Samuel S. Lewis State Park

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Samuel S. Lewis State Park is an 85-acre Pennsylvania state park in Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Mt. Pisgah is an 885-foot-high ridge that is the focus of recreation for the park. The ridge separates East Prospect Valley from Kreutz Creek Valley. An overlook on Mt. Pisgah gives visitors of view of the Susquehanna River Valley. Samuel S. Lewis Park is twelve miles east of York near U.S. Highway 30. ()

Established: 1954 (70 years ago)Elevation: 840 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°59'44"N, 76°32'57"W

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Samuel S. Lewis State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chickies Ridge, National Watch and Clock Museum, Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, Marietta Restoration Associates.

4.1 miN
Park, Climbing
Chickies Ridge, Marietta
104 min walk • Chickies Ridge is a long ridge in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, terminating at the west end in an outcropping overlooking the Susquehanna River, known as Chickies Rock.
3.8 miNE
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia
97 min walk • The National Watch and Clock Museum, located in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers.
3.5 miNE
Canal
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, Columbia
91 min walk • The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal between Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the head of Chesapeake Bay, provided an interstate shipping alternative to 19th-century arks, rafts, and boats plying the difficult waters of the lower Susquehanna River.
4.3 miN
40°3'27"N • 76°33'9"W
Marietta Restoration Associates, Marietta
109 min walk • Museum
3.4 miNE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Wright's Ferry Mansion, Columbia
86 min walk • Wright's Ferry Mansion is a historic home located in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1738, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular limestone dwelling with a gable roof and pent eave.
3.5 miNE
40°1'54"N • 76°30'8"W
Columbia Market House, Columbia
90 min walk • Market, Classes and workshops, Farmer's market
3.5 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, Columbia
91 min walk • The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, is the first long-distance paved road built in the United States, according to engineered plans and specifications.
4.1 miN
Georgian architecture
Joseph Bucher House, Marietta
106 min walk • Joseph Bucher House is a historic home located at Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built between about 1806 and 1811, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay brick dwelling. It has a "side hall" Georgian plan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
3.8 miNE
40°2'4"N • 76°29'51"W
Columbia Public Library, Columbia
98 min walk • Library

Samuel S. Lewis State Park

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Samuel S. Lewis State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)