Cook Forest State Park

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Location:In northwestern Pennsylvania, off PA 36 north.
Facilities:226 class A campsites (some with electricity, 6 @di), group tent camp, showers, flush and pit toilets, 23 rustic cabins, laundry, picnic areas (é), picnic pavilions, canoe launch, snack bar, swimming pool, hiking trails (29 miles), bike trail (11miles), bridle trails (4.5 miles), snowmobile trails (12 miles), craft center, playground, lookout tower, scenic overlook.
Activities:Camping, canoeing, fishing, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, hunting, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowmobiling, nature programs.
Special Features:Park contains "Forest Cathedral," a significant stand of virgin white pine and hemlock timber which has been designated a National Natural Landmark.
Address:PO Box 120
Cooksburg, PA 16217
Phone:814-744-8407
Web: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/cookforest.aspx
Size: 8,500 acres.

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Eastern white pine and hemlock inspire reverence in the Forest Cathedral Natural Area of Cook Forest State Park, one of the largest old-growth stands in Pennsylvania.

American roots: sure, coastal redwoods are grand. But what do you know about eastern hemlock, bald cypress, or ponderosa pines? A tour of old-growth forests around the United States

Since 1997, NTS has measured and monitored the outstanding trees of all native species in Mohawk Trail State Forest in Massachusetts and Cook Forest State Park in Pennsylvania.

In comparison, Cook Forest State Park, located on the Allegheny Plateau of western Pennsylvania, is the forest one would expect in a scene from a Tollden novel: soaring trunks, mossy logs, a timeless appearance, truly a fairytale setting.

Cook vs. Mohawk: where the tall trees grow

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