Cook Forest State Park, out of Pennsylvania’s myriad state parks, is one of the most striking. Here you can find one of the most impressive old growth forests in the country. You can visit Cook Forest State Park along the Clarion River, in Northwestern PA.

Wikimedia Commons The Forest Cathedral of Cook Forest is full of white pine and hemlock trees that have been growing since the 1600s. It was once called the Black Forest.

John McCullough/ Flickr This fire tower was built at Seneca Point in 1929; it is no longer used for this purpose, but you can climb to the top to get an incredible view of your surroundings.

Paul Robertson/ Flickr Cook Forest State Park’s landscape consists of rolling hills, babbling brooks, serene wooded areas, and soft undergrowth. The park is 8,500 acres large.

Malcolm Manners/ Flickr National Geographic Traveler magazine named Cook Forest State Park one of the top 50 state parks in the country, and the PDCNR rated it one of Pennsylvania’s top 25 must-see state parks.

Wikimedia Commons Any time of the year, Cook Forest State Park is a stunning place to visit.

Check out the video below, which will show you some more footage of the old growth forest here.

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The Forest Cathedral of Cook Forest is full of white pine and hemlock trees that have been growing since the 1600s. It was once called the Black Forest.

John McCullough/ Flickr

This fire tower was built at Seneca Point in 1929; it is no longer used for this purpose, but you can climb to the top to get an incredible view of your surroundings.

Paul Robertson/ Flickr

Cook Forest State Park’s landscape consists of rolling hills, babbling brooks, serene wooded areas, and soft undergrowth. The park is 8,500 acres large.

Malcolm Manners/ Flickr

National Geographic Traveler magazine named Cook Forest State Park one of the top 50 state parks in the country, and the PDCNR rated it one of Pennsylvania’s top 25 must-see state parks.

Any time of the year, Cook Forest State Park is a stunning place to visit.

Have you visited Cook Forest State Park – or which state parks would you recommend for a hike?

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