Kooser State Park
| Kooser State Park | |||||||
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Interactive map of Kooser State Park | |||||||
| Location | Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 40°03′35″N 79°13′42″W / 40.05983°N 79.22842°W | ||||||
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 2,313 feet (705 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1922 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Kooser State Park Family Cabin District | |||||||
Two of the cabins | |||||||
| Nearest city | Jefferson, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Area | 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) | ||||||
| Built | 1933 | ||||||
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps | ||||||
| Architectural style | Log Cabin style | ||||||
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR | ||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 87000111 | ||||||
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 | ||||||
Kooser State Park is a 250-acre (100 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park, which borders Forbes State Forest, was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, who also built the 4-acre (1.6 ha) Kooser Lake by damming Kooser Run. Kooser State Park is on Pennsylvania Route 31 a one-hour drive from Pittsburgh. The park is surrounded by Forbes State Forest.