Bucktail State Park Natural Area
| Bucktail State Park Natural Area | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Sign heading west on PA 120, at the eastern end of Bucktail State Park Natural Area in Clinton County
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| Named for: The Pennsylvania Bucktail Regiment | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Cameron, Clinton |
| Location | Park Office |
| - elevation | 1,023 ft (311.8 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°30′39″N 78°13′09″W / 41.51083°N 78.21917°WCoordinates: 41°30′39″N 78°13′09″W / 41.51083°N 78.21917°W |
| Western terminus | |
| - location | Emporium |
| - elevation | 1,027 ft (313.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°30′37″N 78°14′29″W / 41.51028°N 78.24139°W |
| Eastern terminus | |
| - location | Lock Haven |
| - elevation | 561 ft (171.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°08′16″N 77°27′03″W / 41.13778°N 77.45083°W |
| Length | 75 mi (120.7 km) |
| Area | 16,433 acres (6,650 ha) |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Bucktail State Park Natural Area in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Bucktail State Park Natural Area | |
Bucktail State Park Natural Area is a 16,433-acre (6,650 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cameron and Clinton Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The park follows Pennsylvania Route 120 for 75 miles (121 km) between Emporium (in Cameron County, which contains 3,239 acres (1,311 ha) of the park) and Lock Haven (in Clinton County, which contains the other 11,800 acres (4,800 ha)). Bucktail State Park Natural Area park runs along Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River and also passes through Renovo (in Clinton County). The park is named for the Civil War Pennsylvania Bucktails Regiment and is primarily dedicated to wildlife viewing, especially elk.
The course of Bucktail State Park Natural Area is as follows: leaving the city of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Route 120 and the West Branch Susquehanna River pass through the following municipalities in Clinton County heading west (in order): Allison, Woodward, Bald Eagle, Colebrook, Grugan, and Chapman townships, the boroughs of Renovo and South Renovo, and Noyes Township. Next Pennsylvania 120 leaves the West Branch Susquehanna River and follows Sinnemahoning Creek west through East Keating Township, then crosses into Cameron County. There Pennsylvania Route 120 and Sinnemahoning Creek pass west through Gibson Township and enter the borough of Driftwood, where Route 120 follows the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek north through Gibson, Lumber, Portage, and Shippen townships, finally reaching the borough of Emporium and the western end of Bucktail State Park.
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