PA DCNR: Cook Forest State Park

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  • 17-05-26 17:00 - 17-05-26 19:00
    Cook Forest State Park, Nuthole Pavilion

    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

    Sunday evenings, nurturing your mental & physical health, moderate level hiking, approximately 2hrs long, open to all women ages 14 & up, dogs on a leash, rain or shine.

     

    May 17

    500pm starting at Nuthole Pavilion

     

    For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart (814)319-4621.

  • 13-06-26 All day

    Cook Forest State Park will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War.  Highlights of this full two-day encampment include children’s programs, woodland natives, cannon and musket firing demonstrations, sutler camp, council and trading events, nationally renowned living historians, French & Indian War era artisans, and live tactical engagements.  Every battle is different!  Take a walk back in time at the Sawmill Center for the Arts to view British, Colonial, French, and    American Indian re-enactors as they portray lifestyles of the 18th century.

     

  • 14-06-26 All day

    Cook Forest State Park will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War.  Highlights of this full two-day encampment include children’s programs, woodland natives, cannon and musket firing demonstrations, sutler camp, council and trading events, nationally renowned living historians, French & Indian War era artisans, and live tactical engagements.  Every battle is different!  Take a walk back in time at the Sawmill Center for the Arts to view British, Colonial, French, and    American Indian re-enactors as they portray lifestyles of the 18th century.

     

  • 14-06-26 17:00 - 14-06-26 19:00

    Sunday evenings, nurturing your mental & physical health, moderate level hiking, approximately 2hrs long, open to all women ages 14 & up, dogs on a leash, rain or shine.

     

    June 14

    500pm starting at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom

     

    For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart (814)319-4621.

  • 12-07-26 17:00 - 12-07-26 19:00

    Cook Forest State Park, River Pavilion

    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

    Sunday evenings, nurturing your mental & physical health, moderate level hiking, approximately 2hrs long, open to all women ages 14 & up, dogs on a leash, rain or shine.

     

    July 12

    500pm starting at the River Pavilion

     

    For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart (814)319-4621.

  • 16-08-26 17:00 - 16-08-26 19:00
    Cook Forest State Park, Nuthole Pavilion

    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

    Sunday evenings, nurturing your mental & physical health, moderate level hiking, approximately 2hrs long, open to all women ages 14 & up, dogs on a leash, rain or shine.

    August 16

    500pm starting at the Nuthole Pavilion

     

    For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart (814)319-4621.

  • 19-09-26 11:00 - 19-09-26 15:00

    Come celebrate America’s 250th birthday as you walk back in time in our to observe, and possibly sample, historical cast iron cooking from our nation’s past.  State park educators from North Central and Western PA will be dressed in period clothing preparing period dishes that relate back to their park from our nation’s founding to the late 1800’s.  This is a one-time-only new park event that you will NOT want to miss!  Located at our River Cabin area, just upstream from our new River Pavilion along River Road about 1 mile up-river from the RT36 Cooksburg Bridge.

     Saturday, September 19, 2026 11am to 3pm

  • 27-09-26 17:00 - 27-09-26 19:00
    Cook Forest State Park, Park Office

    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

    Sunday evenings, nurturing your mental & physical health, moderate level hiking, approximately 2hrs long, open to all women ages 14 & up, dogs on a leash, rain or shine.

    September 27

    500pm starting at the Park Office

     

    For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart (814)319-4621.

  • 17-10-26 All day
    Cook Forest State Park, maintenance complex

    100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA 16217-0120

    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. Jobs 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 10/5.  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