Cornplanter State Forest
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Cornplanter State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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Location: | Crawford, Forest, and Warren Counties, PA, USA |
Nearest city: | Warren, Pennsylvania |
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Area: | 1256 acres (5.1 km²) |
Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Cornplanter State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #14. The main office is located in North Warren in Warren County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is named for Chief Cornplanter of the Seneca Nation, one of the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The forest is found on 1,256 acres (5.1 km²) in Crawford, Forest, and Warren Counties. The district also covers Erie and the northern part of Venango Counties.
[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts
Lake Erie is to the north and the U.S. state of Ohio is to the west
- Susquehannock State Forest (east)
- Elk State Forest (southeast)
- Kittanning State Forest (south)
[edit] Nearby State Parks
No state parks are found within the state forest, but five are found within District #14:
- Chapman State Park (Warren County)
- Erie Bluffs State Park (Erie County)
- Oil Creek State Park (Venango County)
- Presque Isle State Park (Erie County)
- Pymatuning State Park (Crawford County)
[edit] References
- Cornplanter State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
- State Forest Districts. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment