List of Pennsylvania state forest wild areas explained

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 18 wild areas in its State Forest system.[1] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The Commonwealth describes a wild area as "land where development or disturbance of permanent nature will be prohibited, thereby preserving the wild character of the area" and "an extensive area which the general public will be permitted to see, use and enjoy for such activities as hiking, hunting, fishing, and the pursuit of peace and solitude."[2]

Wild area name  State forestCounty  Area Date
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4177acres Traversed by the Black Forest Trail.[3] [4]
2070acres [5]
[6] Traversed by the Chuck Keiper Trail.[7] [8] [9] [10]
2791acres Traversed by the John P. Saylor Trail.[11]
2004 Largest area without a road in Pennsylvania.[12] [13]
Forest last cut between 1902 and 1917.[14]
[15] [16] [17] [18]
11676acres [19]
7500acres Includes remnants of a ghost town.[20]
Mifflin, Union6200acres 2016 [21]
7441acres 2004 [22]
50000acres 1966 Largest Wild Area in Pennsylvania.[23] [24] [25]
Traversed by the Chuck Keiper Trail.
[26] [27]
4886acres [28] [29]
1703acres
6900acres Traversed by the Golden Eagle Trail.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Klyza, Christopher McGrory . Wilderness comes home: rewilding the Northeast . 86 . Middlebury College Press / University Press of New England . Hanover, New Hampshire . 2001 . 1-58465-101-6 .
  2. News: Guidelines and Definitions for Natural Areas & Wild Areas . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . June 2016 . 6.
  3. Web site: Natural & Wild Areas near the Tiadaghton State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20040302163942/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/tiadwild.aspx . dead . March 2, 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  4. Web site: Tiadaghton State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  5. Web site: Tioga State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  6. Web site: Site #30-Southern Sproul State Forest . Pennsylvania Audubon Society . April 2, 2010 .
  7. Sproul State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20070218130211/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/maps/fd10_map.pdf . dead . February 18, 2007 . 1 inch = 2 miles . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01.
  8. Web site: Proposed Natural/Old-growth Area, Sproul State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20040302164718/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/oldgrowth/sproul.aspx . dead . March 2, 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 . Note: This refers to Russell P. Letterman Wild Area by its former name, Fish Dam Wild Area
  9. Web site: Pennsylvania Wilds: Chuck Keiper Trail . Pennsylvania . 2010-03-01 . Note: This mistakenly calls Burns Run Wild Area "Burns Wild Area" and refers to Russell P. Letterman Wild Area by its former name, Fish Dam Wild Area.
  10. Web site: Sproul State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  11. Web site: Gallitzin State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  12. Web site: The Resource: Hammersley Wild Area becomes official . https://web.archive.org/web/20040309080825/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2004/01-hammersley.aspx . dead . March 9, 2004 . January 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  13. Web site: Susquehannock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  14. Web site: Tuscarora State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2021-07-14 .
  15. Web site: Site #42-Wyoming State Forest & World's End State Park . Pennsylvania Audubon Society . April 2, 2010 .
  16. Loyalsock State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20061116013451/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/maps/fd20_map.pdf . dead . November 16, 2006 . 1 inch = 2 miles . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01.
  17. Web site: Kettle Creek Natural and Wild Areas via the Loyalsock Trail . Gary . Thornbloom . .
  18. Web site: Loyalsock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  19. Web site: Buchanan State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  20. Web site: Natural & Wild Areas near Loyalsock State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014807/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/loyalsockwild.aspx. dead. November 16, 2006. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  21. Web site: Bald Eagle State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  22. Web site: Forbes State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  23. Web site: Quehanna Wild Area, Wykoff Run Natural Area . https://web.archive.org/web/20040302163939/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/oldgrowth/quehanna.aspx . dead . March 2, 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  24. Web site: Natural & Wild Areas near the Elk State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20040302193454/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/elkwild.aspx . dead . March 2, 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  25. Web site: Elk State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  26. Web site: Delaware State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2021-07-14 .
  27. Web site: Delaware State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.
  28. Web site: Natural & Wild Areas near the Rothrock State Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20040226042927/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/rothwild.aspx . dead . February 26, 2004 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 2010-03-01 .
  29. Web site: Rothrock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas . 2023-12-16 . Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources . en-US.

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