Rothrock State Forest

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Rothrock State Forest, Pennsylvania
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Map of the United States showing the location of Rothrock State Forest, Pennsylvania
Location:	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nearest city:	State College, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	41°12′9″N, 77°16′0″W
Area:	215,500 acres (872 km²) (before realignment)
Governing body:	Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Location Map of Rothrock State Forest Holdings

Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5. The main offices are located in Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Rothrock State Forest is located in Centre, Huntingdon, and Mifflin Counties.

State College, home of Penn State University is only a few miles many of the entrances of Rothrock, leading to high utilization of the forest by students and staff of the university. Rothrock shares a common border on its eastern portion with Bald Eagle State Forest and is just north of areas of Tuscarora State Forest.

The "Roman Tower" near the PA Mid State trail

1 History
2 Neighboring State Forest Districts
3 Nearby State Parks
4 Events
- 4.1 2006 Fire
5 See also
6 References
7 External link

[edit] History

The name Rothrock comes from Dr. Joseph Trimbel Rothrock. He is recognized as the Father of Forestry in Pennsylvania. In 1895, Dr. Rothrock was appointed the first forestry commissioner to lead the newly-formed Division of Forestry in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Two of his major accomplishments as commissioner were his land acquisition program and the creation of a forest academy to train foresters for state service.

[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts

[edit] Nearby State Parks

Four PA State Parks are located within Rothrock State Forest:

Sassafrass Trail near Greenwood Furnace State Park

[edit] Events

Various events are held in Rothrock each year including the Wilderness 101, a 101 mile mountain bike race, and the Tussey MountainBack 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon. In 2005 the Single Speed World Championship race was held in Rothrcok.

[edit] 2006 Fire

On May 1, 2006, a large fire was started in Rothrock State Forest. As of May 2nd, more than 100 acres have burnt and the fire is still burning. Local newspaper coverage

[edit] See also

Pennsylvania Mid State Trail

[edit] References

Rothrock State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-25. 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 2006-07-25. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment
Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.

[edit] External link

Landscape Photography of Rothrock State Forest. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.

	Protected Areas of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
State Parks	Allegheny Islands \| Archbald Pothole \| Bald Eagle \| Beltzville \| Bendigo \| Benjamin Rush \| Big Pocono \| Big Spring \| Black Moshannon \| Blue Knob \| Boyd Big \| Buchanan's Birthplace \| Bucktail \| Caledonia \| Canoe Creek \| Chapman \| Cherry Springs \| Clear Creek \| Codorus \| Colonel Denning \| Colton Point \| Cook Forest \| Cowans Gap \| Delaware Canal \| Denton Hill \| Elk \| Erie Bluffs \| Evansburg \| Fort Washington \| Fowlers Hollow \| Frances Slocum \| French Creek \| Gifford Pinchot \| Gouldsboro \| Greenwood Furnace \| Hickory Run \| Hillman \| Hills Creek \| Hyner Run \| Hyner View \| Jacobsburg \| Jennings \| Joseph E. Ibberson \| Kettle Creek \| Keystone \| Kings Gap \| Kinzua Bridge \| Kooser \| Lackawanna \| Laurel Hill \| Laurel Mountain \| Laurel Ridge \| Laurel Summit \| Lehigh Gorge \| Leonard Harrison \| Linn Run \| Little Buffalo \| Little Pine \| Locust Lake \| Lyman Run \| Maurice K. Goddard \| Marsh Creek \| McCalls Dam \| McConnells Mill \| Memorial Lake \| Milton \| Mont Alto \| Moraine \| Mt. Pisgah \| Nescopeck \| Neshaminy \| Nockamixon \| Norristown Farm \| Nolde Forest \| Ohiopyle \| Oil Creek \| Ole Bull \| Parker Dam \| Patterson \| Penn-Roosevelt \| Pine Grove Furnace \| Poe Paddy \| Poe Valley \| Point \| Presque Isle \| Prince Gallitzin \| Promised Land \| Prompton \| Prouty Place \| Pymatuning \| R. B. Winter \| Raccoon Creek \| Ralph Stover \| Ravensburg \| Reeds Gap \| Ricketts Glen \| Ridley Creek \| Ryerson Station \| S. B. Elliott \| Salt Springs \| Samuel S. Lewis \| Sand Bridge \| Shawnee \| Shikellamy \| Sinnemahoning \| Sizerville \| Susquehanna \| Susquehannock \| Swatara \| Tobyhanna \| Trough Creek \| Tuscarora \| Tyler \| Upper Pine Bottom \| Varden \| Warriors Path \| Whipple Dam \| White Clay Creek \| Worlds End \| Yellow Creek
State Forests	Bald Eagle \| Buchanan \| Cornplanter \| Delaware \| Elk \| Forbes \| Gallitzin \| Kittanning \| Lackawanna \| Loyalsock \| Michaux \| Moshannon \| Rothrock \| Sproul \| Susquehannock \| Tiadaghton \| Tioga \| Tuscarora \| Valley Forge \| Weiser \| Wyoming
Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers	Bear Run \| French Creek \| Lehigh River \| Le Tort Spring Run \| Lick Run \| Lower Brandywine \| Octoraro Creek \| Pine Creek \| Schuylkill River \| Stony Creek \| Tucquan Creek \| Tulpehocken Creek \| Yellow Breeches Creek

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Categories: IUCN Category VI | Centre County, Pennsylvania | Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania state forests

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