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3 unusual facts about Blue Knob State Park


Blue Knob State Park

The mountains in the park are capped by the Mississippian Burgoon Sandstone, which is underlain by the transitional Devonian-Mississippian Rockwell Formation, consisting of crossbedded argillacious sandstone with some shale beds.

The bedrock in the valleys of the park consists of the Upper Devonian Catskill Formation, consisting of sequences of sandstone, siltstone, and shale.

Willow Springs picnic area opens the weekend before Memorial Day and closes the day after Thanksgiving.



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