Knoebels Amusement Resort

Knoebels Amusement Resort

Previously known as Knoebels Grove, Knoebels Amusement Park
Location	Elysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40°52′44″N 76°30′18″W / 40.879°N 76.505°W / 40.879; -76.505
Opened	July 4, 1926 (97 years)
Owner	Knoebel family
Slogan	"It's My Kind of Fun (Is Knoebels Fun)!" "Picture Yourself (at Knoebels)" "Make New Memories the old fashioned way" "Fun, Food, and Fantasy" "For all ages, For all time"
Operating season	April–September (including limited Days in October For Hallo-Fun Nights, and limited days from Black Friday to January 2 for Joy through the Grove)
Area	150 Acres (60.7 hectares)
Attractions
Total	64
Roller coasters	6 (including kiddie coasters)
Water rides	2
Website	www.knoebels.com

Knoebels Amusement Resort (/kəˈnoʊbəlz/) is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is United States's largest free-admission park. The park has more than 60 rides including three wooden roller coasters, three steel roller coasters, a 1913 carousel, and 2 haunted house dark rides, among more.

The amusement park is owned and operated by the Knoebel (pronounced kuh-NO-bel) family, who also operate a lumber yard next to the park. The park's name has traditionally been spelled "Knoebels" without the apostrophe, and appears that way on all official park advertising and correspondence.

The park straddles the line between Northumberland and Columbia Counties. The complex is mainly in the Columbia County townships of Cleveland and Franklin and is in Ralpho Township on the Northumberland County side of the South Branch Roaring Creek.

The park and its rides have won awards from organizations such as Amusement Today, American Coaster Enthusiasts, and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. In 2014, Travel Channel rated Knoebels one of their Top 10 Family Friendly Amusement Parks in the United States.^[1]