{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Carbaugh Run Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = Carbaugh Run Natural Area (1) (8135607950).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = An old sign at Carbaugh Run Natural Area, which has since been renamed | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Fayetteville, Pennsylvania|Fayetteville]] | coordinates = {{coord|39.8899|N|77.4476|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|780|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | world_heritage_site = | url = }} '''Carbaugh Run Natural Area''' is a {{convert|780|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Michaux State Forest]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Michaux State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Michaux/Pages/Wild_NaturalAreas.aspx |access-date=2024-07-05 |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 |year=2002 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA |pages=28–31}}</ref>
== Description == The Natural Area was established to protect a Native American archeological site, and it is also a designated Reptile and Amphibian Protection Area.<ref name=":8" /> The area is rich in the mineral [[rhyolite]], which has been used by Native Americans to make tools for more than 12,000 years.<ref name="Fergus" /> The area is a site of ongoing research by archeologists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shulenberger |first=William E. |date=2024-06-05 |title=A little-known local archaeological site |url=https://www.shipnc.com/valley_times_star/vts_community_news/article_92e91c46-f2e1-11e6-b442-778694983cd7.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=The Shippensburg News-Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Adams County, Pennsylvania]]