Trails & Rec

If you want great places to hike and bike, Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region is blessed with hundreds of miles of marvelous trails awaiting your exploration. From flat, leisurely rail-trails to steep and rugged mountain routes offering year-round usage for hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, photographers, and others.  Fred Woods Trail in Cameron County, Longfellow Trail in Cook Forest State Park, Clarion-Little Toby Trail in Elk County, and Minister Creek Trail in Forest County are just some of many options hikers can enjoy.

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Explore a working forest on this three-mile trail with 20 numbered educational stops as you hike up an old logging road and descend into Arnold Hollow.

386 acres surrounded by nearly a half-million acres of state forests. Picnicking, hiking, camping (23 RV and tent sites), cross-country skiing, fishing, hunting, and 66 miles of snowmobile trails.

29 RV and tent sites. Most sites have electricity. Flush toilets, showers, and sanitary dump station available. Five walk-in tent sites offer a secluded streamside setting.

40-mile equestrian trail begins at the Kelly Pines Campground off Route 66 in Marienville and consists of multiple loops through the Allegheny National Forest. Open year round.

Nearly 8,500 acres in Elk State Forest. This large undeveloped area provides opportunities for primitive recreation such as hiking, hunting, fishing, and wildlife photography.

Table Falls is one of Pennsylvania's most photogenic waterfalls on Paige Run. 1.5 miles off Quehanna Highway on Red Run Road. Parking located at 41.27055,-78.247065

53-mile trail through the 200,000-acre Elk State Forest with two loops for shorter rides. Trailhead is off Hicks Run Road (near Route 555).

38 miles of trails. Connects to the Marienville ATV Trail. Camping is permitted along the trail and at the Twin Lakes Recreation Area. Motorbikes and snowmobiles also permitted. 2025 Trail Detour Map Below:

16-mile hiking trail along the Wild & Scenic Clarion River linking Cook Forest and Clear Creek State Parks with scenic overlooks and vistas.

Campground, Black Cherry National Recreational Trail, and fishing pier. Bathhouse pavilion, swimming, and picnic areas open from March through October.

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