Cooks forest bikepacking

[Konaunit]

Im planning a bikepacking trip in cooks forest state park in northern PA anybody know a good site for detailed maps any info would be much appreciated, I have been going up there with my family for years and love how wild it is up there compared to western central PA accually near johnstown in ebensburg im going to be 18 so im not planning anything too long this is more of a test of responsobility for my parents to put on me

[jhl99]

Here is a State Forest map that includes Cooks Forest State Park to get you started:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/clearcreek/maps/index.htm

The River Road, upstream from Cooks Forest SP is pretty nice road ride along the Clarion River.  There are free, Allegheny National Forest campsites in the Belltown/Millstone area... I suspect they are hard to get in the summer season.

I think, way back,  I did my first overnight bike trip with my buddies when I was 18 or 19.  We had a blast on that trip...

Another alternative, is to do a section the Great Allegheny Passage. 

Have fun.

[WWOOF]

Yo Konaunit that is awesome! I'm from DE but I've backpacked that region before - The grand canyon of PA or something.  I also just went on my first overnight bike trip with my roommate, we did the C&O out and back.  Its a good trail for us noobs since established campsites are right on the trail every 5-6 mi and they have fresh H20 as well (though bring a filter for it).  If you want to log mad miles you could do GAP and then C&O both ways or you could take a train back.

[Konaunit]

Thanks for the comments Me and my buddies already established we are going to ohio pyle state park but me and my one friend are still going to go to cooks forest

The ohio pyle trip is a post high school graduation trip with a week full of mtn biking