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York County 5

5 places to explore in York County, Pennsylvania — part of the Dutch Country Roads region.

Public Parks 4

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  • Codorus State Park

    State park · Penn Township, York County · 3,397 acres

    Sailboats and fishing boats ply Lake Marburg's many coves, a resting place for migrating ducks and geese, in rolling farm country near the Maryland line, with bridle trails, a pool and a campground.

  • Gifford Pinchot State Park

    State park · Warrington Township, York County · 2,173 acres

    A lake named for the conservationist governor is the centerpiece here, popular with sailors, paddlers and anglers, with a swimming beach, cabins and a lakeside campground.

  • Samuel S. Lewis State Park

    State park · Lower Windsor Township, York County · 80 acres

    A grassy ridgetop with long views over the Susquehanna River valley and the farmland around it, a breezy spot for kite flying, picnics and watching the sunset.

  • Susquehanna Riverlands State Park

    State park · Hellam Township, York County · 669 acres

    Hikers on the blue-blazed Mason-Dixon Trail climb to rocky lookouts above the Susquehanna in this riverside woodland at the mouth of Codorus Creek.

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  • Heritage Rail Trail County Park

    Rail trail · Railroad, York County

    Following the old Northern Central Railway from York to the Maryland line, this crushed-stone trail passes the 1838 Howard Tunnel and the Hanover Junction station, where Lincoln changed trains en route to Gettysburg.