Name
Image
Date
Location
County
Ownership
Description
Bear Meadows Natural Area
1965
40°24′22″N 77°10′26″W / 40.406111°N 77.173889°W / 40.406111; -77.173889 (Bear Meadows Natural Area )
Centre
public/stateRothrock State Forest
Box Huckleberry Site
April 1967
40°24′22″N 77°10′26″W / 40.406111°N 77.173889°W / 40.406111; -77.173889 (Box Huckleberry Site )
Perry
public/state Tuscarora State Forest
A 10-acre (4.0 ha) natural area which preserves a rare colony of box huckleberry over 1,000 years old.
Cook Forest State Park
November 1967
41°19′25″N 79°09′50″W / 41.323611°N 79.163889°W / 41.323611; -79.163889 (Cook Forest )
Clarion Forest Jefferson
public/state
A 8,500-acre (3,440 ha) state park notable for its spectacular stands of old-growth Eastern White Pine and Eastern Hemlock , many from around 1644.
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Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area
1973
39°52′03″N 79°29′54″W / 39.867555°N 79.498229°W / 39.867555; -79.498229 (Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area )
Fayette
public/state Ohiopyle State Park
This 100-acre (40 ha) peninsula is formed by a meander in the Youghiogheny River . It is a good example of a late successional forests in the Allegheny Mountains
Ferncliff Wildflower and Wildlife Preserve
1972
39°46′57″N 76°14′34″W / 39.78259°N 76.24274°W / 39.78259; -76.24274 (Ferncliff Wildflower and Wildlife Preserve )
Lancaster
private/nonprofit
The vegetation within the Ferncliff Wildflower and Wildlife Preserve is an excellent example of a mixed mesophytic forest that occupies the valleys and ravines of the oak-chestnut forest region.
Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary
1973
40°16′0″N 77°16′0″W / 40.26667°N 77.26667°W / 40.26667; -77.26667 (Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary )
Cumberland Perry
private/family trust
Contains a 3,100-acre (1,255 ha) diverse ecological community.
Pine Creek Gorge
1968
41°16′18″N 77°19′37″W / 41.271667°N 77.326944°W / 41.271667; -77.326944 (Pine Creek Gorge )
Tioga Lycoming
public/state Tioga State Forest
Known as the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania", a deep gorge carved by glacial meltwater . The maximum depth of the canyon is 1,450 feet (442 m) at Waterville , near the southern end. At Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks , the depth is more than 800 feet and from rim to rim is approximately 4,000 feet (1200 m). Protects 160,000 acres (64,750 ha).
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
1965
40°38′27″N 75°59′32″W / 40.640833°N 75.992222°W / 40.640833; -75.992222 (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary )
Berks Schuylkill
private/nonprofit
A sanctuary on a Blue Mountain ridge, known as an excellent vantage point for hawk migrations.
Hearts Content Scenic Area
1973[ 1] or 1977[ 2]
41°41′28″N 79°15′14″W / 41.691°N 79.254°W / 41.691; -79.254 (Hearts Content National Scenic Area )
Warren
public/federal Allegheny National Forest
An old-growth white pine forest of 120 acres (49 ha).
Hemlocks Natural Area
1972
40°14′18″N 77°38′29″W / 40.238418°N 77.641379°W / 40.238418; -77.641379 (Hemlocks Natural Area )
Perry
public/state Tuscarora State Forest
Features numerous old growth hemlock trees.
Hickory Run Boulder Field
1967
41°02′10″N 75°41′02″W / 41.036111°N 75.683889°W / 41.036111; -75.683889 (Hickory Run State Park )
Carbon
public/state Hickory Run State Park
A 16.5-acre (7 ha) landscape of sandstone boulders, which were formed approximately 20,000 years ago.
Lake Lacawac
1968
41°22′56″N 75°17′31″W / 41.382289°N 75.292078°W / 41.382289; -75.292078 (Lake Lacawac )
Wayne
private/nonprofit
A 52-acre (21 ha) glacial lake surrounded by a hardwood conifer forest.
McConnells Mill State Park
1972
40°55′36″N 80°11′24″W / 40.926667°N 80.19°W / 40.926667; -80.19 (McConnells Mill State Park )
Lawrence
public/state
Protects 2,546 acres (1,030 ha) of the Slippery Rock Creek gorge, including several waterfalls.
Monroe Border Fault
1980
40°34′47″N 75°11′51″W / 40.579756°N 75.197556°W / 40.579756; -75.197556 (Monroe Border Fault )
Bucks
public/state Nockamixon State Park
An upland along the Delaware River , the area features a variety of exposed rocks from different geological ages.
Nay Aug Park Gorge and Waterfall
1989
41°24′05″N 75°38′34″W / 41.401389°N 75.642778°W / 41.401389; -75.642778 (Nay Aug Park Gorge and Waterfall )
Lackawanna
public/municipal
Located in an urban park, it features a rock-strewn, heavily wooded gorge.
Nottingham Park Serpentine Barrens
2009
39°44′26″N 76°02′21″W / 39.740507°N 76.039112°W / 39.740507; -76.039112 (Nottingham County Park )
Chester
private/nonprofit
A 651-acre (263 ha) county park on one of the largest outcrops of serpentine in the eastern US, which creates a savanna -like habitat with a number of unusual flora.
Presque Isle State Park
1967
42°09′47″N 80°06′03″W / 42.163056°N 80.100833°W / 42.163056; -80.100833 (Presque Isle State Park )
Erie
public/state
A 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) sandy peninsula stretching into Lake Erie .
Reynolds Spring and Algerine Swamp Bogs
1974
41°33′03″N 77°29′51″W / 41.550902°N 77.497481°W / 41.550902; -77.497481 (Reynolds Spring and Algerine Swamp Bogs )
Tioga Lycoming
public/state Tioga State Forest
Contains two bogs of 1,302 acres (527 ha) and 84 acres (34 ha), which are surrounded by thick oak and pine groves.
The Glens Natural Area
1968
41°19′34″N 76°16′46″W / 41.32611°N 76.27944°W / 41.32611; -76.27944 (Ricketts Glen State Park )
Columbia Sullivan Luzerne
public/state Ricketts Glen State Park
2,845 acres (1,151 ha) of old growth forest, with many trees exceed 100 feet (30 m) in height. Twenty two separate named waterfalls are located in the area.
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area
1967
40°48′36″N 77°16′59″W / 40.81°N 77.283056°W / 40.81; -77.283056 (Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area )
Snyder
public/state Bald Eagle State Forest
A hemlock, pine, and oak forest located on 500 acres (202 ha).
Susquehanna Water Gaps
1968
40°31′15″N 76°58′44″W / 40.520918°N 76.978867°W / 40.520918; -76.978867 (Susquehanna Water Gaps )
Cumberland , Dauphin , Perry
public/state
Millions of years of erosive rock create impressive landforms of unique geologic heritage and outstanding natural beauty, as the Susquehanna River cuts through five ridges of the Appalachian Mountains north of Harrisburg.
Tamarack Swamp
1977
41°59′20″N 79°33′18″W / 41.989°N 79.555°W / 41.989; -79.555 (Tamarack Swamp )
Warren
public/state
An acidic kettle pond bog.
Tannersville Cranberry Bog
1974
41°2′24″N 75°18′21.6″W / 41.04000°N 75.306000°W / 41.04000; -75.306000 (Tannersville Cranberry Bog )
Monroe
private/nonprofit
A 1,000-acre (405 ha) kettle lake fen .
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
1965
39°53′09″N 75°15′44″W / 39.885866°N 75.262356°W / 39.885866; -75.262356 (John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum )
Philadelphia Delaware
public/federal
Protects a tidal marsh of 350 acres (142 ha) located in an urban environment.
Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas
1973
41°38′42″N 78°56′28″W / 41.645°N 78.941°W / 41.645; -78.941 (Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas )
Warren McKean
public/federal Allegheny National Forest
4,131 acres (1,672 ha) of old growth forest on the Allegheny Plateau .
Titus and Wattsburg Bogs
1977
41°56′36″N 79°45′47″W / 41.943388°N 79.763107°W / 41.943388; -79.763107 (Titus and Wattsburg Bogs )
Erie
private/nonprofit
A peatland of 125 acres (51 ha) located near the shore of Lake Erie.
Wissahickon Valley
1964
40°00′58″N 75°12′21″W / 40.016056°N 75.205744°W / 40.016056; -75.205744 (Wissahickon Valley )
Montgomery , Philadelphia
public/state Fort Washington State Park
Protects an urbanized tributary of the Schuylkill River , which features a gorge and thick woodlands.