List of Pennsylvania state forests

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Forest Fire Wardens Monument with small stones for each of the 20 state forests at Hyner View State Park
Size and location of Pennsylvania's state forests

There are 20 state forests in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

A reorganization effective July 1, 2005 shifted territory among several state forests in eastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the elimination of Wyoming State Forest and the creation of Loyalsock State Forest.

List of Pennsylvania state forests

State forest name   County   Area
acres (ha)  		 Founded   Remarks  
Bald EagleCentre, Clinton, Mifflin, Union, & Snyder

194,602 acres (78,750 ha)[1]

 Contains 1,781 combined acres of old grown forest[2]
BuchananBedford, Franklin, & Fulton71,683 acres (29,010 ha)[3]
Clear CreekClarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer & Venango16,716 acres (6,765 ha)[4]1919, as Kittanning State ForestName changed 2007
CornplanterCrawford, Forest, & Warren1,585 acres (641 ha)[5]Named in honor of Seneca Chief Cornplanter
DelawarePike & Monroe

85,114 acres (34,444 ha) [6]
ElkCameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, & Potter217,000 acres (87,820 ha)[7]1900
ForbesFayette, Somerset, & Westmoreland59,000 acres (23,880 ha)[8]
GallitzinBedford, Cambria, Indiana, & Somerset24,370 acres (9,862 ha)[9]1916
LoyalsockBradford, Lycoming, & Sullivan114,552 acres (46,360 ha)[10]July 1, 2005Replaced Wyoming State Forest
MichauxAdams, Cumberland, & Franklinover 85,500 acres (34,600 ha)[11]
MoshannonCameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, & Elk

190,031 acres (76,903 ha)[12]

 1898
PinchotLackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, & Wyoming54,000 acres (21,853 ha)[13] Formerly named Lackawanna State Forest
RothrockCentre, Huntingdon, & Mifflin96,975 acres (39,240 ha)[14]
SproulCameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, & Potter305,450 acres (123,610 ha)[15]1898
SusquehannockClinton, McKean, & Potter

265,000 acres (107,242 ha)[16]
TiadaghtonClinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, & Union146,539 acres (59,300 ha)[17]
TiogaBradford, Lycoming, & Tioga161,890 acres (65,510 ha)[18]1900
TuscaroraCumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry96,025 acres (38,860 ha)[19]
WeiserCarbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Northumberland, & Schuylkill30,000 acres (12,141 ha)[20]
William PennBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, & Lancaster1,683 acres (681 ha)[21]January 1935, as Valley Forge State ForestAugust 2007, became William Penn State Forest

Former state forests

State forest name   County   Area
acres (ha)  		 Founded   Remarks  
WyomingSullivanJuly 2005, became Loyalsock State Forest

Former names of state forests

State forest name   County   Area
acres (ha)  		 Founded   Remarks  
KittanningJefferson13,266 acres (5,369 ha)1919Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest
Valley ForgeChester812 acres (329 ha)January 1935August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest
Lackawanna Lackawanna 44,743 acres (18,107 ha) August 2015, renamed Pinchot State Forest

See also

References

  1. "Bald Eagle State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  2. "Bald Eagle State Forest" (PDF). PA DCNR. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. "Buchanan State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. "Clear Creek State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. "Cornplanter State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. "Pennsylvania's Delaware State Forest Grows by 555 Acres". The Conservation Fund. June 26, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. "Elk State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  8. "Forbes State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. "Gallitzin State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  10. "Loyalsock State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  11. "Michaux State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  12. "Moshannon State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. "Pinchot State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  14. "Rothrock State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  15. "Sproul State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  16. "Susquehannock State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  17. "Tiadaghton State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  18. "Tioga State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  19. "Tuscarora State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  20. "Weiser State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  21. "William Penn State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved October 23, 2024.