Photos of Old Toboggan Run Rocks in Gifford Pinchot State Park, PA
Earlier this week I was in York
County, Pennsylvania, visiting my parents. During the visit, my dad took
my sister’s Basset Hound (named “Jezebel” or “Jez”
for short) to the lake at Gifford Pinchot
State Park. As we walked around the park, we encountered the
“Old Toboggan Run Rocks”. The following sign appears on the
hill below them:
In case your browser has images turned off or
there is some sort of problem reading the above picture, it says
“The trail to your right goes up to Toboggan Run Rocks. The
toboggan run was built in 1963 and operated for five years. The lack of
good wintery conditions prohibited the run from being used after 1968.
The ramp was removed in 1973, but the concrete pillars that supported
the run remain.” Here is a shot of the concrete pillars the sign
refers to:
This is what it looks like from the top of the
run. I would imagine that you’d be going pretty darned fast by the time
your toboggan reached the bottom of this run!
It seems amazing to me
that there weren’t enough “wintery conditions” in PA to make
the run worthwhile during winter months.
Regardless, it’s an interesting thing to encounter in the park.
I’ll have some more photos from the park up later.