Presque Isle State Park
| Presque Isle State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Aerial view of Presque Isle toward the east-northeast
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| Name origin: presqu'île, French for "peninsula" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Township | Millcreek |
| Location | Lake Erie |
| - elevation | 576 ft (176 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°9′47″N 80°6′3″W / 42.16306°N 80.10083°WCoordinates: 42°9′47″N 80°6′3″W / 42.16306°N 80.10083°W |
| Area | 3,112.1 acres (1,259.4 ha) |
| Founded | May 1921 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Visitation | Over 4,000,000 annually |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
 Presque Isle State Park, Lake Erie, and Erie, Pennsylvania
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  Location of Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Presque Isle State Park | |
| Designated | 1967 |
Presque Isle State Park /ˌprɛsk.ˈaɪl/ is a 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) Pennsylvania state park on an arching, sandy peninsula that juts into Lake Erie, 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The peninsula sweeps northeastward, surrounding Presque Isle Bay along the park's southern coast. It has 13 miles (21 km) of roads, 21 miles (34 km) of recreational trails, 13 beaches for swimming, and a marina. Popular activities at the park include swimming, boating, hiking, biking, and birdwatching.
The recorded history of Presque Isle begins with the Erielhonan, a Native American tribe who gave their name to Lake Erie, and includes French, British, and American forts, as well as serving as a base for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's fleet in the War of 1812. With the growing importance of shipping on Lake Erie in the 19th century, Presque Isle became home to several lighthouses and what became a United States Coast Guard station. In 1921 it became a state park, and as of 2007 it hosts over 4 million visitors per year, the most of any Pennsylvania state park.
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