Hillman State Park
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| Hillman State Park | |||||||
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 A marsh at Hillman State Park | |||||||
 Interactive map of Hillman State Park | |||||||
| Location | Hanover Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°26′09″N 80°24′24″W / 40.435943°N 80.40658°W[1] | ||||||
| Area | 3,697 acres (1,496 ha)[2] | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,063 feet (324 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1969[2] | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | James F. Hillman[2] | ||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||
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Hillman State Park is a 3,697-acre (1,496 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Hanover Township, Washington County in the United States. It is about 25 miles (40 km) west of Pittsburgh. The park opened in the late 1960s and has been managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission since the early 1980s.[1] The park also has hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, a radio-controlled aircraft field, and mountain bike trails that are open to the public.[3][4] The largely undeveloped park is north of U.S. Route 22 and east of Pennsylvania Route 18 in northern Washington County near the village of Bavington and the borough of Burgettstown.[1] Part of the park has been designated as Pennsylvania State Game Lands 117.[5]
Hillman State Park lies within the Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion.[6] The park is a wild area that connects the Kings Creek and Raccoon Creek watersheds within the greater Raccoon Creek Valley Natural Area.[4]
