Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Wilkes-Barre, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Wilkes-Barre. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Wilkes-Barre. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Wilkes-Barre, closest first. Distance bands: day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Worthington State Forest is a state forest reachable from Wilkes-Barre as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Worthington State Forest, about 72 km (45 mi) from Wilkes-Barre
Image credit: Image: Mwanner at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Loyalsock State Forest is a forest reachable from Wilkes-Barre as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Loyalsock State Forest, about 76 km (47 mi) from Wilkes-Barre
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Jenny Jump State Forest is a state forest reachable from Wilkes-Barre as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Jenny Jump State Forest, about 88 km (54 mi) from Wilkes-Barre
Image credit: Image: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stokes State Forest is a state forest reachable from Wilkes-Barre as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stokes State Forest, about 91 km (56 mi) from Wilkes-Barre
Image credit: Image: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Tiadaghton State Forest is a state forest reachable from Wilkes-Barre as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tiadaghton State Forest, about 98 km (61 mi) from Wilkes-Barre
Image credit: Image: User:Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0