Little Buffalo State Park
| Little Buffalo State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Sunset over Holman Lake
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| Named for: Little Buffalo Creek | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Perry |
| Townships | Centre, Juniata |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 643 ft (196.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°27′06″N 77°10′23″W / 40.45167°N 77.17306°WCoordinates: 40°27′06″N 77°10′23″W / 40.45167°N 77.17306°W |
| Area | 923 acres (374 ha) |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Little Buffalo State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Little Buffalo State Park | |
Little Buffalo State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 923 acres (3.7 km2) in Centre and Juniata Townships, Perry County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is a historical destination as well as a recreational destination. Visitors to the park can cross a covered bridge and observe a restored and operating grist mill. The park is also home to Holman Lake a popular fishing lake in Perry County and several hundred acres are open to hunting. Little Buffalo State Park is a mile southwest of Newport just off Pennsylvania Route 34.
Little Buffalo State Park is named for Little Buffalo Creek which runs through the park. The creek and the nearby Buffalo Ridge are named for the bison that are believed to have once roamed the ridge and valley region of Pennsylvania. Humans have lived in what is now Pennsylvania since at least 10,000 BC. The first settlers were Paleo-Indian nomadic hunters known from their stone tools. The hunter-gatherers of the Archaic period, which lasted locally from 7000 to 1000 BC, used a greater variety of more sophisticated stone artifacts. The Woodland period marked the gradual transition to semi-permanent villages and horticulture, between 1000 BC and 1500 AD. Archeological evidence found in the state from this time includes a range of pottery types and styles, burial mounds, pipes, bows and arrow, and ornaments. Perry County was part of the Albany Purchase of 1754 when the colonists purchased a large tract of land from the Iroquois League of Six Nations.
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