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State Parks
 There
are 5 state parks located near Erie Pennsylvania.
- Erie
Bluffs State Park:
- Erie Bluffs is the newest Pennsylvania State Park.
It has 540 acres of Lake Erie shoreline. It is the
largest undeveloped area of Lake Erie shoreline remaining
in PA. This park has no visitor facilities as of yet.
The park was named be Governor Edward G. Rendell in
2004.
- Presque
Isle:
- Presque Isle State park has the only surf beach
in Pennsylvania and has some of the best bird watching
in the State. There are 3,200 sandy acres to explore
at Presque Isle Park. Becuase of the shelter that
Presque Isle gives Presque Bay Erie has one of the
best harbors in US. The Bay brings in 1000's of boaters
for both business and pleasure. If animals are your
thing Presque Isle has many of Pennsylvania rare specis
just waiting for you to enjoy. It is impotant to show
respect for the local wildlife, many of them are endangered.
Presque Isle is also a family
vacation spot. About four million visitors come
to enjoy the beautiful coastline and many recreational
activities, including swimming, boating, fishing,
hiking, bicycling and in-line skating.
- Pymatuning:
- Pymatuning State Park is biggest state park in Pennsylvania,
it has over 21,000 acres to enjoy. If you are a camper
then this is the place for you, Pymatuning State Park
has more campsites than any other park in PA. The
Pymatuning
Reservoir is the biggest lake in Pa and offers
boating, fishing,
swimming, camping and other recreational opportunities.
If you would like to visit one of Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Commission hatcheries Pymatuning has one.
If you are planing to visit the park during the summer
months make sure you plan ahead of time Pymatuning
State Park gets more visitors than any other park
in Pa.
- Oil
Creek:
- Maurice
K. Goddard:
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