Canoe Creek State Park
| Canoe Creek State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Abandoned Blair Limestone Company limekilns at Canoe Creek State Park
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| Named for: Canoe Creek | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Township | Frankstown |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 922 ft (281.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°29′12″N 78°16′11″W / 40.48667°N 78.26972°WCoordinates: 40°29′12″N 78°16′11″W / 40.48667°N 78.26972°W |
| Area | 911.91 acres (369 ha) |
| - water | 156.5 acres (63 ha) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Canoe Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Canoe Creek State Park | |
Canoe Creek State Park is a 911.91-acre (369.04 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Frankstown Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is 12 miles east of Altoona, the nearest city. Canoe Lake, at 155 acres (63 ha), is the focus of recreation at the park and is open for fishing year-round. Canoe Creek State Park is a half mile off U.S. Route 22 near the small town of Canoe Creek. The park was opened to the public in 1979 and was developed as part of an expansion effort in the 1970s to improve the state park system in Pennsylvania.
Canoe Creek State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".
The area in and surrounding Canoe Creek State Park is rich in limestone. The limestone was quarried and used for many purposes like providing needed raw materials for the iron and steel industries of Pennsylvania. There are several abandoned quarries on the park lands. Two limekilns also operated within the boundaries of the park during the 1900s. The remnants of a kiln once owned by the Blair Limestone Company stand today as a reminder of the industrial past. The Blair Limestone Company kiln is a stop on the Path of Progress tour, a driving tour of Pennsylvania's industrial heritage stretching for 500 miles (800 km).
The Frank Felbaum Bat Sanctuary is the home of the largest nursery colony of little brown bats in Pennsylvania. This one-time church, now known as the Canoe Creek Bat Refuge, attracts visitors interested in observing the bats as they emerge each night for feeding. The park is also the site of a hibernaculum for more than 30,000 bats of six species, including the endangered Indiana bat.
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