Colton Point State Park continued to attract national attention in the post-war era. "The New York Times" featured the park and its "breath-taking views of the gorge" as well as its trails and location in the wilds of the state forest in a 1950 article, and in 1966 praised the whitewater boating on Pine Creek and the park's "outstanding look-out points". The Pine Creek Gorge, including Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks and a section of Tioga State Forest, was named a National Natural Landmark (NNL) in April 1968. A 1973 "New York Times" article on whitewater canoeing noted the damage along Pine Creek done by Hurricane Agnes the year before. Another "Times" story in 2002 noted the park for its beauty and wildlife, and cited it as a starting point for hiking the West Rim Trail.