Allegheny Islands State Park

Allegheny Islands State Park is a 43-acre (17 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The undeveloped park is composed of three alluvial islands located in the middle of the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The islands are just north of the boroughs of Oakmont and Plum, and southwest of Cheswick. Bridges for the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Branch of the Canadian National Railway cross the Allegheny River at the middle island.

For the Allegheny River islands in Allegheny National Forest near Tionesta, Pennsylvania, see Allegheny Islands Wilderness. For the New York State Park, see Allegany State Park.
Allegheny Islands State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The eastern part of Allegheny Islands State Park and the C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam (No. 3) on the Allegheny River
LocationAllegheny County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′09″N 79°49′44″W
Area43 acres (17 ha)
Elevation735 feet (224 m)
Established1980
Named forAllegheny River islands
AdministratorPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Allegheny Islands State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks
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