Lehigh Gorge State Park

Lehigh Gorge State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Lehigh Gorge State Park in October 2006
Location of Lehigh Gorge State Park in Pennsylvania
LocationPennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°57′58″N 75°45′31″W / 40.96611°N 75.75861°W / 40.96611; -75.75861
Area4,548 acres (18.41 km2)
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Established1980
Named forLehigh Gorge
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
WebsiteLehigh Gorge State Park

Lehigh Gorge State Park is a 4,548 acres (1,841 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania. The park encompasses a gorge, which stretches along the Lehigh River from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam in Luzerne County to Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.

The primary recreational activity at Lehigh Gorge State Park is white water rafting.

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