long descriptionLeonard Harrison State Park honors Leonard Harrison (1850-1929) of Wellsboro. Mr. Harrison was a civic minded businessman and banker who contributed his time, energy and finances to the betterment of his home community. Originally consisting of 121 acres and called "The Lookout", Mr. Harrison owned and developed the area as a public picnic ground. He gave the area to the Commonwealth in 1922. The park was further developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the mid 1930s. Additional lands were added in the late 1940s.

Colton Point State Park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from 1933 to 1936 and opened to the public in 1936. The park was established from state forest lands purchased in the early 1900s. Colton Point was named in the late 1800s for Henry Colton, a lumberman who supervised harvesting of trees in the area. Logs were floated down Pine Creek to sawmills in Williamsport. In 1988, the park became a National Historic Landmark Park in tribute to the CCC era of the park.