Colonel Denning State Park
| Colonel Denning State Park | |||||||
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Doubling Gap Lake | |||||||
Interactive map of Colonel Denning State Park | |||||||
| Location | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°16′51″N 77°25′06″W / 40.28083°N 77.41837°W | ||||||
| Area | 273 acres (110 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1936 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | William Denning | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Colonel Denning State Park is a 273-acre (110 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Lower Mifflin Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in the Doubling Gap of Blue Mountain on Pennsylvania Route 233 between Newville and Landisburg. Doubling Gap Lake is a man-made lake covering 3.5 acres (1.4 ha). Colonel Denning State Park is surrounded by Tuscarora State Forest.