Sproul State Forest
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| Sproul State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location: | Clinton and northern Centre Counties, PA, USA |
| Nearest city: | State College, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 280,000 acres (1,133 km²) |
| Established: | 1898 |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Sproul State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #10. The main offices are located in Renovo, Pennsylvania in Clinton County in the United States.
The forest is located in western Clinton County and northern Centre County and contains 280,000 acres (1,133 square kilometres) of land. It was named for former Pennsylvania governor William C. Sproul (in office from 1919 to 1923).
The first land for what became Sproul State Forest was purchased in 1898. This was also the first land purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for what are now the twenty Pennsylvania State Forests, with over two million acres (8,000 km²) of forest.
[edit] Adjoining State Forests
- Susquehannock State Forest to the north
- Tiadaghton State Forest to the east
- Bald Eagle State Forest to the southeast
- Rothrock State Forest to the south
- Moshannon State Forest to the southwest
- Elk State Forest to the west
[edit] Nearby State Parks
[edit] References
- Sproul State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-14. 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 2006-07-14. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment
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