 The first land for the Susquehannock State Forest was acquired in 1901; the cost for the major acquisitions was an average of $2.50 per acre ($6.18 per ha).This is roughly equivalent to $ per acre ($ per ha) in 2020 terms.As of 2003, the Susquehannock State Forest, which almost entirely surrounds the park, covered , chiefly in Potter County with small tracts in Clinton and McKean counties.