List of Pennsylvania state forest wild areas


There are 17 wild areas in the Pennsylvania state forests. There is also one proposed wild area: M. K. Goddard Wild Area in Sproul State Forest in Clinton County, named for Maurice K. Goddard.
Wild area name State forestCounty or counties Area in acres Date
founded 		Remarks
Algerine Wild AreaTiadaghtonLycoming?Borders the Algerine Swamp Natural Area and crossed by the Black Forest Trail
Asaph Wild AreaTiogaTioga?Located at the north end of the Pine Creek Gorge
Burns Run Wild AreaSproulClinton?The Chuck Keiper Trail crosses this wild area
Clear Shade Wild AreaGallitzinSomerset?
Hammersley Wild AreaSusquehannockClinton and Potter2004Largest area without a road in Pennsylvania
Kettle Creek Wild AreaLoyalsockSullivan?Surrounds the Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area
Russell P. Letterman Wild AreaSproulClinton?The Chuck Keiper Trail crosses this wild area, which used to be named Fish Dam Wild Area
Martin Hill Wild AreaBuchananBedford?Home to bobcat, black bear, and rattlesnakes
McIntyre Wild AreaLoyalsockLycoming?Has the remnants of a ghost town
Penns Creek Wild AreaBald EagleMifflin and Union2016A nationally-known wild trout stream of the highest quality
Quebec Run Wild AreaForbesFayette2004One of the two newest wild areas in Pennsylvania
Quehanna Wild AreaElk and MoshannonCameron, Clearfield, and Elk1966Largest wild area in Pennsylvania
Thickhead Mountain Wild AreaRothrockCentre and Huntingdon?Completely surrounds the Detweiler Run and Bear Meadows Natural Areas
Trough Creek Wild AreaRothrockHuntingdon?Above Raystown Lake
Tuscarora Wild AreaTuscaroraJuniata and Perry?Forest last cut between 1902 and 1917
White Mountain Wild AreaBald EagleMifflin and Union?Can only be accessed off the Mid State Trail
Wolf Run Wild AreaTiadaghtonLycoming?Crossed by the Golden Eagle Trail