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Cook Forest State Park

Pennsylvania · PA

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Trails

1

Campgrounds

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A park known for old growth forest, including the Forest Cathedral of towering white pines and hemlocks. The Clarion River runs through it and is popular for canoeing, kayaking, and tubing.

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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.

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Trails

All trails in Cook Forest State Park

Cook Forest State Park Trails

Farmington Township36.2 mi4,869 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Expert
Cook Trail

Cook Trail

Cooksburg2.4 mi538 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Corduroy, Liggett, Deer Meadow, and Heffren Run Trails Loop from Campground

Corduroy, Liggett, Deer Meadow, and Heffren Run Trails Loop from Campground

Leeper7.1 mi1,047 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Dear Meadow, Browns Run, and Liggett Trails

Dear Meadow, Browns Run, and Liggett Trails

Leeper3.6 mi449 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back
Forest Cathedral Trail

Forest Cathedral Trail

Leeper2.5 mi623 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Longfellow Trail Loop

Longfellow Trail Loop

Leeper1.9 mi427 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Longfellow, Joyce Kilmer, and Rhododendron Trails

Longfellow, Joyce Kilmer, and Rhododendron Trails

Cooksburg4.1 mi886 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
River Trail from Seneca Viewpoint

River Trail from Seneca Viewpoint

Leeper2.2 mi581 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Seneca Viewpoint and Fire Tower Trail

Seneca Viewpoint and Fire Tower Trail

Leeper0.5 mi95 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop
Seneca Viewpoint via Cook and Indian Trail

Seneca Viewpoint via Cook and Indian Trail

Cooksburg10.5 mi1,611 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Seneca Viewpoint via Mohawk, North Country, and River Trail Loop

Seneca Viewpoint via Mohawk, North Country, and River Trail Loop

Leeper4.3 mi748 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Seneca Viewpoint via Seneca, North Country, and Mohawk Trails

Seneca Viewpoint via Seneca, North Country, and Mohawk Trails

Cooksburg2.3 mi686 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Cook Forest State Park
Cook Forest State Park Ridge Campground

Cook Forest State Park Ridge Campground

Cooksburg, PAPricing varies — check with the operator
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