Laurel Hill State Park
| Laurel Hill State Park | |||||||
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Interactive map of Laurel Hill State Park | |||||||
| Location | Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′37″N 79°13′28″W / 40.01023°N 79.2244°W | ||||||
| Area | 4,062 acres (1,644 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 2,316 feet (706 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1945 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Laurel Hill RDA | |||||||
Park offices | |||||||
| Location | 4 mi. W of New Centerville and PA 281, Somerset, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Area | 1,352 acres (547 ha) | ||||||
| Built | 1935-1942 | ||||||
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps, Camps NP-5-PA and SP-15-PA | ||||||
| Architectural style | Rustic style | ||||||
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR | ||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 87000738 | ||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 1987 | ||||||
Laurel Hill State Park is a 4,062-acre (1,644 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jefferson and Middlecreek townships, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Laurel Hill Lake is a 63-acre (25 ha) man-made lake with a dam that was constructed during the Great Depression by the young men of CCC camps NP-5-PA (first called SP-8-PA) and SP-15-PA. Laurel Hill State Park is 8 miles (13 km) from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70/I-76) just off PA 31 near Bakersville and on PA 653 near Trent.