Gifford Pinchot State Park
About
Gifford Pinchot State Park is a Pennsylvania state park about 2.7 miles from the town of Mount Royal. The state park agency manages the land, and the park holds one campground, so it works for an overnight trip as well as a day visit. Fall is the most comfortable time to go. A nearby weather station records typical average September highs around 79°F with lows near 58°F, and October cools to about 67°F by day. July is the hottest month, with typical highs near 88°F. Several trails start close by. Lakeside Trail is about 0.3 miles away and Quaker Race Trail about 0.4 miles. Climbers can head to Old Toboggan Boulders, roughly 0.7 miles off, and paddlers will find the Yellow Breeches Creek Water Trail within about 9.5 miles.
Park size
2,534 acres
Inside this park
Location
Gifford Pinchot State Park
Pennsylvania
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–83°F and lows of 43–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Harrisburg Cptl Cy Ap, PA weather station, 9.8 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high25° low
- Feb43° high26° low
- Mar53° high34° low
- Apr65° high43° low
- May75° high53° low
- Jun83° high63° low
- Jul88° high67° low
- Aug85° high65° low
- Sep79° high58° low
- Oct67° high47° low
- Nov55° high37° low
- Dec44° high29° low
Where it is
- Gifford Pinchot State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Mount Royal, Pennsylvania · 2.7 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Lakeside TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Quaker Race TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Old Toboggan BouldersRock climbing0.7 mi
- Beaver Creek TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Ridge TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon TrailHiking3 mi
- Maxon-Dixon TrailHiking4.5 mi
- Yellow Breeches Creek Water TrailCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
