Poe Paddy State Park

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etymology = Poe and Paddy Mountains
country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region_type = County
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url=Gnis3|1196531
title=Poe Paddy State Park
date = August 30 1990
work=Geographic Names Information System
publisher=United States Geological Survey
accessdate=2008-05-26]
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map_caption = Location of Poe Paddy State Park in Pennsylvania
map_locator = Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/poepaddy.aspx Poe Paddy State Park]

Poe Paddy State Park is a convert|23|acre|km2|2|adj=on Pennsylvania State Park in Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest. Poe Valley State Park is convert|4|mi|0 to the east. The park is at the confluence of Big Poe Creek and Penns Creek. Poe Paddy State Park is named for the two mountains that surround it. Poe Mountain lies to the east and Paddy Mountain lies to the west, with Penns Creek in the valley between them.

History

Poe Paddy State Park is on the site of the former lumber town of Poe Mills. Poe Mills was part of the lumber boom that swept through the wooded mountains of Pennsylvania from the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s. At its peak, Poe Mills had a population of over 300. Big Poe Creek was dammed to provide power for the mills and a railroad was built into the area to transport lumber. This railway became a scenic route connecting the area with Milroy.cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/poepaddy.aspx
title = Poe Paddy State Park
accessdate = 2006-11-14
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]

Poe Valley State Park and Poe Paddy State Park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The young men of the CCC also worked to clear the regrowing forests of brush to prevent forest fires. They constructed roads throughout the forests, built state park facilities, constructed bridges on the state roads, planted trees for reforestation, and cleaned streams.

Recreation

Fly Fishing

Penns Creek flows by the campground and is a trout fishery. Fly fishing is the most popular form of fishing at Poe Paddy State. It is noted for the Green Drake hatch that occurs in late spring. These flies are nearly the size of a small hummingbird and become the primary food source for the trout living in Penns Creek.

Camping, picnicking and trails

The rustic campground opens with trout season on the 2nd Friday in April and closes at the end of doe season in mid December. There are no showers or flush toilets at the campground. A sanitary dump station is provided at Poe Valley State Park. There are six tables and two pavilions available for visitors. The Pennsylvania Mid State Trail, a hiking trail convert|306|mi|0 long, passes through Poe Valley. During the winter the gravel roads are open to cross-country skiing and recreational snow mobile use.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within convert|30|mi|0 of Poe Paddy 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] [cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/region_central.aspx
title = Map reference shows Poe Paddy State Park
accessdate = 2006-11-14
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ] [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/centre_GHSN.pdf| title= 2007 General Highway Map Centre County Pennsylvania | accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Poe Paddy State Park"]
*Bald Eagle State Park (Centre County)
*Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties)
*Greenwood Furnace State Park (Huntingdon County)
*McCalls Dam State Park (Centre County)
*Penn-Roosevelt State Park (Centre County)
*Poe Valley State Park (Centre County)
*R. B. Winter State Park (Union County)
*Reeds Gap State Park (Mifflin County)
*Sand Bridge State Park (Union County)
*Whipple Dam State Park (Huntingdon County)

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