Anders Run Natural Area
Cornplanter
The Anders Run Natural area maybe small, but it contains many old-growth white pines, some over 4 feet DBH. (Note: the term diameter at breast height or DBH is used by foresters to define tree size, along with height. DBH is the tree diameter measured ab

Black Ash Swamp Natural Area
Tioga
This natural area is located within the Asaph Wild Area at the headwaters of the Roberts Branch of Right Asaph Run. The tract has within it an old beaver dam that is now grass covered and an excellent example of second growth cherry and maple.

Susquehannock

Tioga

Loyalsock

Pine Creek Gorge Natural Area
Tioga
Known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, this gem is 12,930 acres in size and occupies both sides of Pine Creek from just south of Ansonia to Blackwell, a distance of 18 miles. Pine Creek Gorge was designated in 1968 as a registered National Natural La

Cornplanter

Reynolds Spring Natural Area
This natural area is located northwest of Cedar Run along the Reynolds Spring Road, just north of the Lycoming-Tioga County Line. This area exhibits a variety of vegetative types. For example there is an open pine swamp at the headwaters of Morris Run an

Elk

Algerine Swamp Natural Area
Tiadaghton
This gem straddles the Lycoming-Tioga county border and contains part of a glacial bog. The bog is prime habitat black spruce, balsam fir, and other northen plant species.

Tiadaghton

Tamarack Run Natural Area
Loyalsock
This unique natural area is located in the northeast portion of the Loyalsock State Forest and is near Sones Pond. Named for the tamarack tree, this boreal conifer wetland provides protection for the plants, amphibians, and reptiles that call this natura

Forrest H. Dutlinger Natural Area
Susquehannock
This tract is surrounded by Hammersley Wild Area in northern Clinton County. Its main feature is a 158 acre stand of old growth timber but it is also an important reptile and amphibian protection area.

Delaware

Sproul

Kettle Creek Wild Area
Loyalsock
This wild area buffers the Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area and is located in the southern portion of the Loyalsock State Forest. It is home to an exceptional wilderness trout stream. Primitive backpack camping is permitted within the wild area.

Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area
This secluded mountain valley is only accessible on foot. It is located in the southern portion of the Loyalsock State Forest. This tract was set aside in 1970 to permit scientific observation of natural systems, protect examples of typical or unique flo

Bark Cabin Natural Area
Tiadaghton
The Mid-State Trail passes through this scenic tract of old growth hemlock trees.

Bucktail State Park Natural Area
Elk
This is a 75-mile scenic drive from Emporium to Lock Haven and contains views of some 22,724 acres in the Elk and Sproul state forests. All state owned land visible from PA Route 120 (rim to rim along the Susquehanna River and Sinnemahoning Creek) was le

Miller Run Natural Area
This extensive tract of second-growth oak and northern hardwood forests. The roadless watersheds of three streams dissecting the plateau are protected in this area.

Lebo Red Pine Natural Area
A small Wild Area with natural red pine growing on a steep north-facing slope.

Johnson Run Natural Area
Elk
This natural area features an old growth hemlock-hardwood mix.

Clear Creek

Bucktail State Park Natural Area
Sproul
This is a 75-mile scenic drive from Emporium to Lock Haven and contains views of some 22,724 acres in the Elk and Sproul state forests. All state owned land visible from PA Route 120 (rim to rim along the Susquehanna River and Sinnemahoning Creek) was le

Pinchot

Moshannon

Stillwater Natural Area
Delaware
This natural area provided a sanctuary for Union Army deserters and young men evading conscription during the Civil War. Shacks were built on the islands of the swamp or in the dense growth. This tract contains a mix of conifers and hardwoods. About one

Lower Jerry Run Natural Area
This natural area is noted for its old growth pine and hemlock trees.

Marion Brooks Natural Area
Moshannon
This natural area is located adjacent to the Quehanna Highway at the edge of the Quehanna Wild Area. Marion Brooks Natural Area contains a portion of which is almost a pure stand of white birch. This area will be left to the forces of nature, free from h

Russell P. Letterman Wild Area
Sproul
This wild area encompasses steep mountains bordering Fish Dam Run, Clinton County. Fish Dam Run can be viewed from a vista along PA 144 south of State Camp. The Russell P. Letterman Wild Area joins the Bucktail Natural Area to the north and PA 144 on the

M.K. Goddard / Wykoff Run Natural Area
This tract is an area representing hydric hemlock and white birch forests.

East Branch Swamp Natural Area
East Branch Swamp Natural Area is located along Route 144, south of Renovo. Old growth eastern hemlock shading the headwaters of the East Branch of Big Run in a mix of plant communities resulting from turn-of-the-century logging, fires and recent tornado

Pennel Run Natural Area
Delaware
Scrub oak, gray birch, aspen, and mixed oaks dominate the landscape of the Pennel Run Natural Area. A portion of the Utts Swamp is located within this natural area. Reptiles and amphibians are protected by special regulations within Pennel Run Natural Ar

Restricted Area
Moshannon
This is a Restricted Area.

Not in original feature class

Jakey Hollow Natural Area
Weiser
This gem is located a few miles north of Bloomsburg in Columbia County. The tract contains a mixed stand of old eastern white pine, hemlock, oak, and other hardwoods. A few giant eastern hemlocks and white pines can be found here and serve as reminders o

Weiser

Gallitzin

Tuscarora

William Penn
David R. Johnson Natural Area
This wooded tract is located near New Hope in Eastern Bucks County. It is named after its former owner and its rich soils feature a wide variety of trees more frequently found in northern Pennsylvania than in the southeastern corner of the state.

Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area
Tuscarora
Located in Perry County near New Bloomfield, this isolated tract contains a rare colony of box huckleberry, which is a single plant estimated to be 1,300 years old. There is an interpretive trail at the site.

William Penn
Ruth Zimmerman Natural Area
This tract is located in Berks County south of Breezy Corners. It is primarily a forested wetland that features many pin oaks and various upland oak species.

Sheets Island Archipelago Natural Area
Weiser
This natural area is a series of islands located in the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County. This group of islands supports many resident and migratory species of waterfowl and songbirds.

William Penn
Cornwall Tract

Buchanan

Forbes

Tinicum Island Natural Area
Little Tinicum Island in the Delaware River is the site of one of the few tidal mud flats in Pennsylvania. This is also the site of several wetland species of plants and animals not commonly found in Pennsylvania. The island is a good place to observe wa

Martin Hill Wild Area
Buchanan
Martin Hill Wild Area includes all State Forest land south of Martin Hill in southern Bedford County. The area connects Tussey Mountain with Evitts Mountain and is decidedly wild and rugged. These forests have regenerated after harvesting in the late 180

Pine Ridge Natural Area
Buchanan
Pine Ridge Natural Area is located approximately one mile southeast of Chaneysville, Bedford County. It is part of an area called Resettlement Lands that were marginally productive farms purchased by the federal government during the depression to enco

Forbes
Located in southern Somerset County, the Mt. Davis Natural Area surrounds the rock known as Mt. Davis on the summit of Negro Mountain. The top of this rock is 3,213 feet above sea level and is the highest point in Pennsylvania. An observation tower is lo

Goat Hill Serpentine Barrens

Bald Eagle

Thickhead Wild Area
Rothrock
A short drive from State College, this tract provide an extensive, undeveloped area of mixed-oak forest. Thickhead Mountain Wild Area surrounds the Detweiler Run and Bear Meadows Natural Areas.

Bear Meadows Natural Area
Rothrock
Bear Meadows Natural Area is located in Centre County, four miles south of Boalsburg. This natural area surrounds a fen wetland. Black Spruce, Red Spruce, and Balsam Fir border large areas of highbush blueberry. Good trails and an observation platform

Detweiler Run Natural Area
Rothrock
Detweiler Run Natural Area is in Huntingdon County, southeast of Boalsburg. This portion of Detweiler hollow supports old growth White Pine and Eastern Hemlock with a dense rhododendron understory.

Big Flat Laurel Natural Area
Big Flat Laurel Natural Area is in Huntingdon and Centre Counties, four miles south of Boalsburg. Adjacent to Bear Meadows Natural Area, this tract include large stands of Mountain Laurel, Pennsylvanias state flower.

Alan Seeger Natural Area
Alan Seeger Natural Area located north of Greenwood Furnace State Park. A loop trail winds through rhododendron, under towering Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, and Yellow Birch along Standing Stone Creek.

Trough Creek Wild Area
Located on the slopes of Terrace Mountain above Raystown Lake, this tract protects the aesthetics of this popular recreational area while providing additional opportunities for hiking and observing wildlife.

Torbert Island Natural Area
An island located in the lower part of Pine Creek, just above Jersey Shore.

McIntyre Wild Area
This spectacular wild area holds the complete watersheds of four small streams that cascade in numerous waterfalls. It is located north and east of Ralston off of Route 14. McIntyre was also the site of a 19th century mining town and contains the ruins o

Burns Run Wild Area
Burns Run, an exceptional value stream, empties into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, supporting a naturally reproducing population of wild trout. The escarpment of Burns Run Wild Area is covered in a diverse forest of second growth hardwoods. T

Hopewell Tract

Algerine Wild Area
This wild area north of Slate Run is traversed by a portion of the Black Forest trail. It is truly a place to get away from it all.

Clear Creek
Aquried in 214 exchange

Buckhorn Natural Area
A high mountain swamp surrounded by mixed oaks is located within the Buckhorn Natural Area. Reptiles and amphibians are also protected by special regulations within the Buckhorn Natural Area.

Little Mud Pond Swamp Natural Area
This natural area features a boreal swamp. Various emergent plants grow within the glacial bog including species normally found at more northern latitudes such as black spruce, tamarack and picture plant.

Rocky Ridge Natural Area
Rocky Ridge Natural Area is in Huntingdon County, south of Martin Gap. This area is rich with mixed-oak woodland supports numerous wildflowers among exposures of Oriskany sandstone and limestone.

Sweet Root Natural Area
Sweet Root Natural Area near Chaneysville, Bedford County. A 69 acre stand of virgin Hemlock and cove-hardwoods along Sweet Root Run can be reached from Martin Hill Road following the Tarkiln or Sweet Root Trails. Most of the large hemlocks have succumbe

James C. Nelson Wild Area
Tuscarora
Located on the eastern end of Tuscarora Mountain, the timber in this area was cut between 1902 and 1917. Felled timber was removed by a self-acting incline and logging railroad. Later, minerals were quarried to make refractory brick. In 1964, the Commonw

Wolf Run Wild Area
This wild area contains some of the most remote reaches in the Tiadaghton State Forest and is quite extensive. The Golden Eagle Trail provides access to the western portion of the wild area and to Wolf Run itself.

Aquisition

Pinchot
Aquisition

Forbes
Quebec Run Wild Area
Official WA 6/27/2016
With acres to explore, and miles of interconnecting trails, the Quebec Run Wild Area is a favorite of visitors to the Forbes State Forest. It is located on the eastern slope of Chestnut Ridge, in Fayette County. Common recreational pursuits are hiking,

Located in District, managed by District 18

Roaring Run Natural Area
Located in southeastern Westmoreland County, this area encompasses the major portion of the Roaring Run watershed, on the west slope of Laurel Ridge. This natural area is an example of a complete forested mountain watershed. Roaring Run is formed by num

Pine Tree Trail Natural Area
This 2 gem features a stand of old-field growth white pine.

Little Juniata Natural Area
Located at a water gap in Tussey Mountain, west of Barree, Huntingdon County this natural area is of specific geologic interest for its talus slope of hard, white, Tuscarora sandstone and a horizontal thrust fault.

Clear Creek
Island

Beartown Woods Natural Area
Michaux
This area is a relic northern hardwood forest more typical of northern Pennsylvania, New York, and New England. Species found in this forest type include sugar maple, yellow birch, American beech, and eastern hemlock.

Michaux

Frank E. Masland Natural Area
Surrounding a two-mile section of North Branch Laurel Run, this tract is a good example of old, second-growth forest. There are several access points along the outer fringe of the natural area that lead to a primitive trail system. This natural area ha

Pinchot
SF boundary modified to match PGC file 2017

SGL file 2011 - validity U - modified. Was SGL 283

Rosecrans Bog Natural Area
Bald Eagle
Comprised of a high mountain swamp, this area is located north of Loganton along Cranberry Trail in Clinton County. It contains cranberry, mountain holly, and high-bush blueberry.

Mt Logan Natural Area
Bald Eagle
Located east of Castanea in Clinton County, this tract contains old-growth hemlock and an outcrop of Tuscarora sandstone.

Quehanna Wild Area
Quehanna Wild Area, is set aside to maintain the undeveloped character of the forest environment. This tract was originally state forest land that was leased to the Curtiss Wright Corporation for jet engine and nuclear research in 1955. It was returned t

Bear Run Natural Area
A small relic community of old growth hemlock, birch, yellow poplar, and ash, this natural area is located south of Woodward in eastern Centre County at the intersection of Bar Run Road and Cherry Run Road.

Joyce Kilmer Natural Area
Located on Paddy Mountain, six miles west of Hartleton in Union County, this tract contains old growth white pine and hemlock.

The Hook Natural Area
This tract is located on the North Branch of Buffalo Creek, three miles north of Hartleton in Union County. Access is provided by a number of rugged foot trails. A complete watershed is preserved within this area.

Halfway Run Natural Area
This natural area is a rather unique tract of mixed oak and scattered conifers located in an area of pingo scars, which are small depressions with low ramparts left over from glacier activity. It is found in Union County, directly east of R.B. Winter Sta

Carbaugh Run Natural Area
Michaux
This area was established to protect several archeological sites. Early Native Americans quarried stone and produced spear points and arrowheads here. Carbaugh Run is also a designated Reptile and Amphibian Protection Area.

Mt Cydonia Ponds Natural Area
This tract is located just west of Irishtown Road. It was established to protect the numerous vernal ponds scattered throughout the area. These ponds provide critical breeding habitats for certain reptiles and amphibians.

Blue Ridge Tract

Tall Timbers Natural Area
Containing old growth white pine, hemlock, and pitch pine, this tract is located five miles west of Troxelville along the Swift Run Road in Snyder County. The existing old growth was saved from the loggers saws in 1902 when a 14,000-acre tract was purcha

Pine Lake Natural Area
Located in this tract is a ten acre glacial bog that exhibits plant zones ranging from open water to tree cover. Various flora and fauna inhabit this truly fascinating tract.

Bruce Lake Natural Area
This natural area including two lakes, Bruce Lake and Egypt Meadow Lake. Bruce Lake is a glacial formed lake and is completely spring fed. Virgin stands of pine and hemlock were cut in the late 1800s leaving the area vulnerable to fires that destroyed th

Spruce Swamp Natural Area
This site located on the Thornhurst tract is noted for its glacial bog where native spruce, balsam fir, and tamarack are found. Labrador Tea and Bog Roseary, not commonly found in Pennsylvania, also grow here. Surrounding the bog and acting as a buffer i

Clear Shade Wild Area
Gallitzin
Clear Shade Wild Area is located south of the Babcock picnic area off of Route 56 in northern Somerset County. Part of the John P. Saylor Trail and Clear Shade Creek wind their way through stands of cherry, maple and beech.

D-8 File

Updated Southern end of parcel with survey file provided by Torrey Garver March 2012.

The Hemlocks Natural Area
Located along Hemlock Road near Big Spring State Park, this area consists of virgin hemlock in a narrow ravine about one and one-half miles long. Three miles of trails traverse the area on each side of Patterson Run. At the trailhead parking area, ther

Square Timber Wild Area
Official WA 6/27/2016

Tract was provided by FDC surveyors on August 2012

Devils Elbow Natural Area
This gem is located at the headwaters of the North Branch of Rock Run in Eastern Lycoming County. It is noted for its many emergent, shrub, and forested wetlands and is home to wetland carnivorous plants such as sundew and pitcher plant.

Charles F. Lewis Natural Area
Gallitzin
This natural area is located at the western end of the Rager Mountain forest area near Cramer in Indiana County. A two mile foot trail, the Clark Run Trail, winds through the scenic Clark Run Gorge with its numerous small waterfalls and interesting geolo

Created using a survey from TJ, April 2013

Updated with FDC survey May 2013. Survey provided by Torrey Garver.

Aquisition added 2013

Updated with Survey file from Torrey Garver, Feb. 2012

Stairway Wild Area

Land Acquisition

Penns Creek Wild Area
Official WA 6/27/2016

Avondale aqusition 2013

Weikert Train Station Property\ Brinkash

TJ Survey Data 2014

Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area

Bucktail State Park Natural Area

Gerorge W. Wertz

Gibraltar Hill

ThetaVI - Adjusted by JJB on 2020-06-15 according to Transco Survey data.

ThetaVI

Tamarack Swamp Natural Area

Cranberry Swamp Natural Area

Quebec Run Wild Area

Boundary from Nature Conservancy

Tax parcel Data

Validity D 2016

Camp Wopsononock Aquisition

Hammersley Wild Area
Susquehannock

Sheets Island Archipelago Natural Area

Aquisition 2017

Buck Hollow

TJ Survey

White

Meeting Of The Pines Natural Area

Added due to District Findings

Added due to district findings

Cooney Bros Tract addedOct 2017

Cavanaugh Aquisitions (two Tracts)

SJC Builders Tract 2017

Poplar Crossing Tract

Terada

Honeybrook

District Office

Staudt

Max File and Shippensburg Water Authority area alligned to survey data provided by TJ April 2013

Delaware River Tract acquisition

Mt Davis Natural Area

Asaph Wild Area

Parcel provided by Torrey Garver FDC - Sept 10 , 2013

Catawissa Recreation Area