Cornplanter State Forest is named after the local Seneca Chief called "Cornplanter," who led his people through the tumultuous Revolutionary War years and into the early days of the young nation. All state forestlands in the northwest corner of the Commonwealth belong to the Cornplanter State Forest, no matter how far-flung. If you give the state 20 or 30 acres of land within this district, they'll probably add it to Cornplanter State Forest. Pictured here is the Tank Hill Tract, just north of the main Hunter's Run Tract in Forest County. It's just trackless woods, mostly used for hunting. See the map below.
No one talks about the Tank Hill Tract. In fact, I might be the first person to apply that name to it...but it sits along Tank Hill Road, so the name seems appropriate. There's nothing here to indicate that you're in the state forest at all. At the blue dot on the map above, there's a large, muddy parking area for hunters, and that's it. I don't think there are trails of any kind. I didn't even get out of my car because it was an unpleasant day, and the place felt uninviting in that moment.
But look...I've written more about the Cornplanter State Forest than anyone else on the Web! I'm going to compile all my articles about it below, and this post will serve as Cornplanter Information Center for anyone seeking what little information there is about the place....
Cornplanter SF, Day Hike, Hunters Run Tract, July 2010 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Overnight, Hunters Run Tract, August 2020 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Day Hike, Anders Run Tract, February 2024 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Day Hike, Off Trail, Hunters Run Tract, June 2025 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Overnight, Hunters Run Tract, October 2026 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Day Hike, McCafferty Run Trail, Hunters Run, November 2026 HERE
Cornplanter SF, Day Hike, Strawbridge Tract, November 2026 HERE
Okay, and add this article (ostensibly) about the Tank Hill Tract, and now you've got 8 articles about the Cornplanter State Forest. My OCD mission is complete.
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