Caledonia State Park

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Caledonia State Park gets its name from Caledonia Furnace, a charcoal iron works built on this site in 1837 by Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens is remembered as a leading "Radical Republican" congressman and father of Pennsylvania's public schools. A few remains and reminders of the iron works are on the park grounds, including a replica of the furnace stack.

The park is open to hunting, fishing, swimming and golf. There are 10 miles of hiking trails including a segment of the Appalachian Trail.

Since 1950, the park has hosted the Totem Pole Playhouse, a summer stock theater which has occasionally featured such notable thespians as John Ritter, Jean Stapleton, Sandy Dennis and the guy who played "Booger" in the Revenge of the Nerds movies.

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/caledonia.aspx