Sand Bridge State Park

#3230 among destinations in the United States

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Sand Bridge State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 3 acres in Lewis Township, Union County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is the smallest state park in Pennsylvania and consists of a picnic area just off Pennsylvania Route 192. It has three picnic pavilions that were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Rapid Run, a trout stream that is stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, flows through Sand Bridge State Park. The park attracted 17,000 visitors in 2008. The name Sand Bridge remains a mystery. No one, according to the parks official website knows why the area is known as Sand Bridge. The park is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest and became a Pennsylvania State park in 1978. ()

Established: 1978 (46 years ago)Visitors per year: 17 thous.Coordinates: 40°59'16"N, 77°7'40"W

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Sand Bridge State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: McCalls Dam State Park, R. B. Winter State Park.

3.5 miNW
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McCalls Dam State Park
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3.2 miW
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R. B. Winter State Park
81 min walk • R. B. Winter State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 695 acres in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is in the ridge and valley region of Pennsylvania and is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest. R. B. Winter State Park is in a shallow basin that is surrounded by ridges.