pavilion in the camping area, the main picnic area at Cherry Springs is on the southwest side of Route 44, in and around the large historic, CCC-built pavilion. The area surrounding the pavilion has many picnic tables situated in an old apple orchard and a stand of huge white pine and Norway spruce trees. Cherry Springs State Park is at the southern end of a long, single-track mountain bike trail, which begins at Denton Hill State Park and passes through Patterson State Park. In 2005 the snowmobile trailhead at Cherry Springs was moved to the southern end of the park to avoid the Astronomy Field. The snowmobile trail is one of many trails available for cross-country skiing, backpacking, hiking, and all-terrain vehicle and horseback riding in the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest. The long Susquehannock Trail System passes close to the park and loops around it. South of the park the trail passes through the Hammersley Wild Area, which at without roads is the second largest wild area in Pennsylvania. Nearby state parks Cherry Springs State Park is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in West Branch Township, southwest of Galeton. The following state parks are within of Cherry Springs State Park: Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties) Colton Point State Park (Tioga County) Denton Hill State Park (Potter County) Hyner Run State Park (Clinton County) Hyner View State Park (Clinton County) Kettle Creek State Park (Clinton Counties) Leonard Harrison State Park (Tioga County) Lyman Run State Park (Potter County) Ole Bull State Park (Potter County) Patterson State Park (Potter County) Prouty Place State Park (Potter County) Sinnemahoning State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties) Sizerville State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties) Notes a. As of April 2009, the official website for Cherry Springs State Park still lists the area as , as does Forrey's 1984 History of Pennsylvania's State Parks. This was the size of the park before the Cherry Springs Airport was closed and much of its land was transferred to the park. When built the airport was , and it had expanded in size to by 1981. The airport land was owned by the Bureau of Forestry, which is part of the DCNR along with the Bureau of State Parks. As of January 30, 2015, the official website for Cherry Springs State Park states that it covers 82 acres. b. Although the park was along the Cherry Springs