- Canoe Creek State Park
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name = Canoe Creek State Park
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category_local = Pennsylvania State Park
category_iucn = III
image_caption = Abandoned Blair Limestone Company Limekilns at Canoe Creek State Park
etymology_type = Named for
etymology = Canoe Creek
country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region_type = County
region = Blair
district_type = Township
district = Frankstown
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url=Gnis3|1196521
title=Canoe Creek State Park
date =August 30 1990
work=Geographic Names Information System
publisher=United States Geological Survey
accessdate=2008-01-27]
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established = 1979
management_body = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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free_type = Nearest city
free =Altoona, Pennsylvania
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map_caption = Location of Canoe Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/canoecreek.aspx Canoe Creek State Park]Canoe Creek State Park is a convert|958|acre|km2|2|adj=on Pennsylvania State Park in Frankstown Township in Blair County,
Pennsylvania in the United States. Altoona is the nearestcity . Canoe Lake, at convert|155|acre|km2|2, is the focus of recreation at the park. Canoe Creek State Park is a half mile offU.S. Route 22 near the small town of Canoe Creek. The park was opened to the public in 1979 and was developed as part of an expansion effort in the 1970s to improve the state park system in Pennsylvania.Canoe Creek State Park is one of twenty-one chosen by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Parks for its "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks" list. [cite web| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/twenty/20parks.aspx | title = Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks | accessdate = 2007-08-08| publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources "Note: Despite the title, there are twenty-one parks in the list, with Colton Point and
Leonard Harrison State Park s treated as one."]Industrial History
The area in and surrounding Canoe Creek State Park is rich in
limestone . The limestone was quarried and used for many purposes like providing needed raw materials for theiron andsteel industries of Pennsylvania. There are several abandoned quarries on the park lands. Twolimekiln s also operated within the boundaries of the park during the 1900s. The remnants of a kiln once owned by theBlair Limestone Company stand today as a reminder of the industrial past. The Blair Limestone Company Kiln is a stop on thePath of Progress tour, a driving tour of Pennsylvania's industrial heritage stretching for convert|500|mi|0.cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/canoecreek.aspx
title = Canoe Creek State Park
accessdate = 2006-11-11
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ]Wildlife
An abandoned church is the home of the largest nursery colony of
little brown bat s in Pennsylvania. This church known as the Canoe Creek Bat Refuge attracts visitors interested in observing the bats as the emerge each night for feeding. The park is also the site of ahibernaculum for more than 20,000 bats including the endangeredIndiana bat .Canoe Creek State park is on the path followed by many species of migratory birds including
waterfowl ,bald eagle s andosprey s. The wetlands provide habitat for birds like thebluebird ,oriole ,red-winged blackbird and thebrown thrasher .The park also provided a habitat for the woodland creatures most common in Pennsylvania,
white-tailed deer , turkey, squirrels,chipmunk s, andruffed grouse . Thehunting of these animals is permitted during the hunting seasons designated by thePennsylvania Game Commission .Recreation
Canoe Lake is stocked with game fish by the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission . Fisherman can catch bass,trout ,walleye ,muskellunge ,pickerel andcatfish during the summer and winter months at Canoe Lake.Ice fishing is permitted, but the thickness of the ice is not monitored.The sand beach at Canoe Lake is opened starting
Memorial Day weekend and endingLabor Day weekend. Beginning in 2008 lifeguards will not be posted at the beach. [cite web | url = http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=384046 | title = Pa. state parks going without life guards at beaches in 2008 | accessdate = 2008-02-15 | publisher =The Times Leader ]The only motorized boats permitted on Canoe Lake are electrically powered. They must be properly registered with any state. Non-powered boats such as
rowboat s,canoes andkayaks must also display registration stickers from any state.There are eight miles of trails that are open year-round to
hiking ,cross country skiing ,horseback riding ,mountain biking andsnow mobile s. These trails follow the shores of Canoe Lake and pass throughwoodlands ,wetlands ,meadows and the historic limestone kilns.Canoe Creek State Park has a large picnic area near the lake. Charcoal grills are available for use. There are three pavilions for rent. Eight modern cabins are available to rent year round.
Nearby state parks
The following state parks are within convert|30|mi|0 of Canoe Creek 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/blair_GHSN.PDF
title= 2007 General Highway Map Blair County Pennsylvania
accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Canoe Creek State Park"] [cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/region_central.aspx
title = Map reference
accessdate = 2006-11-11
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ] 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 = 2008-04-20]
*Black Moshannon State Park (Centre County)
*Blue Knob State Park (Bedford County)
*Greenwood Furnace State Park (Huntingdon County)
*Prince Gallitzin State Park (Cambria County)
*Trough Creek State Park (Huntingdon County)
*Warriors Path State Park (Bedford County)
*Whipple Dam State Park (Huntingdon County)References
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