List of Pennsylvania state forests

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Forest Fire Wardens Monument with small stones for each of the twenty state forests at Hyner View State Park.
Forest Fire Wardens Monument with small stones for each of the twenty state forests at Hyner View State Park.

There are 20 state forests in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. These forests are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, which is a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

A reorganization effective July 1, 2005 shifted territory among several state forests in eastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the elimination of Wyoming State Forest and the creation of Loyalsock State Forest. As of May 2006, the State Forester is Dr. James R. Grace.

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[edit] List of Pennsylvania state forests

Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres (km²)   Date
founded
  
Remarks  
Bald Eagle State Forest Centre County
Buchanan State Forest Fulton County 75,000 acres (303.51 km²)
Clear Creek State Forest Jefferson County 13,266 acres (53.69 km²) 1919, as Kittanning State Forest Name changed 2007
Cornplanter State Forest Forest County 1,256 acres (5.08 km²)
Delaware State Forest Monroe County
Elk State Forest Elk County 200,000 acres (809.37 km²) 1900
Forbes State Forest Westmoreland County over 50,000 acres (202.34 km²)
Gallitzin State Forest Somerset County 15,336 acres (62.06 km²)
Lackawanna State Forest Lackawanna 8,115 acres (32.84 km²)
Loyalsock State Forest Sullivan County July 1, 2005 Replaced Wyoming State Forest
Michaux State Forest Adams County over 85,000 acres (343.98 km²)
Moshannon State Forest Centre County 1898
Rothrock State Forest Huntingdon County 215,500 acres (872.10 km²)
Sproul State Forest Clinton County 280,000 acres (1,133.12 km²) 1898
Susquehannock State Forest McKean County
Tiadaghton State Forest Lycoming County 215,500 acres (872.10 km²)
Tioga State Forest Tioga County 160,000 acres (647.50 km²) 1900
Tuscarora State Forest Perry County 91,165 acres (368.93 km²)
Weiser State Forest Schuylkill County 17,961 acres (72.69 km²)
William Penn State Forest Chester County 812 acres (3.29 km²) January 1935, as Valley Forge State Forest, August 2007, became William Penn State Forest

[edit] Former State Forests

Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres (km²)   Date
founded
  
Remarks  
Wyoming State Forest Sullivan County July 2005, became Loyalsock State Forest

[edit] Former Names of State Forests

Park Name   County or Counties   Area in acres (km²)   Date
founded
  
Remarks  
Kittanning State Forest Jefferson County 13,266 acres (53.69 km²) 1919 Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest
Valley Forge State Forest Chester County 812 acres (3.29 km²) January 1935 August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest

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