Own a 4x4 vehicle or are a big fan of 4x4s? Free registration from 12-4p, with giveaways, live music from Ramble On (2-5 pm), and a food truck from Vintage Cafe (12-6 pm). Street legal vehicles only!

Children 12 years and under are permitted to fish freshly stocked Tom’s Run from the Swinging Bridge to the Children’s Fishing Pond. Registration and prize give-away will be held at the Children's Fishing Pond behind the Park Office. This event is sponsored by the Marienville Rod & Gun Club, PA Fish & Boat Commission, Cook […]

The PA Firefly Community Science Firefly Blitz in Clarion County is a summer-long community science initiative running from June 1 through September 1, 2026. This program enlists local residents or campers to search for and document the diversity and distribution of firefly species across the county's varied landscapes—from backyards, campsites, farm fields and the banks of […]

   Brian M. Wargo is best known for being a hawkwatcher. He was a counter at Cumberland Gap Hawk Watch in Maryland and is currently a counter at Allegheny Front Hawk Watch. Along with birds, butterflies have become another serious interest for Wargo. He regularly spends time when the weather is warm, and the sun is […]

Join the Keystone Trails Association for a long weekend of hiking, paddling, and adventure in the heart of Cook Forest and the Clarion River region. The KTA Clarion Slackpack is a three-day, fully supported event featuring some of the most scenic trails in western Pennsylvania, with accommodations at the beautiful Cabins at Cook Forest. ​ […]

One of the founding fathers of our country.  Science, glass music, and  philosophy are only part of Doctor Franklin’s life.  Join the elderly statesman as he reminisces about his involvement in the French & Indian forts of the 1750s.  Please bring your chairs & blankets and meet at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater.

Please meet at Shelter #2 to learn about our crepuscular friends while helping  scientists survey bats & moths along Tom’s Run.  Please bring a light (headlamps with a red or green night-vision filter are best) and a refillable water bottle - we'll have bat & moth masks for the kids to color.  Program is free […]

Cook Forest State Park will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War. Highlights of this full two-day encampment include woodland natives, cannon and musket firing, cooking, primitive skills, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, pottery, children’s games, sutler camp, renown living historians, French & Indian War Era artisans, and live tactical […]

Join the Clarion Conservation District (CCD), PA American Water, Iron Furnace Chapter #288 of Trout Unlimited, National Trout Unlimited, Mill Creek Coalition (MCC), Watershed Association of Lower Clarion (WALC), Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) for a workshop of hands-on activities covering topics such as water […]

Get ready for 6 nights of camping, picnicking, live entertainment, and plenty of horse riding For more information, head to the attached link.

Enjoy an evening nurturing your mental and physical health. Moderate level hiking. Approximately 2 hours long.  Open to all women (ages 14 & up). Please meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart at (814)-319-4621.

Learn to grow the food your family eats! Seed to Supper is a hands-on, beginner friendly gardening program that teaches adults how to grow fresh, healthy vegetables on a budget. Participants will learn essential gardening skills from planning and planting to garden care and harvest. Participants must commit to attending all five classes. Register by […]

No matter your level, sign up for an indigo shibori dyeing workshop from artist Ann Harting. Participants must bring 100% cotton or 100 % silk shirt.

Join New Bethlehem First Fellowship Church for a fun community evening on Saturday, June 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the intersection of Liberty Street and the Redbank Valley Trail! Come enjoy music by local artists, spend time with neighbors, and celebrate a summer evening together in New Bethlehem.  Picnic food and water will […]

Friends of Cook Forest presents the 3rd annual Bluegrass Concert featuring the Keister Family Band at Verna Leith Theatre, located at the Sawmill Center for the Arts! Doors open at 6:00 pm. Concert from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. All proceeds benefit the Friends of Cook Forest.

Please join us for an interpretive  guided float down the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River.  Wildlife and lumber history abound along this secluded stretch of the river.  Fishing is excellent.  Help us document wood duck nesting success, river otter sign, and bald eagle nests while we kayak through the Steel Trap.  This is a true […]

Participants will receive a free native plant. More details to come as the event date approaches! Questions? Contact Hannah at hbequeathccd@gmail.com or call 814-393-6147.