{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Lower Jerry Run Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Sinnemahoning, Pennsylvania|Sinnemahoning]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.2745|N|78.0599|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|892|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | url = }} '''Lower Jerry Run Natural Area''' is an {{convert|892|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Elk State Forest]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Elk State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateForests/FindAForest/Elk/Pages/Wild_NaturalAreas.aspx |access-date=2024-07-06 |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=174–178}}</ref>
== Description == The Natural Area was established to protect a grove of [[Old-growth forest|old-growth]] [[Tsuga|hemlock]] and [[pine]] trees.<ref name=":8" /> The area is inhabited by some members of Pennsylvania's [[elk]] population and a robust quantity of eastern [[timber rattlesnake]]s. Only two remote corners of the Natural Area can be accessed via established hiking trails, and otherwise it can only be explored by experienced outdoorspersons.<ref name="Fergus" />
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{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Cameron County, Pennsylvania]]