Trough Creek State Park
| Trough Creek State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Mountain view within the park
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| Named for: Great Trough Creek | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Huntingdon |
| Townships | Cass, Penn, Todd |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°19′43″N 78°07′53″W / 40.32861°N 78.13139°WCoordinates: 40°19′43″N 78°07′53″W / 40.32861°N 78.13139°W |
| Area | 554 acres (224 ha) |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | III - Natural Monument |
 Location of Trough Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Trough Creek State Park | |
Trough Creek State Park is a 554 acres (224 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cass, Penn and Todd Townships, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The majority of the park is in Todd Township along Pennsylvania Route 994, east of the unincorporated village of Entriken. Huntingdon is the nearest borough. The park borders Rothrock State Forest and Raystown Lake National Recreation Area. There is a growing population of bald eagles at the lake. Fourteen eagles were spotted in January 2007. This is up from two that were spotted in 1990, the first year that an eagle survey was taken. These three sections of state and federal owned property combine together to provide hunting, hiking and fishing opportunities for the outdoorsman.
Trough Creek State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".
The history of Trough Creek State Park dates back to the pre-colonial Native American inhabitants who hunted and fished in the area prior to being forced out by colonial settlers who came to the area just after the American Revolutionary War. The first Europeans in the area cleared land for farming and built a gristmill to support the farms. Later settlers built iron furnaces clearing the old-growth forests to provide fuel for the furnaces. Edgar Allan Poe is rumored to have visited the area and found inspiration in the ravens that lived on the cliffs along Great Trough Creek just prior to writing his poem "The Raven".
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