S. B. Elliott State Park

S. B. Elliott State Park
Pennsylvania State Park
CCC-built stone pumphouse and picnic pavilion at S. B. Elliott State Park
Named for: Simon B. Elliott
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Township	Pine
Location
- elevation	2,119 ft (645.9 m)
- coordinates	41°06′30″N 78°31′58″W / 41.10833°N 78.53278°W / 41.10833; -78.53278Coordinates: 41°06′30″N 78°31′58″W / 41.10833°N 78.53278°W / 41.10833; -78.53278
Area	318 acres (129 ha)
Founded	1933
Management	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
IUCN category	III - Natural Monument
Location of S. B. Elliott State Park in Pennsylvania
Website: S. B. Elliott State Park

S. B. Elliott State Park (also known as Simon B. Elliott State Park) is a 318-acre (129 ha) Pennsylvania state park located in Pine Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Moshannon State Forest. The park is entirely wooded with second growth forests of hardwood and oak. S. B. Elliott State park is 9 miles (14 km) north of Clearfield on Pennsylvania Route 153 just off exit 111 of Interstate 80.

By the mid-19th century, the demand for lumber reached Clearfield County, where white pine and hemlock covered the mountainsides. Lumbermen came and harvested the trees. The Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company and Goodyear Lumber Company owned thousands of acres in Clearfield and surrounding counties. They built railroads and roads to harvest and distribute the timber. The lumber boom era was not to last, and soon all the trees were gone. Once the trees disappeared, the people were soon to follow. The lumbermen left behind a barren landscape that was devastated by erosion and wildfires. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bought the thousands of acres of deforested and burned land. The state began the massive project of reforesting the land. The forest has since recovered and is part of Moshannon State Forest.

The park is named for the Honorable Simon B. Elliott. He was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and a conservationist who promoted the idea of replanting the forests in order to limit erosion and fires.

The park was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The young men of Camp S-116-PA built many of the cabins, roads, pavilions, and trails that exist at the park today. They also cleared brush, cleaned streams, built roads and bridges, and planted trees as part of a reforestation effort. The CCC also placed a plaque honoring Simon B. Elliott in the woods on the northern edge of the park.