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  • All day
    06-10-23
    Clear Creek State Park, Clear Creek Road, Sigel, PA, United States

    LOCATION CHANGE because of predicted weather. Come enjoy some hot coffee, hot chocolate, and hot tea around the fire place at Shelter 5 and talk with the Clear Creek State Park Environmental Educator.

    Enjoy a peaceful morning listening to the fire crackle and the birds chirping while it rains.

    Friday, October 6 at 8:00am to 9:00am

    Clear Creek State Park, Shelter 5
    38 Clear Creek Park Road, Sigel, PA 15860-6702

  • All day
    06-10-23
    Route 36, Leeper, PA, United States

    Halloween Decorating Competition at Cook Forest Ridge Camp hosted by the Friends of Cook Forest.

    Join the fun of competing & judging campsite decorations here at Ridge Camp the weekend of October 6 & 7, 2023. All proceeds will benefit the Ridge Camp playground equipment replacement fund.

    Eligibility – Camp Site: To have your site judged, you must have a site reserved at Ridge Camp Friday, Oct. 6 & Saturday, Oct. 7. You must register and make a donation of any amount ($5 minimum suggested) at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6 (4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm). You will be given a ribbon to attach to your site post to alert campers that your site is entered to be judged.

    Eligibility – Judging: To judge/vote for your favorite site, all you need to do is make a donation of $1 or more at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6(4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm) to receive a ballot.

    Ballots: Ballots must be put in the box at Camp Host site #52 no later than 8pm on Saturday.

    NOTICE: Please do not enter campsites to judge. Judging can be done from the roads within the campground.

    Top three winning sites will be announced & prizes awarded at 9pm on Oct 7 at the camp amphitheater, or front pavilion (inclement weather). Refreshments will be available!

  • All day
    06-10-23
    Campground Road, Leeper, PA 16233

    Please meet at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater to take a candlelit walk back in time with a woodhick from the 1800’s. He’ll be telling old stories of lumbering exploits as he leads us to large and ancient trees on Mohawk and Ridge Trails. Don’t forget your flashlights and headlamps!

  • All day
    06-10-23-07-10-23
    Campground Road, Leeper, PA 16233

    Halloween Decorating Competition at Cook Forest Ridge Camp hosted by the Friends of Cook Forest.

    Join the fun of competing & judging campsite decorations here at Ridge Camp the weekend of October 6 & 7, 2023. All proceeds will benefit the Ridge Camp playground equipment replacement fund.

    Eligibility – Camp Site: To have your site judged, you must have a site reserved at Ridge Camp Friday, Oct. 6 & Saturday, Oct. 7. You must register and make a donation of any amount ($5 minimum suggested) at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6 (4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm). You will be given a ribbon to attach to your site post to alert campers that your site is entered to be judged.

    Eligibility – Judging: To judge/vote for your favorite site, all you need to do is make a donation of $1 or more at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6(4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm) to receive a ballot.

    Ballots: Ballots must be put in the box at Camp Host site #52 no later than 8pm on Saturday.

    NOTICE: Please do not enter campsites to judge. Judging can be done from the roads within the campground.

    Top three winning sites will be announced & prizes awarded at 9pm on Oct 7 at the camp amphitheater, or front pavilion (inclement weather). Refreshments will be available!

    Friday, October 6 at 9:00am to 8:00pm

    More dates through October 7, 2023

    Cook Forest State Park
    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

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  • All day
    07-10-23
    Cook Forest Sawmill Art Center, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Walk with a Doc – Cook Forest State Park. Join Dr. Michelle Warnckle on 2 easy, connected loop trails in Cook Forest, the Black Bear Trail and the accessible Paved Sensory Trail. The Black Bear Trail is a flat trail with a dirt surface and some roots, the Paved Sensory Trail is an asphalt surface with benches and a guide wire.

    Easy 1 hour, 1.3 mile walk on a gravel trail, one accessible trail, one is not, no bathrooms on the trail.

  • All day
    07-10-23
    Campground Road, Leeper, PA 16233

    Please meet at the Nuthole Pavilion, located at the entrance to Ridge Camp, to discover the fascinating world of owls in Pennsylvania. Learn about what common species we have here in PA, their digestive system, and what they eat as we dissect an owl pellet.

    Saturday, October 7 at 12:00pm to 2:00pm

  • All day
    07-10-23-07-10-23
    Campground Road, Leeper, PA 16233

    Halloween Decorating Competition at Cook Forest Ridge Camp hosted by the Friends of Cook Forest.

    Join the fun of competing & judging campsite decorations here at Ridge Camp the weekend of October 6 & 7, 2023. All proceeds will benefit the Ridge Camp playground equipment replacement fund.

    Eligibility – Camp Site: To have your site judged, you must have a site reserved at Ridge Camp Friday, Oct. 6 & Saturday, Oct. 7. You must register and make a donation of any amount ($5 minimum suggested) at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6 (4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm). You will be given a ribbon to attach to your site post to alert campers that your site is entered to be judged.

    Eligibility – Judging: To judge/vote for your favorite site, all you need to do is make a donation of $1 or more at Camp Host site #52 on Oct 6(4-8pm) or Oct 7(9am-12pm) to receive a ballot.

    Ballots: Ballots must be put in the box at Camp Host site #52 no later than 8pm on Saturday.

    NOTICE: Please do not enter campsites to judge. Judging can be done from the roads within the campground.

    Top three winning sites will be announced & prizes awarded at 9pm on Oct 7 at the camp amphitheater, or front pavilion (inclement weather). Refreshments will be available!

    Friday, October 6 at 9:00am to 8:00pm

    More dates through October 7, 2023

    Cook Forest State Park
    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

  • All day
    07-10-23
    Cook Forest Sawmill Art Center, Cooksburg, PA, United States

    Walk with a Doc – Cook Forest State Park. Join Dr. Michelle Warnckle on 2 easy, connected loop trails in Cook Forest, the Black Bear Trail and the accessible Paved Sensory Trail. The Black Bear Trail is a flat trail with a dirt surface and some roots, the Paved Sensory Trail is an asphalt surface with benches and a guide wire.

    Easy 1 hour, 1.3 mile walk on a gravel trail, one accessible trail, one is not, no bathrooms on the trail.

    Saturday, October 7 at 11:00am to 12:00pm

    Parking lot at the beginning of the Paved Sensory Trail 41.353420, -79.217099. From the road to the Sawmill Center for the Arts in Cook Forest turn left at the sign for the Paved Sensory Trail, proceed up the hill past the water tower and find the trail head 1/4 mile further up the hill. We’ll start with a hike on the nearly flat 1.1 mile Black Bear Trail, then finish with an even easier 0.2 mile loop on the Paved Sensory Trail.

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  • All day
    08-10-23
    Clear Creek State Park, Clear Creek Road, Sigel, PA, United States

    Join us to learn about the hibernators that we have in Pennsylvania. Learn about what a true hibernator means, and which animals are true hibernators.

    Sunday, October 8 at 6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Clear Creek State Park, Amphitheater
    38 Clear Creek Park Road, Sigel, PA 15860-6702

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  • All day
    21-10-23
    100 Route 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217

    Join local photographer Kevin Kaltenbaugh as he explains some of the basics of woodland photography. We’ll start with a short session in the Park Office conference room, then head out on the trails to learn firsthand how to take successful pictures in the shaded environment of Cook Forest State Park. Program is free, but registration is required by calling the Park Office at (814) 744-8407; 12 person limit.

    Saturday, October 21 at 9:00am to 12:00pm

  • All day
    21-10-23

    Have you been looking for a way to get involved with Cook Forest State Park? Please consider joining us for the day to help maintain the park through various work projects. Work projects may include trail maintenance, litter pickup, painting, wood stacking, etc. Free camping Friday and/or Saturday nights will be available for volunteers, with prior notice received by 10/6. If you are planning to join us for the day, please contact the Park Office (814)744-8407 at least two weeks in advance so that we can have a volunteer project lined up for you. Lunch provided! Saturday, October 21 at 8:00am to 1:00pm

    0800am-0830am: meet at Maintenance Complex to receive assigned task

    0830am-1200pm: complete work projects

    1200-1230pm: return work gear to Maintenance

    1230-100pm: LUNCH & Certificate Ceremony at Shelter #2

  • All day
    21-10-23

    Have you been looking for a way to get involved with Cook Forest State Park? Please consider joining us for the day to help maintain the park through various work projects. Work projects may include trail maintenance, litter pickup, painting, wood stacking, etc. Free camping Friday and/or Saturday nights will be available for volunteers, with prior notice received by 10/6. If you are planning to join us for the day, please contact the Park Office (814)744-8407 at least two weeks in advance so that we can have a volunteer project lined up for you. Lunch provided!

    0800am-0830am: meet at Maintenance Complex to receive assigned task

    0830am-1200pm: complete work projects

    1200-1230pm: return work gear to Maintenance

    1230-100pm: LUNCH & Certificate Ceremony at Shelter #2

    Saturday, October 21 at 8:00am to 1:00pm

  • All day
    21-10-23
    100 Route 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217

    Join local photographer Kevin Kaltenbaugh as he explains some of the basics of woodland photography. We’ll start with a short session in the Park Office conference room, then head out on the trails to learn firsthand how to take successful pictures in the shaded environment of Cook Forest State Park. Program is free, but registration is required by calling the Park Office at (814) 744-8407; 12 person limit. Park Office Conference Room

    Saturday, October 21 at 9:00am to 12:00pm

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  • All day
    31-10-23

    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!

    Tuesday, October 31 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm