Little Pine State Park
Pennsylvania State Park
Natural Monument (IUCN III)
Little Pine Creek Lake, from the dam
Named for: Little Pine Creek
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lycoming
Township	Cummings
Location	[1]
- coordinates	41°21′22″N 77°21′19″W / 41.35611, -77.35528Coordinates: 41°21′22″N 77°21′19″W / 41.35611, -77.35528
- elevation	710 ft (216. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> Overview There are A Natural Monument is a natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance Little Pine Creek is a Tributary of Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern For other meanings of ' Lycoming', please see Lycoming. Lycoming County is a County located in the Commonwealth Cummings Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m) [1]
Area	2,158 acres (873. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 3 ha)
Founded	1937
Managed by	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest city	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Location of Little Pine State Park in Pennsylvania
Website : Little Pine State Park

Little Pine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 2,158 acres (8. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ( DCNR) established on July 1, 1995, is the agency in the U Williamsport is a city in and the County seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> Overview There are 73 km²) in Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Cummings Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States For other meanings of ' Lycoming', please see Lycoming. Lycoming County is a County located in the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Little Pine State park is along 4. 2 miles (6. 8 km) of Little Pine Creek, a tributary of Pine Creek, in the midst of the Tiadaghton State Forest. Little Pine Creek is a Tributary of Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Pine Creek is a Tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton counties in Tiadaghton State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #12 A dam on the creek has created a lake covering 94 acres (0. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees 38 km²) for fishing, boating, and swimming. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance

Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Facilities and recreation 3.1 Little Pine Lake 4 Nearby state parks 5 References 6 External links

History

The Little Pine Valley was used by the Iroquois and Algonkian tribes as a hunting ground. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. Historians believe that there may have been a Shawnee village and burial ground just to the north of Little Pine State Park. The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. ^[2]

By the mid 19th century the demand for lumber reached the Little Pine area, where White pine and hemlock covered the surrounding mountainsides. Eastern White Pine' ( Pinus strobus) is a large Pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota Tsuga canadensis, also known as Eastern or Canadian Hemlock, and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as Pruche du Canada Lumbermen came and harvested the trees and sent them down the creeks to the West Branch Susquehanna River to the log boom and sawmills at Williamsport. The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches along with the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in the northeastern United States A log boom was a barrier placed in a river designed to collect and or contain floating logs timbered from nearby forests sometimes called a Fence or Bag A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters Williamsport is a city in and the County seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States James and John English were the first to build a sawmill in the area in the Little Pine Area. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters They built two sawmills in 1809 on Little Pine Creek. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters Little Pine Creek is a Tributary of Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 1816, the village of English Mills sprang up around the two sawmills. The lumber era at Little Pine lasted until 1909, when the last log raft was floated down Little Pine Creek. Remnants of the lumber era can be seen today in and around the park. ^[2]

In 1933 a picnic area was built along Little Pine Creek by the Civilian Conservation Corps at what is now the park (but was then CCC Camp S-129). In contemporary usage picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a Meal is eaten outdoors ( Al fresco or En plein air Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC) was a Work relief program for young men from unemployed families established on March 21, 1933, by U The CCC camp closed in 1937 and the picnic area came under the control of the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks. ^[3] In 1950, the dam was built for both flood control and recreational purposes. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The swimming area, beach, family camping area, and more picnic facilities were added in 1958. Hurricane Agnes destroyed much of the park's infrastructure in 1972, but improvements and new facilities were constructed along with rebuilding. Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first Hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. In 2005 the lake was drained, debris removed, and maintenance work was done on the dam. Nearby Upper Pine Bottom State Park is maintained by staff from Little Pine State Park. Upper Pine Bottom State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States ^[2][4][5]

Location

Little Pine State Park is located on Pennsylvania Route 4001, 4. 0 miles (6. 4 km) northeast of the unincorporated village of Waterville or 8. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. 0 miles (12. 9 km) southwest of the village of English Center. The nearest borough is Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles (24 km) south at the mouth of Pine Creek on the West Branch Susquehanna River. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Jersey Shore is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches along with the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in the northeastern United States ^[4][6]

Facilities and recreation

Camping season at Little Pine State Park runs from the first weekend in April to mid-December. The park has 104 modern camping sites, 6 for tents only, the rest can accommodate travel trailers up to 30 feet (9 m) in length. A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road Vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a All these sites have electricity. There are also three cottages (each can sleep five people) and four group tenting sites (two able to accommodate 40 people and two for 20 people). In modern usage a cottage is a dwelling typically in a rural or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities ^[4]

Hiking and cross country skiing can be enjoyed on several trails in the park and surrounding Tiadaghton State Forest, including the 5 miles (8 km) Lakeshore trail around the lake, where cross country skiing is available in winter. Part of the Pennsylvania Mid State Trail, which is 261 miles (420 km) long, runs through the park just south of the dam. The Mid State Trail of Pennsylvania (MST or PA-MST is a 526 km (327 mile long main Trail network with many side trails located in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians ^[4]

Hunting is possible in season on approximately 1,700 acres (6. 9 km²) of the park, plus the adjacent Tiadaghton State Forest lands. Rifle, pistol, archery, and trapping are all possible, with firearm and archery ranges in the park. A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has Typical game animals include bear, white-tailed deer, fox, ruffed grouse, squirrel, and turkey. The American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) is the most common Bear Species native to North America. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout A fox is an Animal belonging to any one of about 27 Species (of which only 12 actually belong to the Vulpes genus or 'true foxes' of small The Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, is a medium-sized Grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada The eastern gray squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis) is a Tree squirrel native to the eastern and Midwestern United States and to the southerly The Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. The hunting of Groundhogs is prohibited. The groundhog ( Marmota monax) also known as the woodchuck land beaver or whistlepig, is a Rodent of the family Sciuridae ^[4]

Picnicking facilities include four picnic areas, each with a pavilion that may be reserved, and many picnic tables and grills. In Architecture a pavilion (from French, "pavillon" from Latin "papilio" has two main significations A volleyball court is available. The lower picnic area is separate from the rest of the park (about 0. 5 miles (0. 8 km) below the dam and campground). ^[4]

Sledding and tobogganing in the park are allowed on the shores of the lake in winter. The lake ice must be at least 4 inches (10 cm) thick. ^[4]

Little Pine Lake

Boating on the lake is allowed with electric motors only. There is one boat launch area for the lake, 25 mooring places (available April 1 to November 1), and rental paddleboats, canoes and rowboats available (from Memorial Day to Labor Day). Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September ^[4]

Fishing in the park includes fly fishing on 4. 2 miles (6. 8 km) of Little Pine Creek, bank fishing on 3. 3 miles (5. 3 km) of lake shoreline, and boat fishing on the lake's 94 acres (0. 38 km²). Fish species include: smallmouth bass, catfish, pickerel, perch, sunfish, and native and stocked trout (brook, brown, and rainbow). Fish stocking is the practice of raising Fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a River, Lake, or the Ocean to supplement existing Ice fishing on the lake is possible in winter. The laws and regulations of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission apply. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is the state agency responsible for the regulation of all Fishing and Boating in Pennsylvania in the United ^[4]

Swimming is open from late May to mid-September, from 8 AM to sunset each day. The beach is sand, with a lawn beside it. No lifeguard is on duty. A lifeguard is an Emergency service worker who is responsible for overseeing the Safety of the users of a recreational water feature such as a Swimming ^[4]

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Little Pine State Park:^[7][8]

• Bald Eagle State Park (Centre County)
• Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties )
• Colton Point State Park (Tioga County)
• Hyner Run State Park (Clinton County)
• Hyner View State Park (Clinton County)
• Kettle Creek State Park (Clinton County)
• Leonard Harrison State Park (Tioga County)
• McCalls Dam State Park (Centre County)
• Ole Bull State Park (Potter County)
• Ravensburg State Park (Clinton County)
• R. B. Winter State Park (Union County)
• Sand Bridge State Park (Union County)
• Susquehanna State Park (Lycoming County)
• Upper Pine Bottom State Park (Lycoming County)

References

External links

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