Bald Eagle State Park
| Bald Eagle State Park | |||||||
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Eagle nesting near Foster Joseph Sayers Dam | |||||||
Interactive map of Bald Eagle State Park | |||||||
| Location | Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41°02′05″N 77°39′04″W / 41.03464°N 77.65112°W | ||||||
| Area | 5,900 acres (2,400 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1971 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | Bald Eagle Creek | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Bald Eagle State Park is a 5,900-acre (2,388 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Howard, Liberty, and Marion townships in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park includes the Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir, formed by damming Bald Eagle Creek and other smaller streams and covering 1,730 acres (700 ha). Bald Eagle State Park is at the meeting point of two distinct geologic features. The Allegheny Plateau is to the north and the Ridge and Valley area of Pennsylvania is to the south. The park is in the Bald Eagle Valley off Pennsylvania Route 150 in Howard, between Milesburg and Lock Haven.