{{Short description|State park in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox park | name = Hyner View State Park | image = 2014 Hyner View State Park view to west-northwest.jpg | image_caption = View of the West Branch Susquehanna River valley, with Pennsylvania State Route 120 (the Bucktail Trail) crossing it, looking west-northwest from Hyner View State Park | image_alt = View | image_size = 280 | location = [[Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania]], United States | coordinates = {{coord|41.32675|-77.62375|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = <ref name="hvsp"/> | area = {{convert|6|acre|abbr=on}}<ref name="hvsp"/> | elevation = {{convert|1940|ft}} | established = 1965 | administrator = [[Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] | free_label = | free_data = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | website = {{Official website}} | module = {{Infobox protected area | map = USA Pennsylvania#USA | label = Hyner View State Park | label_position = | map_caption = Location in Pennsylvania | relief = 1 | module = [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania State Parks]] }} }} '''Hyner View State Park''' is a {{convert|6|acre|adj=on}} [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|Pennsylvania state park]] in [[Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Chapman Township]], [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States. The park is {{convert|6|mi}} east of [[Renovo, Pennsylvania|Renovo]] and {{convert|3|mi}} north of Hyner on [[Pennsylvania Route 120]] (Route 120 here is also known as [[Bucktail State Park Natural Area]]). Hyner View State Park is surrounded by [[Sproul State Forest]].<ref name="hvsp">{{cite web |url=https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/hyner-view-state-park |title=Hyner View State Park |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date=2026-01-05}}</ref> [[File:Hyner View.jpg|thumb|left|An old post card from Hyner View, circa 1955]] Hyner View State Park is {{convert|5|mi|0}} from [[Hyner Run State Park]] and is administered from there. The lookout area is bordered by a large stone wall that was built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="ccc">{{cite web |url=https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/history/ccc-years |title=Pennsylvania State Parks: The Civilian Conservation Corps |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date=2026-01-05}}</ref> The current access road from Hyner Run State park was built in 1949 (it also connects to a dirt road that leads to [[Pennsylvania Route 44]]). After the new access road opened, the first Flaming Fall Foliage Festival was held at the park. It has since outgrown the park and is currently held in nearby Renovo. The park was officially transferred to the Bureau of State Parks in 1965.<ref name="hvsp"/>
The park overlook is at an elevation of {{convert|1940|ft|sigfig=3}} above [[sea level]]. The West Branch Susquehanna River here is at an elevation of {{convert|640|ft|sigfig=3}}, so the overlook is {{convert|1300|ft|sigfig=3}} above the river. Hyner View 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".<ref name=mustsee>{{cite web |url=https://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/storymaps/mustseeparks/# |title=25 Must-see Parks |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date=2026-01-05}}</ref>
The park is the location of a scenic lookout and a contains a launching point for [[hang gliding]]. Visitors to Hyner View State Park can see the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] for many miles both up and downstream. Hang gliders can be launched from a ramp just below the lookout wall and glide over the river valley. The park has a small picnic area, a parking area, and restrooms.<ref name="hvsp"/>
==Fire Wardens Monument== [[File:Pennsylvania State Forest Fire Wardens Monument, Hyner View.JPG|thumb|left|Forest Fire Wardens Monument with stones for each of the twenty state forests at Hyner View.]]
Hyner View State Park is the site of a monument to the state's forest [[fire wardens]], erected in 1965 by the Forest Inspectors Association. The monument consists of a large [[monolith]] with a plaque reading "''1915 - 1965 Dedicated to the Forest Fire Wardens of Pennsylvania in recognition of their faithful service to the Commonwealth during the past fifty years''".<ref name="hvsp"/>
The monolith is at the head of a low, keystone-shaped concrete wall. On each of the two long sides of the keystone are ten stones, one for each of the twenty [[List of Pennsylvania state forests|state forests]] in Pennsylvania. Each stone is a rough cube in shape and each was taken from its respective state forest.<ref name="hvsp"/> {{clear left}}
{{wide image|Hyner View Panorama.JPG|1000px|Panoramic View from the CCC wall at Hyner View of the West Branch Susquehanna River valley}}
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==External links== {{commons category|Hyner View State Park}} {{portal|Pennsylvania}} *[https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/hyner-view-state-park Hyner View State Park] Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources * {{cite web |url=http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/hynerview/hynerrun_hynerview_mini.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090227192709/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/hynerview/hynerrun_hynerview_mini.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |title=Hyner Run and Hyner View State Parks official map}} 148 [[Kibibyte|KB]] *[http://www.hynerclub.com Hyner Hang Gliding Club Website]
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[[Category:State parks of Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Parks in Clinton County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Protected areas of Clinton County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Protected areas established in 1965]] [[Category:1965 establishments in Pennsylvania]]