Wildlife park · Halifax Township, Dauphin County
Lake Tobias Wildlife Park
Open-air safari buses carry visitors through fields where bison, elk and deer wander right up to the vehicle, plus walk-through animal exhibits and a petting zoo.
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Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area
Tall hardwoods blanket Peters Mountain here, and quiet trails wind up through warbler-filled woods to join the Appalachian Trail along the crest.
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Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
Outsized trees of many species shade the slopes of Blue Mountain here, alive with warblers in spring, while a hillside meadow fills with butterfly weed and butterflies in midsummer.
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Fort Hunter Mansion and Park
A Federal-style stone mansion on the site of a French and Indian War fort, set in riverside parkland along the Susquehanna with traces of the Pennsylvania Canal and a rebuilt covered bridge.
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Little Buffalo State Park
A restored 1800s gristmill, a covered bridge and the old Blue Ball Tavern cluster near Holman Lake, with a big swimming pool and a trail along the bed of a narrow-gauge railroad.