Bald Eagle State Park
| Bald Eagle State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Eagle nesting near Foster Joseph Sayers Dam
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| Named for: Bald Eagle Creek | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Howard, Liberty, Marion |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°02′30″N 77°36′12″W / 41.04167°N 77.60333°WCoordinates: 41°02′30″N 77°36′12″W / 41.04167°N 77.60333°W |
| Area | 5,900 acres (2,388 ha) |
| - water | 1,730 acres (700 ha) |
| Founded | July 4, 1971 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | II - National Park |
 Location of Bald Eagle State Park in Pennsylvania
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Bald Eagle State Park is a 5,900-acre (2,388 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Howard, Liberty, and Marion townships in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park includes the Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir, formed by damming Bald Eagle Creek and other smaller streams and covering 1,730 acres (700 ha). Bald Eagle State Park is at the meeting point of two distinct geologic features. The Allegheny Plateau is to the north and the Ridge and Valley area of Pennsylvania is to the south. The park is in the Bald Eagle Valley off Pennsylvania Route 150 in Howard, between Milesburg and Lock Haven.
The park is named for the Lenape chief, Woapalanne, meaning bald eagle. Chief Woapalanne lived in the area for a brief period of time during the mid-18th century in a village that was on Bald Eagle Creek Path, part of the much more extensive Great Indian Warpath that stretched from New York into the Carolinas. This path was used by the Iroquois to conduct raids on the Cherokee in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Pennsylvania Route 150 follows this path in some areas near Bald Eagle State Park.
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