Whipple Dam State Park
| Whipple Dam State Park | |||||||
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Whipple Lake | |||||||
Interactive map of Whipple Dam State Park | |||||||
| Location | Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′56″N 77°51′52″W / 40.6823°N 77.86436°W | ||||||
| Area | 256 acres (104 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 984 feet (300 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1928 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Whipple Dam State Park Day Use District | |||||||
Whipple Dam ranger headquarters | |||||||
| Location | Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Area | 32 acres (13 ha) | ||||||
| Built | 1933-1941 | ||||||
| Architect | CCC Camp S-60-PA | ||||||
| Architectural style | National Park Service Rustic | ||||||
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR | ||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 87000109 | ||||||
| Added to NRHP | 1987 | ||||||
Whipple Dam State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 256 acres (104 ha) in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Whipple Lake is a man-made lake on 22 acres (8.9 ha) that was originally built during the height of the lumber era that swept through Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th century to supply power for a sawmill. Whipple Dam State Park is 12 miles (19 km) south of State College, just east of Pennsylvania Route 26.