The history of the Loyalsock state forest goes back to 1929, when following the great lumber era the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters, a precursor to the modern Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, began purchasing land from the Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company. Much of it had been devastated by logging and wild fires, but it would go on to create the Wyoming State Forest.
The Loyalsock state forest's history is rooted in 1929 when the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters acquired land from the Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company after a period of intense lumber production. The land had been severely damaged by logging and wildfires, but it would eventually become the Wyoming State Forest.