Michaux State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #1. The main offices are located in Fayetteville in Franklin County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

The Michaux State Forest is in several tracts covering more than 85,000 acres (more than 344 km²) located in Adams, southern Cumberland and eastern Franklin counties. District #1 also includes York County.

The forest is named in after André Michaux, a French botanist. André Michaux was dipatched in 1785 by the King and Queen of France to gather plants for the Royal Gardens. He and his son, Francois André, are noted for discovering and identifying a host of flowers, shrubs and trees.

Neighboring State Forest Districts

• Tuscarora State Forest (north)
• Weiser State Forest (northeast)
• Valley Forge State Forest (east)
• Buchanan State Forest (west)

References

1. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
2. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment

Adams County, Pennsylvania | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania state forests