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Forest Fire Wardens Monument with small stones for each of the twenty state forests at Hyner View State Park.
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Size and Location of State Forests
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.
List of Pennsylvania state forests
| State Forest Name | County | Area acres (ha) | Founded | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle | Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Union, & Snyder | 193,424 acres (78,280 ha) | ||
| Buchanan | Bedford, Franklin, & Fulton | 75,000 acres (30,350 ha) | ||
| Clear Creek | Forest, Jefferson, & Venango | 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) | 1919, as Kittanning State Forest | Name changed 2007 |
| Cornplanter | Crawford, Forest, & Warren | 1,256 acres (508 ha) | ||
| Delaware | Pike & Monroe | 83,519 acres (33,799 ha) | ||
| Elk | Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, & Potter | 200,000 acres (80,940 ha) | 1900 | |
| Forbes | Fayette, Somerset, & Westmoreland | over 50,000 acres (20,230 ha) | ||
| Gallitzin | Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, & Somerset | 15,336 acres (6,206 ha) | ||
| Loyalsock | Bradford, Lycoming, & Sullivan | 114,552 acres (46,360 ha) | July 1, 2005 | Replaced Wyoming State Forest |
| Michaux | Adams, Cumberland, & Franklin | over 85,000 acres (34,400 ha) | ||
| Moshannon | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, & Elk | 190,031 acres (76,903 ha) 1898 | ||
| Pinchot | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, & Wyoming | 44,743 acres (18,107 ha) | ||
| Rothrock | Centre, Huntingdon, & Mifflin | 215,500 acres (87,210 ha) | ||
| Sproul | Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, & Potter | 280,000 acres (113,310 ha) | 1898 | |
| Susquehannock | Clinton, McKean, & Potter | 265,000 acres (107,242 ha) | ||
| Tiadaghton | Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, & Union | 215,500 acres (87,210 ha) | ||
| Tioga | Bradford, Lycoming, & Tioga | 160,000 acres (64,750 ha) | 1900 | |
| Tuscarora | Cumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry | 91,165 acres (36,893 ha) | ||
| Weiser | Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Northumberland, & Schuylkill | 17,961 acres (7,269 ha) | ||
| William Penn | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, & Lancaster | 812 acres (329 ha) | January 1935, as Valley Forge State Forest, | August 2007, became William Penn State Forest |
Former State Forests
| State Forest Name | County | Area acres (ha) | Founded | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | Sullivan | July 2005, became Loyalsock State Forest |
Former Names of State Forests
| State Forest Name | County | Area acres (ha) | Founded | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittanning | Jefferson | 13,266 acres (5,369 ha) | 1919 | Summer 2007, renamed Clear Creek State Forest |
| Valley Forge | Chester | 812 acres (329 ha) | January 1935 | August 2007, renamed William Penn State Forest |
| Lackawanna | Lackawanna | 44,743 acres (18,107 ha) | August 2015, renamed Pinchot State Forest |
See also
- List of U.S. National Forests
- List of Pennsylvania state agencies
- List of Pennsylvania state forest wild areas