Coudersport Moon Tree

04/01/2026

Neighboring Moon Tree! 🌙🌳❤️

In 1971, NASA sent the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, a mission manned by three astronauts with 500 tree seeds. Astronauts, like ordinary people, are multifaceted, and aeronautical engineer Stuart Roosa was not only obsessed with space, but also a lover of trees. Working with the U.S. Forest Service...

03/18/2026

Atlas Obscura

Are you aware of Potter County's famous Moon Tree? This sycamore was grown from a seed that traveled to the Moon aboard Apollo 14 on January 31, 1971. The sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) planted at Coudersport Area Recreational Park in the late 70's has grown to a height of over forty feet.

There’s a plaque commemorating the tree, which is one of many “moon trees” that were planted across the country after the seeds were carried on Apollo 14. If you are heading to Potter County to explore Dark Skies at Cherry Springs State Park this year, you might want to explore the region and discover this curious site that is featured on the popular Atlas Obscura website. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/potter-county-moon-tree

03/22/2024

Thank you for visiting!
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02/23/2023

Fantastic! ❤️🌙🌳💎

There are so many amazing reasons to L❤️VE

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Coudersport Moon Tree 🌙 🌲 Available as a Keychain or Pendant

08/30/2022

Check out this new article on PA Wilds about the Coudersport Moon Tree. Written by Ed Byers.
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You might walk past a tree in the Coudersport Area Recreation Park and not even realize what an amazing journey that tree has made... 34 times around the moon and back down to Earth! This special seed that traveled around the moon eventually became a sycamore right here in the PA Wilds.

07/25/2022

Just look at this cute new growth! 😱💕

07/13/2022

When I visited the moon tree the other day I noticed someone took the time to place the little rocks very nicely and uniformly around the tree. I'm not sure who, but it looked beautiful! Thank you kind friend! 💐

07/10/2022

Looking lovely as always! A couple of the rocks still have a little paint on them. ❤️

04/08/2022

Can you believe 51 years ago this super cool sycamore was just a little seed orbiting the moon on Apollo 14.

10/26/2021

If you haven't yet read the story of the Coudersport Moon Tree or if you just want to read it again

UPDATE As of tonight (02/17/2021) I’ve gotten the go ahead to prepare for a plaque ceremony on Arbor Day of this year. Details are in the works! I met some great people who are going to work …

10/06/2021

The other night we stopped by the moon tree to see if the painted rocks held up through the flooding a while back. Some are still there, but many of them had the paint washed away. The plaque is still looking beautiful and the moon tree is as majestic as ever! If anybody wants to add some of their own painted rocks by the moon tree, it would be quite welcome!

05/20/2021

Updated Google Maps today with some newer pictures, the NASA (Coudy moon tree) webpage, and a review. If you visit the Moon Tree, be sure to leave a review and add your own pictures so people know what an amazing attraction lives in beautiful Potter County. It's a wonderful time of year for picnics too! 😉

Coudersport Moon Tree

★★★★★ · Tourist attraction