List of Pennsylvania state forest natural areas

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 58 natural areas in its State Forest system.The Commonwealth describes a natural area as a location with "scenic, historic, geologic or ecological significance, which will remain in an undisturbed state, with development and maintenance being limited to that required for health and safety.Natural areas are set aside to provide locations for scientific observation of natural systems, to protect examples of typical and unique plant and animal communities, and to protect outstanding examples of natural interest and beauty."[2] Many such areas are only accessible on foot, and several do not have any maintained hiking trails.[1] This list does not include additional natural areas that are protected within the Pennsylvania State Park system.
A stand of white birch trees in Marion Brooks Natural Area , an example of the types of ecosystem protected by the Commonwealth
Marion Brooks Natural AreaPennsylvaniaState ForestPennsylvania Bureau of ForestryPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesPennsylvania State ParkAlan Seeger Natural AreaRothrockHuntingdonAlgerine Swamp Natural AreaTiadaghtonLycomingAnders Run Natural AreaCornplanterWarrenBark Cabin Natural AreaMid State TrailBear Meadows Natural AreaCentreNational Natural LandmarkBear Run Natural AreaBald EagleBeartown Woods Natural AreaMichauxFranklinAppalachian TrailDelawareCarbaugh Run Natural AreaGallitzinIndianaSproulClintonborealWilliam PennImportant Bird AreaDevil's Elbow Natural AreaLoyalsockpitcher plantsForrest H. Dutlinger Natural AreaSusquehannockTuscaroraHalfway Run Natural AreaThe Hook Natural AreaHoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural AreaJakey Hollow Natural AreaWeiserColumbiaJohnson Run Natural AreaCameronJoyce Kilmer Natural AreaKettle Creek Gorge Natural AreaSullivanLoyalsock TrailLebo Red Pine Natural Areared pinesDelaware RiverLower Jerry Run Natural AreaMoshannonwhite birchMeeting of the Pines Natural AreaPenn State Mont AltoMiller Run Natural AreaM.K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural AreaMaurice K. GoddardMount Cydonia Ponds Natural Areavernal pondsMount Davis Natural AreaForbesSomersethighest pointWest Rim TrailPine Creek Rail TrailPine Ridge Natural AreaBuchananBedfordPine Tree Trail Natural AreaRoaring Run Natural AreaWestmorelandRosencrans Bog Natural AreaDauphinSusquehanna RiverSnyder-Middleswarth Natural AreaSnyderPinchotLackawannaThunder Swamp TrailCivil WarSweet Root Natural Areawoolly adelgidTall Timbers Natural AreaTamarack Run Natural AreaTamarack Swamp Natural AreaTorbert Island Natural AreaPine CreekList of Pennsylvania state forestsList of Pennsylvania state forest wild areasProtected areasFederalNPS National Historical Parks& National Historic SitesAllegheny Portage Railroad NHSEdgar Allan Poe NHSEisenhower NHSFirst State NHPFriendship Hill NHSGloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church NHSHopewell Furnace NHSIndependence NHPSteamtown NHSValley Forge NHPNational MemorialsBenjamin FranklinFlight 93Johnstown FloodThaddeus KosciuszkoNational BattlefieldsNational Military ParksFort Necessity NBGettysburg NMPNational TrailsNational ForestsAlleghenyUSFS National Historic SitesGrey TowersNational Wildlife RefugesCherry ValleyJohn HeinzOhio River IslandsWilderness areasAllegheny IslandsHickory CreekOther protected areasAllegheny National Recreation AreaDelaware and Lehigh National Heritage CorridorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaLackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage AreaLower Delaware National Wild and Scenic RiverMiddle Delaware National Scenic RiverSusquehanna National Heritage AreaTionesta Scenic AreaUpper Delaware Scenic and Recreational RiverAlan SeegerAlgerine SwampAnders RunBark CabinBear MeadowsBear RunBeartown WoodsCarbaugh RunForrest H. DutlingerHalfway RunThe HookHoverter and Sholl Box HuckleberryJakey HollowJohnson RunJoyce KilmerKettle Creek GorgeLebo Red PineLower Jerry RunMarion BrooksM.K. Goddard/Wykoff RunMeeting of the PinesMiller RunMt. Cydonia PondsMt. DavisMt. LoganPine RidgePine Tree TrailRoaring RunRosencrans BogSnyder-MiddleswarthSweet RootTall TimbersTamarack RunTamarack SwampTorbert IslandState ParksArchbald PotholeBeltzvilleBendigoBenjamin RushBig PoconoBig SpringBlack MoshannonBlue KnobBoyd Big TreeBuchanan's BirthplaceBucktailCaledoniaCanoe CreekChapmanCherry SpringsClear CreekCodorusColonel DenningColton PointCook ForestCowans GapDelaware CanalDenton HillErie BluffsEvansburgFort WashingtonFowlers HollowFrances SlocumFrench CreekGifford PinchotGouldsboroGreenwood FurnaceHickory RunHillmanHills CreekHyner RunHyner ViewJacobsburgJenningsJoseph E. IbbersonKettle CreekKeystoneKings GapKinzua BridgeKooserLaurel HillLaurel MountainLaurel RidgeLaurel SummitLehigh GorgeLeonard HarrisonLinn RunLittle BuffaloLittle PineLocust LakeLyman RunMarsh CreekMcCalls DamMcConnells MillMemorial LakeMiltonMont AltoMoraineMt. PisgahNescopeckNeshaminyNockamixonNolde ForestNorristown FarmOhiopyleOil CreekOle BullParker DamPattersonPenn-RooseveltPine Grove FurnacePoe PaddyPoe ValleyPresque IslePrince GallitzinPromised LandPromptonProuty PlacePymatuningR. B. WinterRaccoon CreekRalph StoverRavensburgReeds GapRicketts GlenRidley CreekRyerson StationSalt SpringsSamuel S. LewisSand BridgeShawneeShikellamySimon B. ElliottSinnemahoningSizervilleSusquehannaSwataraTobyhannaTrough CreekUpper Pine BottomVardenWarriors PathWashington CrossingWhipple DamWhite Clay CreekWorlds EndYellow CreekState ForestsScenic RiversLehigh RiverLeTort Spring RunLick RunLower BrandywineOctoraro CreekSchuylkill RiverStony CreekTucquan CreekTulpehocken CreekYellow Breeches CreekState Game LandsWild areasHammersleyQuebec RunQuehannaLaurel Highlands Hiking TrailStone Valley Recreation AreaAbernathy Field StationBeechwood Farms Nature ReserveChurchville Nature CenterGreat Valley Nature CenterHawk Mountain SanctuaryLacawacNed Smith Center for Nature and ArtNurture Nature CenterPowdermill Nature ReserveShaver's Creek Environmental CenterTom Ridge Environmental CenterTrexler Nature PreserveTyler ArboretumWelkinweirWhites' Woods Nature CenterWoodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve