Loyalsock State Forest
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| Loyalsock State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location: | Bradford, Lycoming, and Sullivan Counties, PA, USA |
| Nearest city: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
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| Established: | 2005 |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Loyalsock State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #20. As of July 1, 2005, a reorganization of Pennsylvania State Forests in eastern Pennsylvania resulted in the creation of the "Loyalsock State Forest" and the elimination of the name Wyoming State Forest.
The District #20 main office was located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania in Columbia County in the United States. The office has been moved to Hillsgrove in Sullivan County.
The state forest lands in Sullivan county (formerly the Wyoming State Forest) became part of the new Loyalsock State Forest, along with state forest lands in eastern Lycoming County (previously part of Tiadaghton State Forest) and Bradford County (previously part of Tioga State Forest). District #20 covers these three counties since the realignment.
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[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts
The U.S. state of New York is to the north
- Lackawanna State Forest (east)
- Weiser State Forest (south)
- Tiadaghton State Forest (southwest)
- Tioga State Forest (northwest)
[edit] Nearby State Parks
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Hiking
- Loyalsock Trail, 59.3 miles (95.43 km) along Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan counties
- Old Loggers Path, a loop of 27.8 miles (44.74 km) in the Pleasant Stream and Rock Run valleys in northeast Lycoming County
[edit] Natural and wild areas
- The Devils Elbow Natural Area, 404 acres (1.63 km²) with several small bogs, northern hemlock and hardwood forest
- McIntyre Wild Area, 7,500 acres (30.35 km²) with four streams, numerous waterfalls
[edit] References
- Wyoming State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on July 12, 2006. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
- DCNR REALIGNING FOREST DISTRICTS. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (June 2005). Retrieved on July 12, 2006.
- State Forest Districts. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on July 12, 2006. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment
- National & State Forest Hiking Trails. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on July 14, 2006.
