The district's topography consists of narrow, flat to sloping plateaus cut by deep, steep-sloped valleys carved by fast moving mountain streams, including Pine Creek, Slate Run, and their tributaries.

The forest district office, the Tiadaghton Resource Management Center, is located just north of the town of Waterville, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

They called for the state to purchase land from the lumber companies and for a change in the philosophy of forest management.

[3] On July 13, 1898, the state bought a 409-acre (166 ha) tract of land in Cummings Township for $72.99 ($2673 in 2025 terms).

The largest section of the state forest consists of 105,000 acres (42,000 ha) in the Pine Creek valley.