Fowlers Hollow State Park

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Fowlers Hollow State Park
Pennsylvania State Park
Natural Monument (IUCN III)
Location of Fowlers Hollow State Park in Pennsylvania
Named for: Fowler Hollow Run
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Perry
Township	Toboyne
Location	[1]
- coordinates	40°16′21″N 77°34′47″W / 40.2725, -77.57972Coordinates: 40°16′21″N 77°34′47″W / 40.2725, -77.57972
- elevation	892 ft (271.9 m) [1]
Area	104 acres (42.1 ha)
Founded	1936
Managed by	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest city	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Website : Fowlers Hollow State Park

Fowlers Hollow State Park is a 104-acre (0.42 km²) Pennsylvania State Park in Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from Blain just off Pennsylvania Route 274. Fowlers Hollow State Park is on the site of a former sawmill, and was developed as a park by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.^[2]

Contents 1 Recreation 2 Nearby state parks 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Recreation

Fowlers Hollow State Park is used by families on picnics and outdoorsman seeking to hunt, fish, snowmobile, 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. Fowler 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.^[2]

[edit] Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Fowlers Hollow State Park:^{[3] [4][5]}

• 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

[edit] External links

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