Memorial Lake State Park spans 230 acres in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County. The park sits at the base of Blue Mountain and is surrounded by Fort Indiantown Gap, the headquarters for Pennsylvania’s Army & Air National Guard. It was established in 1945 in memory of Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers that served in World War’s I & II. The park is only a 30 minute drive from the state’s capitol, Harrisburg and includes the 85 acre Memorial Lake.