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Swatara State Park
Swatara State Park is a 3,515-acre (1,422 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Bethel, Swatara and Union Townships, Lebanon and Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. 8 miles (13 km) of Swatara Creek lie within the park's boundaries, which are roughly formed by Pennsylvania Route 443 to the north and Interstate 81 to the south. The park is in a valley in the ridge and valley region of Pennsylvania between Second Mountain (north) and Blue Mountain (south).
Swatara State Park is a fairly new park for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was opened in 1987 and is still largely undeveloped. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is working on plans to further develop the lands of Swatara State Park. The original plans called for the building of a dam and reservoir for recreational fishing and boating as well as to provide drinking water for the City of Lebanon. The PADCNR explored plans for developing the park without the recreational lake/reservoir,[2] and in 2012 started developing the park with infrastructure improvements to increase access to the biking, hiking, canoeing, fishing and picnicking opportunities in the park. Improvements include installing 10 miles of crushed stone along the rail-trail and work on abandoned Old State Road.[3]
^"Swatara State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 30, 1990. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
^"Swatara State Park Planning Underway". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2006.
^"Swatara State Park Targeted for Trail Installation, Other Improvements" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
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