of the picnic areas are within walking distance of restrooms and
playground facilities.Fishing
There are six creeks within Sizerville State Park that make for some ideal fishing. The east and west branches of
Cowley Run are the home of brook andbrown trout . Cowley Run offers some of the best fishing in the park. It contains a population of native brown trout and is stocked each spring by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Portage Creek andDriftwood Creek , branches ofSinnemahoning Creek also contain trout and a population ofsmallmouth bass . Sinnemahoning Creek is another site for the fishing of bass and trout.Hunting
Hunting is permitted in convert|200|acre|km2 of Sizerville State Park. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the
Pennsylvania Game Commission . The common game species areruffed grouse , squirrels, turkey,white-tailed deer , and black bear.Winter Activities
Snowmobling and
Cross-country skiing take place in the winter months at Sizerville State Park. An average of 60-70 inches of snow falls on the park every winter. The park provides access to miles of groomed snowmobile and cross-country skiing trails in the nearby state forest lands.Environmental Education
Sizerville State Park is a hub of environment education. The Environmental Education Building houses exhibits and information about the plant and wildlife found in the park. Homeowners are taught how to plant around their homes to make them more attractive to creatures like
butterflies andsquirrels . Sizerville State Park provides environmental education programs to youth groups, schools and teachers. Park rangers also lead guided tours of the park, providing hands on learning experiences for all.Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within convert|30|mi|km|0 of Sizerville State Park: [cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division | url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/cameron_GHSN.pdf| title= 2007 General Highway Map Cameron County Pennsylvania | accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Sizerville State Park"] [cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division | url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/potter_GHSN.pdf| title= 2007 General Highway Map Potter County Pennsylvania | accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Sizerville State Park"] cite web
last = Michels
first = Chris
year = 1997
url = http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html
title = "Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation"
publisher =Northern Arizona University
accessdate = 2008-04-23]
*Bendigo State Park (Elk County)
*Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties)
*Cherry Springs State Park (Potter County)
*Denton Hill State Park (Potter County)
*Elk State Park (Elk County)
*Kettle Creek State Park (Clinton County)
*Kinzua Bridge State Park (McKean County)
*Lyman Run State Park (Potter County)
*Ole Bull State Park (Potter County)
*Patterson State Park (Potter County)
*Prouty Place State Park (Potter County)
*Sinnemahoning State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties)References
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