Allegheny National Forest and Kinzua Reservoir

The Lost Woods Cabin is a newly constructed timberframed gem located in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest. This secluded, majestic cabin sits on 25 private acres that are bordered by the Allegheny National Forest and is only ten minutes away from three different boat launches on the 50-mile-long Kinzua Reservoir. It is truly a quintessential forest getaway with all the modern conveniences, including Star Link's internet. The space We named her the Lost Woods Cabin as over eighty percent of the cabin is built using tree species, Ie. American Chestnut, Elm, Ash, Hemlock, Butternut, and Beech, which are no longer or may soon not be, viable for timber due to their loss from invasive species. I custom-built the cabin with these tree species to showcase their beauty and value and increase awareness of the unreplaceable loss caused by invasive species to our forest. From the porch of the cabin, you can throw a stone onto Allegheny National Forest property. Here you’ll find a small native brook trout stream that transcends a twenty-foot drop over a jumble of large rocks filling your evenings with the soothing sound of babbling water. Within 150 yds both above and below these falls, some very busy beavers have created magnificent dams. One has flooded out an area of boulders the size of houses creating a delightful rock island landscape while the other created a large meadow that is now home to red-wing blackbirds, bullfrogs, and dragonflies. Just above the lower beaver dam is a large rock outcropping with moss and fern covered apartment-size boulders, reminiscent of the rocks at McConnell Mills State Part. These giant boulders are stacked and jumbled in such a way as to create a wonderland of small caves and twenty-foot mossy stone walls just begging to be explored. Whether your interests are hiking, boating, cycling, fishing, hunting, ATVing, snowmobiling, motorcycling, xc skiing, rock climbing, dining, wine tasting, or breweries, you will find it all within 30 minutes of here. If you just want to get away from the rat race or find a perfect remote work location, you’ve found it! Diane and I and our two border collies live at the other end of the property and will be eager to share our local knowledge of the best our area has to offer. Please don’t hesitate to give us a shout. We look forward to your visit. May the forest be with you! Guest access You have full access to the cabin, and because it borders the Allegheny National Forest, you can roam the woods for miles. We have several mowed paths on our property for you to explore, or we can set you up with our favorite walks in the ANF using an app called All Trails. Other things to note Two of the single beds are located in the loft. The center of the loft is only six feet high and the loft is only accessable by a ladder. Please be careful when using the ladder.