PA-66 Allegheny National Forest Gateway
A 140-mile state highway running from New Stanton in Westmoreland County north to Kane in McKean County, serving as the primary western gateway into Pennsylvania's only national forest. The northern two-thirds of PA-66 transitions from suburban to deeply rural as it passes through Clarion, Forest, and Elk counties, crossing the Clarion River and entering Allegheny National Forest in Jenks Township. Rider Magazine's Allegheny Plateau route uses PA-66 as the spine approach to Kane, where connecting roads PA-59 and the Longhouse National Scenic Byway provide reservoir views and forest riding through old-growth hardwood. The route also passes close to Cook Forest State Park, home to the tallest trees in the eastern U.S.
What you'll hit along the way.
Rider-verified stops, overlooks, fuel, and the corners worth knowing about — in the order you'll meet them.
Arthurs
Small community that marks the beginning of the PA-66 corridor heading into the Allegheny National Forest region.
Vowinckel
Quiet rural crossroads roughly halfway through the forest gateway stretch, surrounded by second-growth hardwood forest.
Chaffee
Small settlement near the northern portion of the route where the landscape opens into broader Allegheny highlands.
Kane
The largest town along the route, offering fuel, food, and services at the northern end of this Allegheny National Forest gateway corridor.
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