Cook Forest Area Events
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Fire Tower/Seneca Point Historical Tour
All day30-08-24Cooksburg, Pennsylvania 16217Please bring your binoculars and meet at the Fire Tower Parking Lot for an historical interpretive tour of the Fire Tower and Seneca Point by DCNR Conservation Volunteer, Greg Burns. Learn about local logging history, observe Indian sign, and take a breathtaking view from the top of the Fire Tower.
Friday, August 30, 2024 1pm to 3pm
Clarion River Boating Program: Arroyo Bridge-Spring Creek
All day30-08-24100 Route 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217Cook Forest State Park will be conducting a 5.4 mile interpretive guided float down the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River from Arroyo Bridge to Spring Creek. This section of river is rich in local history and contains the most challenging set of rapids on the river, “THE X,Y,Z”. We will be passing remnants of the Arroyo Tannery and have lunch along the abandoned Clarion River Railway near the Lilly Pond. This is a true wilderness experience. Fishing is excellent here so don’t forget your poles! Only experienced boaters permitted. Please meet at the Park Office where we will drive to the starting point. Boats, appropriate gear, and lunch provided to those who register by 8/28 by contacting the Park Office at (814)744-8407. Registration limited to 10 boats. Cost is $50/boat payable by cash, check, or money order made out to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior Cook Forest kayak training participants receive a 50% discount.
Friday, August 30, 2024 8:30am to 4:30pm
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Man Eating Bugs
All day31-08-24Campground Road, Leeper, PA 16233A food show with bugs on the menu. Please bring your chairs and blankets to the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater to explore the fascinating topic of entomophagy, from the gross to the reasonable with this John Acorn the Nature Nut video. This program should leave everyone with an odd taste in their mouth.
Saturday, August 31, 2024 8:30pm to 9:30pm
A Walk Through the Forest Cathedral
All day31-08-24Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Center, Cooksburg, PAPlease meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom for an interpretive hike into the Forest Cathedral, a registered National Natural Landmark. Learn how to identify old growth forest characteristics, and observe different types of environmental disturbance that are an integral part of old growth forest ecosystems.
Saturday, August 31, 2024 2:30pm to 4:30pm
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Fire Tower/Seneca Point Historical Tour
All day01-09-24Cooksburg, Pennsylvania 16217Please bring your binoculars and meet at the Fire Tower Parking Lot for an historical interpretive tour of the Fire Tower and Seneca Point. Learn about local logging history, observe Indian sign, and take a breathtaking view from the top of the Fire Tower.
Sunday, September 1, 2024 11:30am to 2:30pm