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  • Cathedral by Candlelight

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Want to experience something different this year for Halloween instead of the standard “trick-or-treaters”? Walk back in time with us into the depths of the Forest Cathedral with an historical character from the past. Come view the ancient forest as we walk beneath the giants by candlelight within the picturesque Tom’s Run Valley. Either a French Marine from the 1750’s who saw these massive trees 250 years ago, or a lumberman from the 1800’s will be there to guide us. Program begins at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. Bring your flashlights! (2 hrs)

  • Owl Prowl

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please bring your flashlights and meet at the Park Office for an evening driving tour to owling hotspots in Cook Forest. Explore the old growth forest and National Wild & Scenic Clarion River at night for Pennsylvania’s secretive owls. Barred, great horned, screech, and saw-whet owls have been known to make an appearance. (3 hrs)

  • Spotting Pennsylvania’s Elusive White-tail Deer

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please bring your spotlights and meet at the Park Office Conference Room for an evening driving tour as we car-pool to Cook Forest’s white-tail hotspots. Come learn about the natural history of our Commonwealth’s state mammal, as we cruise the park searching for this elusive animal. (3 hrs)

  • First Day Hike: Cook Trail

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Join the Friends of Cook Forest and celebrate the New Year with a hike on the iconic Longfellow Trail.  We’ll meet at the Log Cabin Inn for a 2-mile hike through some of the finest old growth forest in the Northeastern U.S.  We’ll also see remnants of the tallest tree in the northeast which fell in a windstorm 7 years ago.  Please be prepared for the weather.  Leashed, people-friendly pets welcome.  (2 hrs)

  • Driving Tour to Historic Lumber Era Sites

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please meet at the Park Office where we will conduct a driving “battlefield tour” to historic lumber sites on the Clarion River.  See where the community 40ft long dugout canoe was likely kept, recollect about the great Ol’ Copper Still on Whiskey Run, recount “Wash” Dunkle’s epic fist fight, contemplate the Maze Gap drowning, and view remnants of the Bartley Mill.  (3 hrs)

  • Cross Country Ski Cook Forest at Night

    Cook Forest State Park 100 PA 36, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Please bring your cross country skis and headlamps and meet at the Nuthole Cabin, located at the entrance to Ridge Camp, for an evening candlelit interpretive cross country ski trip in the old growth forests within and surrounding our family campground.  If snow conditions aren’t good, we’ll snowshoe or hike instead. Hot chocolate and a cozy cabin will be available to warm us up! (2.5hrs)