Cook Forest State Park Campground
Cook Forest State Park · Pennsylvania · 208 sites
Imagery: USGS The National Map
Overview
Cook Forest State Park Campground is a Pennsylvania state park campground with 208 sites in 3 loops. Mostly shady: most sites have good shade. Verizon reports coverage at every site; AT&T at 81 of 208; T-Mobile reports none.
163 of 208 sites shaded
22 of 208 sites in full sun
46 of 208 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from Pennsylvania DCNR’s own campsite map. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Cook Forest State Park Campground are the shadiest?
Most of them. 163 of 208 sites have good shade, much of it from the afternoon sun; the other 45 are more open.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Cook Forest State Park Campground get the most sun?
Only a few. 22 of 208 sites are truly sunny and 29 more get some sun; the rest are shaded.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Cook Forest State Park Campground?
Only at a few. About 46 of 208 sites have a clear gap in the trees for Starlink and 38 a partial one; most sit under tall trees. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Cook Forest State Park Campground are the most level?
30 of 208 sites are flat, and 67 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 111 are steeper, better for tents.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Cook Forest State Park Campground have cell service?
Mostly. Verizon reports coverage at every site; AT&T at 81 of 208; T-Mobile reports none. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhen is the best time to see fall color at Cook Forest State Park Campground?
October. In a typical year the leaves around Cook Forest State Park Campground are at their best in early to mid October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.
See this week’s fall color in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Cook Forest State Park Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 61°F and lows around 39°F, with about 3.7 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Cook Forest State Park in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 208 in 3 loops
- Hookups
- 93 with electric
- Elevation
- 1,462–1,562 ft
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites — where each one is, its number and its type — are from the agency’s own campsite GIS feed: Pennsylvania DCNR’s state park reservable-sites map (as of August 2026); the park is placed with the USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) and named as the agency names it. Map imagery: USGS The National Map.
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.