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Moraine State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Hot air balloons and a sailboat on Lake Arthur in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Moraine State Park
Map showing the location of Moraine State Park
Location of Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Moraine State Park
Map showing the location of Moraine State Park
Moraine State Park (the United States)
LocationButler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°57′13″N 80°07′39″W / 40.95361°N 80.12750°W / 40.95361; -80.12750
Area16,725 acres (67.68 km2)
Elevation1,253 ft (382 m)[1]
Established1970
Named formoraine
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteMoraine State Park

Moraine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 16,725 acres (6,768 ha) in Brady, Clay, Franklin, Muddy Creek, and Worth townships in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

The park includes a man-made lake, Lake Arthur, formed by impounding Muddy Creek, which is 3,225 acres (1,305 ha) and is used for recreational purposes. The surrounding park is used for hiking, bicycling, group camping, picnicking, and hunting. Moraine State Park hosts the annual Regatta at Lake Arthur in August. The park was the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees. Moraine State Park is at the intersection of Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 422 and shares a border with Jennings Environmental Education Center to the north.

Moraine State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".[2]

  1. ^ "Moraine State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1992. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "Find a Park: 25 Must-see Parks". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

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