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'''Prouty Place State Park''' is a [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania state park]] on {{convert|5|acre|0}} in [[Summit Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]], [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States. The park is {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Pennsylvania Route 44]], along Prouty Road near the junction with Long Toe Road, near Sweden Valley. The park provides access points for [[hiking]], [[hunting]] and [[fishing]] in the [[Susquehannock State Forest]]. It is a small rest area for hikers and other travellers to the wilds of Potter County.<ref name="proutyplacesp">{{cite web

| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/proutyplace/index.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120324001947/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/proutyplace/index.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = March 24, 2012| title = Prouty Place State Park
'''Prouty Place State Park''' is a [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania State Park]] on {{convert|5|acre|sqkm|2}} in [[Summit Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]], [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]]. The park is {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Pennsylvania Route 44]], along Long Tree Road, near [[Sweden Valley, Pennsylvania|Sweden Valley]]. The park provides access points for [[hiking]], [[hunting]] and [[fishing]] in the [[Susquehannock State Forest]]. It is a small rest area for hikers and other travellers to the wilds of Potter County.<ref name="proutyplacesp">{{cite web
| access-date = 2006-11-01
| url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/proutyplace.aspx
| title = Prouty Place State Park
| accessdate = 2006-11-01
| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] }}</ref>
| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] }}</ref>


Prouty Place was designated a Class "B" campground by the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry from 1922 to 1925. During the [[Great Depression]], the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] built the current picnic area and campsites between 1935 and 1938. Prouty Place State Park officially became part of the Pennsylvania State Parks system in 1957.<ref name="proutyplacesp"/>
Prouty Place was designated a Class "B" campground by the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry from 1922 to 1925. During the [[Great Depression]], the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] built the current picnic area and former campsites between 1935 and 1938. Prouty Place State Park officially became part of the Pennsylvania State Parks system in 1957. The park is a short distance from the [[Susquehannock Trail System]], and is connected to it by a link trail.<ref name="susquehannock">{{cite map | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] | title = Susquehannock State Forest Map | url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/maps/fd15_map.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120720071207/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/maps/fd15_map.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 20, 2012 | format = PDF | scale = 1 inch = 2 miles | access-date = 2009-03-03}}</ref>


In 2000 the park became part of the [[Hills Creek State Park]] complex, an administrative grouping of eight state parks in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter]] and Tioga counties.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=12106011&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=4&currentPage=0 | title = Manager named at Hills Creek Lake | work = Wellsboro Gazette | date = 2000-02-02 | page = 6 | access-date = 2009-04-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174750/http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=12106011&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=4&currentPage=0 | archive-date = 2011-07-14 | url-status = dead }} ''Note'': the eight parks in the Hills Creek State Park Complex are [[Cherry Springs State Park|Cherry Springs]], [[Colton Point State Park|Colton Point]], [[Denton Hill State Park|Denton Hill]], [[Hills Creek State Park|Hills Creek]], [[Leonard Harrison State Park|Leonard Harrison]], [[Lyman Run State Park|Lyman Run]], [[Patterson State Park|Patterson]], and Prouty Place.</ref> As of 2009, Prouty Place State Park is tied for second smallest state park in Pennsylvania ([[Upper Pine Bottom State Park]], a picnic area to the southeast in [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], is also only {{convert|5|acre|0}}). Only [[Sand Bridge State Park]] (another picnic area) is smaller.<ref name="proutyplacesp"/> Since the 2010s, the park includes no developed or maintained facilities, and offers only back country camping and access to nearby hiking trails and hunting/fishing areas.<ref name="CramerHST">{{cite book |last1=Cramer |first1=Ben |title=Hiking the Susquehannock Trail |date= |publisher=Scott Adams Enterprises |year=2017 |isbn=9780986253997 |location=Spring Mills, Pennsylvania |pages=198–199}}</ref>
As of 2007, Prouty Place State Park is tied for second smallest state park in Pennsylvania ([[Upper Pine Bottom State Park]], a picnic area to the southeast in [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], is also only {{convert|5|acre|sqkm|2}}). Only [[Sand Bridge State Park]] (another picnic area) is smaller.<ref name="proutyplacesp"/>

==Nearby state parks==
The following state parks are within {{convert|30|mi|km|0}} of Prouty Place State Park:<ref>{{cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division | url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/potter_GHSN.pdf| title= 2007 General Highway Map Potter County Pennsylvania | accessdate= 2007-07-27 }} ''Note: shows Prouty Place State Park''</ref><ref name="distance">{{cite web
| last = Michels
| first = Chris
| year = 1997
| url = http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html
| title = "Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation"
| publisher = [[Northern Arizona University]]
| accessdate = 2008-04-23
}}</ref>
*[[Bucktail State Park Natural Area]] ([[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron]] and [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton Counties]])
*[[Cherry Springs State Park]] ([[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]])
*[[Colton Point State Park]] ([[Tioga County, Pennsylvania|Tioga County]])
*[[Denton Hill State Park]] (Potter County)
*[[Hyner Run State Park]] (Clinton County)
*[[Hyner View State Park]] (Clinton County)
*[[Kettle Creek State Park]] (Clinton County)
*[[Leonard Harrison State Park]] (Tioga County)
*[[Lyman Run State Park]] (Potter County)
*[[Ole Bull State Park]] (Potter County)
*[[Patterson State Park]] (Potter County)
*[[Sinnemahoning State Park]] (Cameron and Potter Counties)
*[[Sizerville State Park]] (Cameron and Potter Counties)
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* {{cite web|url= http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd2/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_005528.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121028031212/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd2/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_005528.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 28, 2012 |title=Official DCNR brochure on Cherry Springs, Patterson, and Prouty Place state parks }}&nbsp;{{small|(1.1&nbsp;MB)}}
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Prouty Place State Park
Prouty Run at Prouty Place State Park
Map showing the location of Prouty Place State Park
Map showing the location of Prouty Place State Park
Location of Prouty Place State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Prouty Place State Park
Map showing the location of Prouty Place State Park
Prouty Place State Park (the United States)
LocationSummit, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°39′27″N 77°54′45″W / 41.65750°N 77.91250°W / 41.65750; -77.91250
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)[1]
Elevation1,631 ft (497 m)[2]
Established1925[1]
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteProuty Place State Park

Prouty Place State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 5 acres (2 ha) in Summit Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Pennsylvania Route 44, along Prouty Road near the junction with Long Toe Road, near Sweden Valley. The park provides access points for hiking, hunting and fishing in the Susquehannock State Forest. It is a small rest area for hikers and other travellers to the wilds of Potter County.[1]

Prouty Place was designated a Class "B" campground by the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry from 1922 to 1925. During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps built the current picnic area and former campsites between 1935 and 1938. Prouty Place State Park officially became part of the Pennsylvania State Parks system in 1957. The park is a short distance from the Susquehannock Trail System, and is connected to it by a link trail.[3]

In 2000 the park became part of the Hills Creek State Park complex, an administrative grouping of eight state parks in Potter and Tioga counties.[4] As of 2009, Prouty Place State Park is tied for second smallest state park in Pennsylvania (Upper Pine Bottom State Park, a picnic area to the southeast in Lycoming County, is also only 5 acres (2 ha)). Only Sand Bridge State Park (another picnic area) is smaller.[1] Since the 2010s, the park includes no developed or maintained facilities, and offers only back country camping and access to nearby hiking trails and hunting/fishing areas.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Prouty Place State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2006.
  2. ^ "Prouty Place State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 30, 1990. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Susquehannock State Forest Map (PDF) (Map). 1 inch = 2 miles. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Manager named at Hills Creek Lake". Wellsboro Gazette. February 2, 2000. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2009. Note: the eight parks in the Hills Creek State Park Complex are Cherry Springs, Colton Point, Denton Hill, Hills Creek, Leonard Harrison, Lyman Run, Patterson, and Prouty Place.
  5. ^ Cramer, Ben (2017). Hiking the Susquehannock Trail. Spring Mills, Pennsylvania: Scott Adams Enterprises. pp. 198–199. ISBN 9780986253997.

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