Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania
Cook Forest State Park
Pennsylvania State Parks · Pennsylvania, United States
- Sites
- 210
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,181 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Cooksburg
- Address
- River Road, Cooksburg, PA 16217
- Phone
- (814) 744-8407
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
228 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Cook Forest State Park's campground offers 210 sites along the Clarion River and Toms Run, including electric-only and full-hookup options, each with a picnic table and fire ring. A separate rustic group tenting area has four 20-person sites. On-site amenities include showers, flush toilets, a dump station, and coin-operated laundry.
Fees
Base rate $16/night for PA residents or $21/night for non-residents, plus $7/night for an electric site or $14/night for a full-hookup site with water and sewer, plus $4/night for sites near showers. A $4/night premium applies Fri/Sat/holidays. A $6.50 reservation fee applies per booking. Pets allowed at designated sites for $2/night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 17° | -7° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 23° | -4° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 30° | 9° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 40° | 15° | 81° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 57° | 48° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 65° | 55° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 64° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 59° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 44° | 34° | 77° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 32° | 16° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 28° | 4° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Clear Creek State Park · Pennsylvania State Parks · 7 mi · 52 sites
- Loleta Recreation · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 42 sites
- Clarion River Campsites · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Nct-Big Boulder Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi
- Kelly Pines Campground · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi · 9 sites
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