Kooser State Park
Kooser State Park is a 250-acre (101 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park, which borders Forbes State Forest, was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, who also built the 4-acre (1.6 ha) Kooser Lake by damming Kooser Run. Kooser State Park is on Pennsylvania Route 31 a one-hour drive from Pittsburgh. The park is surrounded by Forbes State Forest.
| Kooser State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Lake at Kooser State Park during the autumn season | |
| Location | Jefferson, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°03′37″N 79°13′48″W |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Elevation | 2,313 ft (705 m) |
| Established | 1922 |
| Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Website | Kooser State Park |
Kooser State Park Family Cabin District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Two of the cabins | |
| Nearest city | Jefferson, Pennsylvania |
| Area | 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Log Cabin style |
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000111 |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 |
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