Cook Riverside Cabins - Cabins Beside the Clarion River in Cook Forest
Cook Riverside has cabins to accommodate any number of people. In the case of large groups, we can always divide the group among several closely located cabins. This would in fact actually be to your benefit as you would have more overall space, bathrooms and privacy.
All of our cabins are well furnished, nicely decorated and thoroughly cleaned before your arrival. All of the basic necessities are supplied with the cabins.
~ Testimonial ~
10/03/04 "We enjoyed our stay for the weekend. We will be back." J.P.-Austintown, OH
- Cleanliness
- Convenience of location
- Staff friendly to guests
A Chronology of Cook Riverside Cabins
The original tract of land occupied by Cook Riverside Cabins was first purchased in 1826 by John Cook. Land was given to Anthony Cook and through his efforts, large tracts of land were preserved later to become Cook Forest. The acreage, now Cook Riverside was owned by Thomas Cook. He built the first of many Cook Forest cabins in 1929. By the time they were done, Mr. Cook and his crew built 18 cabins.
In 1968 Donald and Patricia
Andrews purchased eight of the 18 cabins naming them “Forest
View Cabins. 1969 saw Clarion Judge Robert Filson, Harold Heffner Caroline
Hetrick, J. Jerome Heffner and Eugene Van Dale take possession of the
remaining 10 keeping the name “Cook
Riverside Cabins.” During the ensuing years the old Store moved
to its present location, formerly cabin #7. A new log structure was
built in the 1972 at its present location as the Post Office and Cooksburg
Dry Goods. In 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooded Cooks Forest and with that
the new Post Office. The year 1974 cabin #13 built. In 1991 Mike and
Cheryl McMurray purchased Cook Riverside Cabins. Shortly thereafter
the small motel was remodeled entirely and made into cabin #15 now
one the favorites. 1994 saw the purchase of four cabins from Forest
View Cabins - #8, 7, 14, & 18. Cabin #16 which stands alone was
purchased from a private individual in 1996. Those acquisitions made
Cook Riverside the second largest cabin rental in Cook Forest.



