Moraine State Park | |
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![]() Hot air balloons and a sailboat on Lake Arthur in Butler County, Pennsylvania | |
Location of Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania | |
Location | Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°57′13″N 80°07′39″W / 40.95361°N 80.12750°W |
Area | 16,725 acres (67.68 km2) |
Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m)[1] |
Established | 1970 |
Named for | moraine |
Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Website | Moraine State Park |
Moraine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 16,725 acres (6,768 ha) in Brady, Clay, Franklin, Muddy Creek, and Worth townships in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
The park includes a man-made lake, Lake Arthur, formed by impounding Muddy Creek, which is 3,225 acres (1,305 ha) and is used for recreational purposes. The surrounding park is used for hiking, bicycling, group camping, picnicking, and hunting. Moraine State Park hosts the annual Regatta at Lake Arthur in August. The park was the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees. Moraine State Park is at the intersection of Interstate 79 and U.S. Route 422 and shares a border with Jennings Environmental Education Center to the north.
Moraine State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".[2]