State park
Colonel Denning State Park
The park entrance is 6.4 miles from Blain. Day use costs No entrance or day-use fee. Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Colonel Denning State Park is a state park in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Colonel Denning State Park map
Colonel Denning State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Colonel Denning State Park costs No entrance or day-use fee. Hours: Sunrise to sunset.
- Colonel Denning State Park is 6.4 miles from Blain.
- Yes, Colonel Denning State Park Lake is open to swimming at Colonel Denning State Park.
- Yes, Colonel Denning State Park has cabins available.
Before you go
Colonel Denning State Park is 6.4 miles from Blain.
Trails
- Tuscarora Trail Named in Wikipedia park article
- On Flat Rock Trail Named in Wikipedia park article
What to see
- Historic site Visitor center Mentioned on agency or Wikipedia page
Swimming
- Colonel Denning State Park Lake
- dcnr.pa.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- pa.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- pa.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)