Gifford Pinchot State Park
| Gifford Pinchot State Park | |||||||
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Interactive map of Gifford Pinchot State Park | |||||||
| Location | Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°05′13″N 76°53′17″W / 40.087°N 76.888°W | ||||||
| Area | 2,338 acres (946 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 492 feet (150 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1961 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Gifford Pinchot State Park is a 2,338-acre (946 ha) Pennsylvania state park in northern York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
It was named in honor of noted conservationist and former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot. The fourth chief of the United States Division of Forestry, Pinchot was susbsequently appointed as the first head of the United States Forest Service.
Ground was broken for the new park by Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader in May 1958, and a preliminary dedication ceremony was held on grounds of the new park in October 1958, during which Leader was presented with a commemorative plaque in memory of Pinchot by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association. The park officially opened to the public on Friday, May 26, 1961.