Sizerville State Park
| Sizerville State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Picnic and other recreational facilities at the park
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Cameron, Potter |
| Townships | Portage, Portage |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 1,627 ft (496 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°35′42″N 78°11′41″W / 41.59500°N 78.19472°WCoordinates: 41°35′42″N 78°11′41″W / 41.59500°N 78.19472°W |
| Area | 386 acres (156 ha) |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Sizerville State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Sizerville State Park | |
Sizerville State Park is a 386-acre (156 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Portage Township, Cameron County and Portage Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is nearly surrounded by Elk State Forest making it part of one of the largest blocks of state-owned land in Pennsylvania. Sizerville State Park is on Pennsylvania Route 155, six miles (10 km) north of the borough of Emporium.
Sizerville State Park is named after the nearby ghost town of Sizerville, Pennsylvania, which was in turn named for the Sizer family, early settlers of the region. With the end of the logging boom of the late 19th century, the town was gradually abandoned. Sizerville State Park was first opened in 1924. The first park facilities were opened in 1927. The Civilian Conservation Corps led an effort to reforest the lands surrounding Sizerville State park during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Thousands of acres of old growth timber had been logged at the turn of the 20th century. The CCC planted thousands of acres of white pine and hemlock trees. Today these trees have reached maturity and make up most of the forested acres of Sizerville State Park.
Sizerville State Park features five different loop trails for hiking. Bottomlands, North Slope, and Campground are all on fairly flat land. Sizerville Nature Trail is a three mile (5 km) loop that features several educational stopping points. It is also a trailhead for the Bucktail Path Trail. Nady Hollow Trail climbs a 1,900-foot (580 m) mountain.
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