The 968-acre Parker Dam State Park offers old-fashioned charm and character. It has a scenic lake, a dam, and a swimming area. The park is open every day of the year, sunrise to sunset. Day use areas close at dusk. The park office, beach, overnight areas, and other areas are open specific seasons and hours. Contact the park at 888.727.2757 for facility seasons and hours. Special Holiday events may sometimes be held here, as well as some environmental educational programs.

Directions: Parker Dam State Park is in northern Clearfield County. From Interstate 80, take Exit 111 onto Pennsylvania 153 North for 5.5 miles.Turn right onto Mud Run Road, and then drive 2.5 miles to the park.

Below: Dummies by the water (not real people)

Parker Dam State Park is a 968-acre Pennsylvania state park in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The park is surrounded by Moshannon State Forest. Parker Dam State park is 17 miles north of Clearfield on Pennsylvania Route 153 just off exit 111 of Interstate 80. The park was constructed during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps; they built many of the facilities that are in use today at Parker Dam State Park. For more history of Parker Dam, click here. But please finish this page first, and return to this website after learning more about Parker Dam.

Below: Bulldozers and graders at Parker Dam

Below: Walter Lane Memorial Bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River

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