Marienville Ranger District
The Marienville Ranger District covers the southern half of the Allegheny National Forest. Highlights of this area include the Penoke, Marienville, & Timberline OHV trails, Wild and Scenic Clarion River, and Buzzard Swamp.
Hidden gems on this district include the Little Drummer Trail, Laurel Mill Trail, and Beaver Meadows.
General Information
Contact the office during regular business hours for more information.
Directions:
From Marienville
- Travel northeast on PA-66 for 1.6 miles
- Turn right onto Smokey Lane.
- The office is located at the end of the road.
Passes & Permits
Fuelwood permits are available at this location. Contact the Ranger Station for information about Special Use Permits for large group events (75 people or more).
Interagency and Forest recreation passes are sold at this location. Visit the passes and permits section for information on what passes are available.
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you online or at any office of the Allegheny National Forest. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forest.
Complexes
In 1992 (Public Law 102-271) added 87 miles of the Allegheny River to the National Wild & Scenic River System classified as Recreational. The goal is to protect the existing outstanding and remarkable values and preserve a free-flowing condition for present and future generations.
More about the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River.
Buckaloons Recreation Area is located along the west bank of the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River
The Clarion River is a designated Wild and Scenic River for 51.7 miles, from the border of the ANF/State Game Lands Number 44 boundary to an unnamed tributary at the backwa
Twenty-seven primitive, numbered campsites are dotted along the Clarion Wild and Scenic River from Irwin Run up to and along Millstone Creek.
Irwin Run is a small canoe launch located on a bend in the Clarion Wild and Scenic River. There is an information board and vault toilet on site.
Recreation Sites
Buckaloons Recreation Area
Buzzard Swamp Wildlife Viewing and Hiking Area
Clarion River Campsites
Clarion Wild and Scenic River
Irwin Run Canoe Launch
Kelly Pines Campground
Little Drummer Historical Pathway
Loleta Recreation Area
Tidioute Overlook