| Hyner View State Park | |||||||
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 View of the West Branch Susquehanna River valley, with Pennsylvania State Route 120 (the Bucktail Trail) crossing it, looking west-northwest from Hyner View State Park | |||||||
 Interactive map of Hyner View State Park | |||||||
| Location | Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41°19′36″N77°37′26″W / 41.32675°N 77.62375°W /41.32675; -77.62375[1] | ||||||
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha)[1] | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,940 feet (590 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1965 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Hyner View State Park is a 6-acre (2.4 ha)Pennsylvania state park inChapman Township,Clinton County,Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is 6 miles (9.7 km) east ofRenovo and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Hyner onPennsylvania Route 120 (Route 120 here is also known asBucktail State Park Natural Area). Hyner View State Park is surrounded bySproul State Forest.[1]
Hyner View State Park is 5 miles (8 km) fromHyner Run State Park and is administered from there. The lookout area is bordered by a large stone wall that was built by theCivilian Conservation Corps during theGreat Depression.[2] The current access road from Hyner Run State park was built in 1949 (it also connects to a dirt road that leads toPennsylvania Route 44). After the new access road opened, the first Flaming Fall Foliage Festival was held at the park. It has since outgrown the park and is currently held in nearby Renovo. The park was officially transferred to the Bureau of State Parks in 1965.[1]
The park overlook is at an elevation of 1,940 feet (591 m) abovesea level. The West Branch Susquehanna River here is at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m), so the overlook is 1,300 feet (396 m) above the river. Hyner View State Park was chosen by thePennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".[3]
The park is the location of a scenic lookout and a contains a launching point forhang gliding. Visitors to Hyner View State Park can see theWest Branch Susquehanna River for many miles both up and downstream. Hang gliders can be launched from a ramp just below the lookout wall and glide over the river valley. The park has a small picnic area, a parking area, and restrooms.[1]
Hyner View State Park is the site of a monument to the state's forestfire wardens, erected in 1965 by the Forest Inspectors Association. The monument consists of a largemonolith with a plaque reading "1915 - 1965 Dedicated to the Forest Fire Wardens of Pennsylvania in recognition of their faithful service to the Commonwealth during the past fifty years".[1]
The monolith is at the head of a low, keystone-shaped concrete wall. On each of the two long sides of the keystone are ten stones, one for each of the twentystate forests in Pennsylvania. Each stone is a rough cube in shape and each was taken from its respective state forest.[1]
