Waynesboro Day Care Center
The only Four Star Child Care Center
in Franklin and Fulton Counties, PA

1801 East Main Street, Waynesboro PA 17268
Telephone 717-762-9711, FAX 717-762-5088

Community Services
Pennsylvania State Parks
near the Waynesboro area

The primary source of information about Pennsylvania State Parks is the Pennsylvania Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources website at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/. This page briefly describes some of the state parks near Waynesboro PA.  For detailed information, visit the website address for each location.

   -- Caledonia State Park. The 1,125-acre Caledonia State Park is in Adams and Franklin counties, midway between Chambersburg and Gettysburg, at the intersection of US Rte. 30 and PA Rte 233.  Caledonia is in the northernmost section of the Blue Ridge Mountains known locally as South Mountain.  Blue Mountain, the easternmost ridge of the Allegheny Mountains, is to the west and northwest of the park across a large low, rolling, fertile valley known as the Great Valley.  The Appalachian Trail traverses the central portion of Caledonia.

Here are some of the activities you can enjoy at Caledonia:

   --- Camping - tent and trailer sites - two campgrounds
   --- Picnicking - 450 tables - picnic pavilions
   --- Fishing
   --- Hiking - 10 miles of trails
   --- Swimming pool (ADA accessible - fee charged)
   --- Golf - 18-hole, par 68
   --- Hunting during seasons
   --- Environmental programs

The park address is 101 Pine Grove Road, Fayetteville, PA 17222, about 15 miles and 25 minutes North of Waynesboro.  Phone 717-352-2161.  Website http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/StateParks/parks/caledonia.aspx

   -- Cowans Gap State Park, between Chambersburg and McConnellsburg covers 1,085 acres in Allen's Valley of Fulton County (adjacent to Franklin County border).  The state forest land surrounding the park has natural beauty during all seasons of the year.  The 42-acre Cowans Gap Lake has trout, bass, perch, and pan fish; there is an accessible fishing pier.  The 500-foot sand beach and the food and refreshment concession are open from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

The park address is 6235 Aughwick Rd, Fort Loudon PA, about 35 miles and 50 minutes from Waynesboro.  Phone 717-485-3948.  Website http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/cowansgap.aspx.

   -- Gifford Pinchot State Park is a 2,338-acre full service park in northern York County along PA 177 between the towns of Rossville and Lewisberry,  The park has reverting farm fields and wooded hillsides--the 340-acre Pinchot Lake is a prime attraction.  

The park address is 2200 Rosstown Rd, Lewisberry PA 17339, about 60 miles and 80 minutes from Waynesboro.  Phone 717-292-4112.  Website http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/giffordpinchot.aspx 

   -- Mont Alto State Park is in Franklin County.  It covers 23 acres, and can be reached from Caledonia State Park on US 30, the Lincoln Highway, by traveling seven miles south on PA 233 or, from the south, travel north on PA 233, one mile from the town of Mont Alto.  To contact Mont Alto, use Caledonia's phone and email address. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/montalto.aspx

   -- Pine Grove Furnace State Park is in a beautiful mountain setting in southern Cumberland County, steeped in natural and historical features.  The two lakes in the park are the 25-acre Laurel Lake and the smaller Fuller Lake, which is 1.7-acre.  

The park address is 1100 Pine Grove Road, Gardners PA 17324, about 30 miles and 45 minutes from Waynesboro.  Phone 717-486-7174.   Website http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/pinegrovefurnace.aspx