Visitor center · Benezette Township, Elk County
Elk Country Visitor Center
The place to see Pennsylvania's wild elk up close, watching from the trails or through big windows indoors as bulls bugle across the meadows in the fall rut.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Scenic views
- Accessible trails
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Quehanna Trail
Starting at Parker Dam State Park, a rugged loop of more than 70 miles through the Quehanna Wild Area and nearby state forest, with deep stream valleys and elk country.
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Parker Dam State Park
A classic Depression-era park with a small lake, rustic log cabins and a beach, where trails wind through woods regrowing after a 1985 tornado and lead into the Quehanna wilds.
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Moshannon State Forest
Big plateau forest that takes in much of the Quehanna Wild Area, once a Cold War nuclear research site, now crossed by the long Quehanna Trail and home to roaming elk.
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Bucktail State Park Natural Area
Less a park than a 75-mile drive: the Bucktail Trail follows Sinnemahoning Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna through deep forested valleys, named for a Civil War regiment of backwoods marksmen.
