Hyner View State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Chapman Township,

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in the United States. The park is east of Renovo and north of Hyner on Pennsylvania Route 120 (Route 120 here is also known as

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). Hyner View State Park is surrounded by

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Hyner View State Park is from

Hyner Run State Park Hyner Run State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is east of Renovo and 3 miles (5 km) north of Hyner on Pennsylvania Route 120 (Route 120 here is als ...

and is administered from there. The lookout area is bordered by a large stone wall that was built by the

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during the

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. The current access road from Hyner Run State park was built in 1949 (it also connects to a dirt road that leads to

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). 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. The park overlook is at an elevation of above

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. The West Branch Susquehanna River here is at an elevation of , so the overlook is above the river. Hyner View State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks". The park is the location of a scenic lookout and a contains a launching point for hang gliding. Visitors to Hyner View State Park can see the

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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.

Fire Wardens Monument

Hyner View State Park is the site of a monument to the state's forest fire wardens, erected in 1965 by the Forest Inspectors Association. The monument consists of a large monolith 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''". 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 twenty

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in Pennsylvania. Each stone is a rough cube in shape and each was taken from its respective state forest.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within of Hyner View State Park: *

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(

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) *

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and Clinton Counties) * Cherry Springs State Park ( Potter County) *

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( Tioga County) *

(Clinton County) *

Kettle Creek State Park Kettle Creek State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in a valley and is surrounded by mountains and wilderness. It features the Alvin R. Bush Dam built in 1961 b ...

(Clinton County) *

Leonard Harrison State Park Leonard Harrison State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is on the east rim of the Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is deep and nearly across here ...

(Tioga County) *

Little Pine State Park Little Pine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Little Pine State park is along of Little Pine Creek, a tributary of Pine Creek, in the midst of the Tiadaghton ...

( Lycoming County) *

Lyman Run State Park Lyman Run State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Ulysses and West Branch Townships in Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Lyman Run Lake is a man-made lake within the park, surrounded by a northern hardwood forest of mainly ma ...

(Potter County) *

Ole Bull State Park Ole Bull State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Stewardson Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is located on Pennsylvania Route 144, north of Renovo and south of Galeton. Ole Bull State Park is in the ...

(Potter County) *

Patterson State Park Patterson State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on that are located in Summit Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is on Pennsylvania Route 44 near Sweden Valley. The park has two rustic roadside pavilions. Hi ...

(Potter County) *

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(Potter County) *

Ravensburg State Park Ravensburg State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Crawford Township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is in a gorge carved by Rauchtown Run through the side of Nippenose Mountain. Ravensburg State Park is of wooded la ...

(Clinton County) *

Sinnemahoning State Park Sinnemahoning State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Grove Township, Cameron County and Wharton Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park is surrounded by Elk State Forest and is mountainous with deep valleys. ...

(Cameron and Potter Counties) *

Upper Pine Bottom State Park Upper Pine Bottom State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in Cummings Township on Pennsylvania Route 44 and is surrounded by the Tiadaghton State Forest. It is on Upper Pine ...

(Lycoming County)

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