GREENWOOD FURNACE STATE PARK, PA

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Nestled in the mountains of northeastern Huntingdon County, historic Greenwood Furnace State Park offers a unique recreational experience. The park is...[more]

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Description

Nestled in the mountains of northeastern Huntingdon County, historic Greenwood Furnace State Park offers a unique recreational experience. The park is on the western edge of an area of Central Pennsylvania known as the Seven Mountains. It is an area of rugged beauty, abundant wildlife, breathtaking vistas and peaceful solitude. A walk through historic Greenwood Furnace evokes images of the community that flourished here from 1834 to 1904. Greenwood Furnace was a busy industrial complex, with all the noise and dirt of a 19th century ironmaking community. The village throbbed with life: the roaring of furnace stacks, the shouts of the workmen, the hissing of the steam engine, the creaking of wagons loaded with charcoal, and the cast house whistle signaling another pour of molten iron. The furnaces were hot (3,000 degrees Fahrenheit) and cast clouds of smoke and cinders into the air, which rained down on grass, people, livestock and buildings, rendering everything sooty and gray. At night, the fire's red glow lit the sky, probably allowing residents to walk about without lanterns. Greenwood Furnace was a village built around an inferno. The park covers 423 acres, including a six-acre lake, and is surrounded by an 80,000-acre block of Rothrock State Forest. The park office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round, and daily during the summer season.

Services and Amenities

Services & Amenities:

Within Park

A Firewood/Ice Concession Is Available In The Campground Area
A Playground Is Available In The Campground Area
Biking
Boating
Crawfishing
Fire Rings
Fishing Pier
Flush Toilets Are Available In The Campground
Gift/Souvenir Shop
Handicap Access
Hiking
Historic Sites
Hot Showers
Hunting

Information Center
Interpretive Programs
Park Office
Parking
Picnic Tables
Playground
Potable Water
Restroom
Sanitary Dump Station
Sanitation Dumping Station Is Available In The Campground
Swimming - Beach
Telephone
Volleyball Court
Water

Within 10 Miles

Nearest Camp Store Outside The Campground

Nearest Laundromat Outside Of Campground

Getting There

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
40.65051, -77.7544
40°39'2"N, 77°45'16"W

The entrance to the park is on PA 305; a 10-minute drive west of Belleville or a 35-minute drive southeast of State College.

Contact Information

Contact Information:

Mailing Address:

GREENWOOD FURNACE STATE PARK
15795 GREENWOOD ROAD
HUNTINGDON PA 16652

Phone Number:

Information: (814)667-1800

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