PA Getaway

State park · Girard Township, Erie County

Erie Bluffs State Park

Erie Bluffs State Park: Erie Bluffs State Park, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tall bluffs above wild Lake Erie shoreline, left free of development, with steelhead runs in Elk Creek, rare oak savanna on sandy soil and sunsets over the water.

What you will find

  • Hiking trails
  • Boat launch
  • Canoe and kayak launch
  • Fishing
  • Picnic areas
  • Wildlife and bird watching
  • Scenic views

Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Waldameer Park

    Amusement park · 13 miles away

    Right at the gateway to Presque Isle, a family-owned amusement park dating to the 1890s, with wooden roller coasters, classic rides and the Water World water park.

  • Presque Isle State Park

    State park · 13 miles away

    A sandy peninsula curving into Lake Erie, with miles of swimming beaches, a lighthouse, the Perry Monument, lagoons for paddling and a spring bird migration that draws birders from far and wide.

  • Tom Ridge Environmental Center

    Nature center · 13 miles away

    The gateway to Presque Isle, with exhibits on the peninsula's dunes, wetlands and Lake Erie ecology, and an observation tower with views over the bay and lake.