Cook Forest State Park
Cook Forest State Park is a 8,500-acre (3,440 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Farmington Township, Clarion County, Barnett Township, Forest County and Barnett Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Located just south of the Allegheny National Forest, the park is a heavily wooded area of rolling hills and mountains along the Clarion River in northwestern Pennsylvania. Cook Forest State Park is known for some of America's finest virgin white pine and hemlock timber stands and was once called the "Black Forest" due to the preponderance of evergreen tree coverage.
| Cook Forest State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Tom's Run | |
Location of Cook Forest State Park in Pennsylvania Cook Forest State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°19′25″N 79°09′50″W |
| Area | 8,500 acres (34 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
| Established | 1927 |
| Named for | John Cook |
| Visitors | 507,260 |
| Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Website | Cook Forest State Park |
Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
| Location | Off PA 36 at Cooksburg, Cooksburg, Pennsylvania |
| Area | 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1933-1935 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 |
| Designated PHMC | September 17, 1954 |
U.S. National Natural Landmark | |
| Designated | November 1967 |
Cook Forest is now a National Natural Landmark and was rated one of America's top 50 state parks by National Geographic Traveler magazine. It was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".