Valley Forge State Forest
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| Valley Forge State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location: | Chester, Delaware, and Lancaster Counties, PA, USA |
| Nearest city: | Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 812 acres (3.29 km²) |
| Established: | January, 1935 |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Valley Forge State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #17. The main offices are located in Elverson in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The forest is named for the camp at Valley Forge in the American Revolutionary War.
Valley Forge State Forest is located on 812 acres (3.29 km²) in three tracts: 10 acres (0.04 km²) in Lancaster County; 200 acres (0.81 km²) on Little Tinicum Island in the Delaware River in Delaware County; and 602 acres (2.44 km²) of the Goat Hill Serpentine Barrens in Chester County. District #17 also includes Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.
After the July 1, 2005 realignment of Pennsylvania State Forest Districts, Valley Forge State Forest and District #17 acquired the northern parts of Berks and Lehigh Counties from Weiser State Forest and District #18.
[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts
The U.S. states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland are to the east, south and southwest, respectively
- Delaware State Forest (north)
- Michaux State Forest (west)
- Weiser State Forest (northwest)
[edit] Nearby state parks
Although no state parks are located within Valley Forge State Forest, there are fifteen state parks in District #17:
- Delaware Canal State Park (Bucks and Northampton Counties)
- Evansburg State Park (Montgomery County)
- Fort Washington State Park (Montgomery County)
- French Creek State Park (Berks County)
- Marsh Creek State Park (Chester County)
- Neshaminy State Park (Bucks County)
- Nockamixon State Park (Bucks County)
- Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center (Berks County)
- Norristown Farm State Park (Montgomery County)
- Ridley Creek State Park (Delaware County)
- Benjamin Rush State Park (Philadelphia County)
- Ralph Stover State Park (Bucks County)
- Susquehannock State Park (Lancaster County)
- Tyler State Park (Bucks County)
- White Clay Creek Preserve (Chester County)
[edit] References
- Valley Forge State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-14. 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 2006-07-14.
- State Forest Districts. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-14. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment
