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Leonard Harrison State Park is a 585-acre (237 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.It is on the east rim of the Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is 800 feet (240 m) deep and nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) across here.
Pennsylvania Route 660 (designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as PA 660) is a 24.1-mile-long (38.8 km) state highway located in Tioga County in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at the entrance of Leonard Harrison State Park in Shippen Township. The eastern terminus is at Interstate 99 (I-99) in Richmond Township.
The Lehigh Gorge Trail follows the river through the park for 26 miles (42 km). Leonard Harrison State Park: Tioga County: 585 acres (237 ha) 1922: Pine Creek: On east rim of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, 800 feet (244 m) deep here: Linn Run State Park: Westmoreland County: 612 acres (248 ha) 1924: Grove, Rock and Linn Runs and Adams Falls
The gorge is also protected by the state of Pennsylvania as the 12,163-acre (4,922 ha) Pine Creek Gorge Natural Area, which is the second largest State Natural Area in Pennsylvania. [4] [5] Within this area, 699 acres (283 ha) of Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks are designated a State Park Natural Area. [6]
Leonard Harrison State Park, Wellsboro 41°41′48″N 77°27′06″W / 41.69666°N 77.45168°W / 41.69666; -77.45168 ( Civilian Conservation Roadside
Leonard Harrison State Park; Linn Run State Park; Little Buffalo State Park; Little Pine State Park; Locust Lake State Park; Lyman Run State Park; M. Marsh Creek ...
The region includes several state parks and other tourist destinations, including Hyner View State Park, Cherry Springs State Park, Kinzua Bridge State Park, Leonard Harrison State Park, Colton Point State Park, Susquehannock State Forest, Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, and Pine Creek Rail Trail. [3]
It passes through Leonard Harrison State Park and the Tioga State Forest. Approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of Ansonia, the trail passes through the village of Blackwell. [2] The section between Ansonia and Blackwell is very remote, and much of the trail is inaccessible by road.