Cooke, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 94% of Cooke is conserved land, roughly 11,914 acres. There are about 87 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Michaux State Forest (78.9 mi), Pine Grove Furnace State Park (7.4 mi), and Tumbling Run Game Preserve (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cooke, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
Cooke outdoors
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Pine Grove Furnace State Park
Tumbling Run Game Preserve
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named trails
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail5.8 mi
- Log Sled ATV Trail (Easy)2.8 mi
- 1100 Block Trail2.5 mi
- Buck Ridge Trail2.3 mi
- Community Service Trail2.2 mi
- Slate Quarry Road ATV Trail (Easy)1.8 mi
- Gillyweed1.5 mi
- Mountain Creek Trail1.3 mi
- Traverse Trail1.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ridge1.2 mi
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
11,914 conserved acres
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
The biggest protected places in Cooke
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaux State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 21,912 | Open |
| Pine Grove Furnace State ParkState Park | State parks | 719 | Open |
| Kings Gap Environmental Education CenterState Other or Unknown | State parks | 110 | Open |
| Tumpling Run Game PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 106 | Restricted |
| Kings Gap State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 94 | Access unknown |
| South MountainPrivate Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 78 | Closed |
Historic places to visit
Cooke and its neighbors
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke | 94.2% | 87.1 mi | 4 |
| South Newton | 29.2% | 10.2 mi | 2 |
| Penn | 32.1% | 4.1 mi | 4 |
| Dickinson | 39.6% | 53.9 mi | 4 |
Conditions & tips from neighbors
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.