Blue Knob State Park
| Blue Knob State Park | |||||||
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Blue Knob as seen from a nearby valley | |||||||
Interactive map of Blue Knob State Park | |||||||
| Location | Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°16′00″N 78°35′02″W / 40.2666°N 78.58376°W | ||||||
| Area | 6,128 acres (2,480 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1945 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | Blue Knob Mountain | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Blue Knob State Park is a 6,128-acre (2,480 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln, and Pavia townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The average annual snowfall at the park is about 12 feet (370 cm). The park is named for Blue Knob, the second highest mountain in Pennsylvania at 3,146 feet (959 m). It is the location of Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, the ski slope in Pennsylvania with the highest elevation. Blue Knob State Park is just off Interstate 99 on Pennsylvania Route 869 west of Pavia.