Point State Park is a 368-acre (149 ha) Pennsylvania state park in the United States.

It is on the west side

of Tioga County's Pine Creek Gorge, also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is 800 feet
(240 m) deep and nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) across at this location. The park, named for Henry Colton,
a Williamsport lumberman who cut timber there starting in 1879, extends from the creek in the bottom of
the gorge up to the rim and across part of the plateau to the west. Known for its views of the gorge, it offers
opportunities for picnicking, hiking, fishing, hunting, whitewater boating, and camping. It was chosen by
thePennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for its "Twenty Must-See
Pennsylvania State Parks" list. Pine Creek has carved the gorge through five major rock formations from
the Devonian and Carboniferous periods. A path along Pine Creek was first used by Native Americans, then
lumbermen, and from 1883 to 1988 it was the route of arailroad. The gorge was named a National Natural
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