fees, RV limits, trails & mountain biking

Cook Forest State Park Campground

Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR) campground in Cook Forest State Park, Pennsylvania.

From $16 (PA schedule)nightly fee (see fee notes)
—site count not in our sources
Reservablebooking
Not statedseason (agency text)
Allowedmax RV/trailer length
0named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi
16.1 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • There are 35 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles.
  • Electric and water hookup sites are available, plus some sewer sites.
  • Straight-line distance: Pittsburgh ~74 mi, Winchester ~159 mi, Baltimore ~197 mi.

Amenities & rules

Dump stationShowersToiletsTentsRVs/trailers

Stay limit: 14 nights Memorial Day–Labor Day; 21 nights otherwise

Fee notes from the agency (source): Pennsylvania state parks publish one statewide nightly schedule (resident / non-resident): Base campsite $16 / $21; Modern (showers) add-on $4 / $4; Electricity add-on $7 / $7; Water add-on $8 / $8; Water and sewer add-on $14 / $14; Premium (Fri, Sat, holiday, events) add-on $4 / $4. Statewide nightly prices (PA resident / non-resident). Add-ons stack on the base price where a site has them.

Trails within 5 miles

No named Forest Service or National Park Service trails are mapped within 5 miles. Trails on state, county or Corps of Engineers land aren't in these datasets.

Mountain biking nearby

16.1 miles of bike-legal trail lie within 5 miles. Difficulty mix: Unrated: 16.1 mi

TrailClosest pointMiles within 5 miDifficulty (as tagged)KidsSource
Hefren Run Trail0.8 mi1.1UnratedOSM
Valley of the Bears Trail2.1 mi4.3UnratedOSM
Upper Loop Finkbinder Trail2.8 mi1.8UnratedOSM
Boiler Trail3.5 mi3.3UnratedOSM
Slater's Crossing4.0 mi0.2UnratedOSM
Bessie Dewey trail4.0 mi1.0UnratedOSM
Highland Loop Trail4.0 mi1.8UnratedOSM
Kaufman Trail4.1 mi1.1UnratedOSM
Rim Trail4.4 mi0.5UnratedOSM
Picture Rock Trail4.6 mi0.6UnratedOSM
Kaufman Loop Trail4.8 mi0.3UnratedOSM
Short Trail4.9 mi0.1UnratedOSM

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Black Bear Cabins
OpenStreetMap listing
2.0PA—— — —— ?0
Deer Meadow Campground
Private campground
2.0PA—— E S yes— ?0
Colors of the Forest RV Resort & Campground
Private campground
3.3PA—— — yes— ?0
Kalyumet Camping & Cabins
OpenStreetMap listing
4.0PA—— E S yes— ?0
Spirit of the North
OpenStreetMap listing
4.6PA—— — —— ?0
Cabins
OpenStreetMap listing
6.5PA—— — —— ?0

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

About this state park campground

Fees are restated as facts from Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR)'s published rates. Park list: Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR) camping page. DCNR lists this park among state park campgrounds with full-hookup (sewer, water and electric) campsites. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Location: OSM camp site way/616340207. Amenity details come from OpenStreetMap where it maps them. We are not affiliated with Pennsylvania State Parks (DCNR).