|
Name |
Image |
Date |
Location |
County |
Description |
| 1 |
Bear Meadows Natural Area |
|
1965 |
Four miles south of Boalsburg, within Rothrock State Forest 40°24′22″N 77°10′26″W / 40.406111°N 77.173889°W / 40.406111; -77.173889 (Bear Meadows Natural Area) |
Centre |
|
| 2 |
Box Huckleberry Site |
|
01967-04 April 1967 |
New Bloomfield 40°24′22″N 77°10′26″W / 40.406111°N 77.173889°W / 40.406111; -77.173889 (Box Huckleberry Site) |
Perry |
A 10-acre (4.0 ha) natural area which preserves a rare colony of box huckleberry over 1,000 years old. Part of Tuscarora State Forest. |
| 3 |
Cook Forest |
 |
01967-11 November 1967 |
Clarion 41°19′25″N 79°09′50″W / 41.323611°N 79.163889°W / 41.323611; -79.163889 (Cook Forest) |
Clarion, Forest , Jefferson |
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. |
| 4 |
Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area |
|
1973 |
Ohiopyle 39°52′03″N 79°29′54″W / 39.867555°N 79.498229°W / 39.867555; -79.498229 (Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area) |
Fayette |
Part of Ohiopyle State Park, this peninsula is formed by a meander in the Youghiogheny River. It is a good example of a late successional forests in the Allegheny Mountains |
| 6 |
Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
1973 |
Near Carlisle 40°16′0″N 77°16′0″W / 40.266667°N 77.266667°W / 40.266667; -77.266667 (Florence Jones Reineman Wildlife Sanctuary) |
Cumberland, Perry |
|
| 7 |
Pine Creek Gorge |
 |
1968 |
Situated in approximately 160,000 acres (650 km²) of the Tioga State Forest, the Canyon begins south of Ansonia, near Wellsboro, along U.S. Route 6 and continues for approximately 47 miles (76 km) south. 41°16′18″N 77°19′37″W / 41.271667°N 77.326944°W / 41.271667; -77.326944 (Pine Creek Gorge) |
Tioga, Lycoming |
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). |
| 8 |
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary |
 |
1965 |
40°38′44″N 75°58′48″W / 40.645556°N 75.98°W / 40.645556; -75.98 (Hawk Mountain) |
Berks |
A privately-owned sanctuary on an Appalachian ridge, known as an excellent vantage point for hawk migrations. |
| 9 |
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 |
|
| 10 |
Hemlocks Natural Area |
|
1972 |
Within Tuscarora State Forest 40°14′18″N 77°38′29″W / 40.2384178°N 77.6413785°W / 40.2384178; -77.6413785 (Hemlocks Natural Area) |
Perry |
|
| 11 |
Hickory Run Boulder Field |
 |
1967 |
Kidder and Penn Forest 41°02′10″N 75°41′02″W / 41.036111°N 75.683889°W / 41.036111; -75.683889 (Hickory Run State Park) |
Carbon |
|
| 12 |
Lake Lacawac |
|
1968 |
Near the southwestern portion of Lake Wallenpaupack 41°22′56″N 75°17′31″W / 41.382289°N 75.292078°W / 41.382289; -75.292078 (Lake Lacawac) |
Wayne |
|
| 13 |
McConnells Mill State Park |
 |
1972 |
Perry and Slippery Rock Townships40°55′36″N 80°11′24″W / 40.926667°N 80.19°W / 40.926667; -80.19 (McConnells Mill State Park) |
Lawrence |
|
| 14 |
Monroe Border Fault |
|
1980 |
Near Riegelsville 40°34′47″N 75°11′51″W / 40.579756°N 75.197556°W / 40.579756; -75.197556 (Monroe Border Fault) |
Bucks |
|
| 15 |
Nay Aug Park Gorge and Waterfall |
|
1989 |
Scranton 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 |
|
| 16 |
Nottingham Park Serpentine Barrens |
|
02009-01 January 2009 |
Nottingham 39°44′26″N 76°02′21″W / 39.740507°N 76.039112°W / 39.740507; -76.039112 (Nottingham County Park) |
Chester |
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. |
| 17 |
Presque Isle |
 |
1967 |
West of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township 42°09′47″N 80°06′03″W / 42.163056°N 80.100833°W / 42.163056; -80.100833 (Presque Isle State Park) |
Erie |
|
| 18 |
Reynolds Spring and Algerine Swamp Bogs |
|
1974 |
Primarily within Tioga State Forest 41°33′03″N 77°29′51″W / 41.5509021°N 77.4974807°W / 41.5509021; -77.4974807 (Reynolds Spring and Algerine Swamp Bogs) |
Tioga, Lycoming |
|
| 19 |
The Glens Natural Area |
 |
1968 |
Sugarloaf, Fairmount, Ross, Colley, and Davidson 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 |
|
| 20 |
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area |
 |
1967 |
Within Bald Eagle State Forest in Spring Township 40°48′36″N 77°16′59″W / 40.81°N 77.283056°W / 40.81; -77.283056 (Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area) |
Snyder |
|
| 21 |
Susquehanna Water Gaps |
|
1968 |
About four miles south of Liverpool; about a mile south of Millersburg; south to Harrisburg40°31′15″N 76°58′44″W / 40.5209177°N 76.9788665°W / 40.5209177; -76.9788665 (Susquehanna Water Gaps) |
Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry |
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. |
| 22 |
Tamarack Swamp |
|
1973 |
About seven miles north of Renovo 41°25′24″N 77°50′22″W / 41.4234°N 77.83944°W / 41.4234; -77.83944 (Tamarack Swamp) |
Clinton |
|
| 23 |
Tannersville Cranberry Bog |
 |
1974 |
Tannersville 41°2′24″N 75°18′21.6″W / 41.04°N 75.306°W / 41.04; -75.306 (Tannersville Cranberry Bog) |
Monroe |
|
| 24 |
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum |
 |
1965 |
Located in Tinicum Township, the refuge is adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport 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 |
|
| 25 |
Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas |
|
1973 |
Located approximately seven miles west of Kane41°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 |
|
| 26 |
Titus and Wattsburg Bogs |
|
1977 |
Approximately four miles to the southeast of Wattsburg41°56′36″N 79°45′47″W / 41.9433882°N 79.7631068°W / 41.9433882; -79.7631068 (Titus and Wattsburg Bogs) |
Erie |
|
| 27 |
Wissahickon Valley |
 |
1964 |
Located within Fairmount Park 40°00′58″N 75°12′21″W / 40.016056°N 75.205744°W / 40.016056; -75.205744 (Wissahickon Valley) |
Montgomery, Philadelphia |
Tributary of the Schuylkill River which it joins in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, near Germantown. Runs through Fort Washington State Park |