{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Devil's Elbow Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = Flickr - Nicholas T - Devil's Elbow Natural Area (Revisited) (7).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Grover, Pennsylvania|Grover]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.5714|N|76.8203|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|404|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | world_heritage_site = | url = }} '''Devil's Elbow Natural Area''' is a {{convert|404|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|Lycoming County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Loyalsock State Forest]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Loyalsock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Loyalsock/Pages/Wild_NaturalAreas.aspx |access-date=2024-06-30 |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=149–151}}</ref>

== Description == The Natural Area surrounds two branches of Rock Run in the northeastern corner of Lycoming County, and protects several wetlands that host native carnivorous plants that are rare in Pennsylvania such as [[Drosera|sundew]] and [[pitcher plant]].<ref name=":8" /> The area's name references a sharp turn in a nearby road, though the Natural Area itself can only be accessed on foot.<ref name="Fergus" /> There are also folk legends of ghosts in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcus |first=Schneck |date=2021-10-26 |title=Lady in White ghosts said to haunt many spots across Pennsylvania |url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/10/lady-in-white-ghosts-said-to-haunt-many-spots-across-pennsylvania.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=PennLive |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Protected areas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania]]