{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Bark Cabin Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = Bark Cabin Natural Area (1) (14417765155).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Approaching Bark Cabin Natural Area via the [[Mid State Trail (Pennsylvania)|Mid State Trail]] | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Waterville, Pennsylvania|Waterville]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.4189|N|77.3845|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|7|acre}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Hidden Gems of the Tiadaghton: Bark Cabin Natural Area |url=https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/hidden_gems_of_the_tiadaghton_bark_cabin_natural_area |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | world_heritage_site = | url = }} '''Bark Cabin Natural Area''' is an {{convert|84|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Tiadaghton State Forest]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiadaghton State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Tiadaghton/Pages/Wild-And-Natural-Areas.aspx |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Fergus">{{Cite book |last=Fergus |first=Charles |title=Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas |publisher=Stackpole Books |pages=147–148 |year=2002 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA}}</ref>
The Natural Area protects a copse of [[Old-growth forest|old growth]] trees, including [[Prunus serotina|black cherry]] and [[aspen]] trees which are relatively uncommon in the region.<ref name="Fergus" /> The area can only be accessed by hiking in on the [[Mid State Trail (Pennsylvania)|Mid State Trail]] from a nearby gravel road.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mid State Trail Association |url=http://www.hike-mst.org/index.php/the-trail/woolrich-region |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Mid State Trail Association: Woolrich Region}}</ref>
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{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania]]