State park · Hellam Township, York County
Susquehanna Riverlands State Park
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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Samuel S. Lewis State Park
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.
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Chickies Rock County Park
A quartzite cliff rising about 200 feet above the Susquehanna, reached by a short woodland walk, with the Northwest River Trail running along the shore below for cyclists and walkers.
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National Watch & Clock Museum
Thousands of timepieces, from tower clocks and grandfather clocks to pocket watches and early electric clocks, gathered by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
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Gifford Pinchot State Park
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.
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Indian Echo Caverns
Guided walks lead through limestone chambers and past an underground lake in a cave beside Swatara Creek, where the hermit William Wilson lived alone for nearly 20 years in the early 1800s.
