Cedars of Lebanon State Park

Cedars of Lebanon State Park is named for the eastern red cedar trees found throughout the area. The trees reminded early American settlers of the famed Biblical cedar forests that thrived across Mount Lebanon in what is now the Mediterranean area. Cedars of Lebanon became a state park in 1955.

In the 1940s, botanists noticed unique natural ecosystems found in and around Cedars of Lebanon State Park and Forest. These areas are natural rock gardens called Limestone Glades, here soil is thin or absent and temperatures vary so much that they are their own unique plant community. Nineteen rare and endangered species of plants grow profusely here and nowhere else in the world.