My husband & I hiked here for the first time last week. Hopefully, it won't be the last time as we…read morereally enjoyed it & plan to come back to the area soon. We chose to hike the "Phyllis" trail which was deemed difficult. It was challenging & gave us a great workout which is exactly what we were looking for. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenery...beautiful park.

Clear Creek was an ideal getaway. The drive was through beautiful farm country. We did it in…read moreOctober so the fall colors were still abundant. The park is very well maintained. The trails range from flat family friendly to leg burning uphills.you can hike a tremendous variety but the most scenic seem to be near the creek or Clarion River. We loved it.

There's a generous parking area with easy access to the Visitors Center. Inside ("Enter through…read morethe gift shop") you find two education rooms with taxidermy and tanned pelts; a rat snake named Java, and a cinema. Bathrooms are clean, modern, with warm water! On the trail, look for the many park benches overlooking a central broad green space: Elk prefer it to the forest, where their ears and racks can be poked by branches. In September and October it's rut season, and the mature bucks bugle to assemble their harems, warning other males to stay away. The sound of the bugling is magic: It's the sound of the Ogliocene epoch, 25 million years ago. Deer with upper canines? Highly recommend this experience! In the afternoon, enjoy deer and turkeys wandering on the green. The center is free. For best experience, bring your own folding chairs, sandwiches, and binoculars.

This is a beautiful spot to stop on your elk viewing adventure. It is clean, has nice bathrooms, a…read moregift shop, and wonderful educational displays for all ages. There's trails and lookouts to look for the elk and ample parking.

The wildlife center located at Sinnemahoning State Park is amazing. There is a really nice…read moreinteractive exhibit about the nature and history of the area, with some excellent kid-friendly features like a cave to crawl through to find animal displays. It also features a nice large classroom space with activities and short films - on the day we visited, it was alternating between videos on elk and eagles. The restrooms were exceptionally clean and in good condition. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The park has a lot of things to explore - and keep your eyes peeled for elk as you go! There was a sighting of a large bull while we were there. There is a reservoir created by a dam that offers opportunities for boating and fishing, and the dam is a great place to get a good overlook of the area. They offer pontoon boat tours on Sundays during parts of the year, but unfortunately, ours got cancelled due to the boat needing a repair. Camping, hiking, and wildlife viewing areas are also available in the park. We really enjoyed our visit here!

My teacher sent me, a native California girl with a horrible sense of direction, out in the middle…read moreof the woods to return a life jacket. Somehow I agreed, with full anxiety of getting lost. Fortunately, I didn't! I stopped at the wild center- a gorgeous looking and clean facility with a very friendly staff. They rent out kayaks, canoes, life jackets, and bikes for a donation of "any amount". Later I spent 2 hours photographing all the verdant beauty of spring. Such a gorgeous park. Couldn't catch sighting of an elk or eagle, but saw lots of frogs in the creek. By the way, they lend out FREE skis if you want to cross country ski there. They have a long and beautiful path that any beginner can do!

Whether you know it or not, PA is home to the largest free roaming elk herd in the northeast. The…read moreelk that currently call PA home are not indigenous to the area. The original herds of elk were hunted to the point of extinction in the early 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century the PA Game Commission imported elk from states like Colorado and the descendants of that group are what you mostly have today. We were glamping over at Parker Dam State Park and figured that while our chances of seeing any elk were very low (wrong time of day and wrong time of year - ideally you want sunrise or sunset in late summer or early fall not late morning in late spring) but it was close enough that is seemed worth a shot. We drove through all of the supposed hot spots: Benezette Dents Run Caledonia Weedville Woodring Farm Viewing Area Winslow Hill Viewing Area and saw a total of zero regarding anything that had antlers, hooves or fur which is no biggie because that's what was expected. The one side bonus was a lot of beautiful scenery, vistas and overlooks. According to the PA Game Commission their #1 place to see elk is the Winslow Hill Viewing Area. Compared to somewhere like Woodring Farm which is no more than a stone lot with room for a few cars and a small plastic sign pointing to a trail, the set up at Winslow Hill is deluxe. Huge parking lot, maps and placards all over the place, a ranger station during the busier times of the year (of which mid-May is not as we only saw three other people during our 45 minutes here) which leads out to the viewing area, and damn, it is a hell of a view even without any elk in the area. The below map is the best one that I could find that shows where Winslow Hill is located and also many other places on a sort of elk driving tour that lists all of the possible places you could get to view one of these beasts. www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20032194.pdf

I've been to a lot of nature centers around the country but this was one of the nicest. It's a…read morelittle walk to the center from the parking lot but there's lots of things to read along the way. The center was free with a gift shop but it was $5 for a inside tour. Outside there were elk viewing areas the best time is dusk and dawn to see the elk. Nice clean indoor restrooms

Beautiful space on top of the mountains overlooking the beautiful mountains, truly the "top of the…read moreworld." Parking lot was clean but could use a trash can as there were some random items of trash littered all around. Also so many cigarette butts!!!!! Ew. There are a few small benches around and an information kiosk. The road to get here is 2 miles up the mountain on a narrow, very steep road. I probably wouldn't advise driving up here in a car, you need an suv atleast. There is also no signage on 555 for this. You have to know where to look. A hidden gem in the PA Wilds.

The Clarion River is called the lifeblood of Ridgway and Lazy River Canoe Rental is the arteries…read morethat keep it flowing. We grew up here and raised our children on this wild and scenic river. Now we have our granddaughter out and we trust getting our canoes and kayaks here. She's only 4, but already us veteran of trips and has her own paddle. We never worry about equipment failing or being forgotten at pick-up time. We spent extra time exploring every deep pool along the way on our trip yesterday and it took a quick phone call to push back our pick-up time two hours. They are beyond accommodating and go the extra mile for their customers. Can't recommend them high enough.

I have to update my review. The last time I called, the gentleman was very helpful and more…read morereasonable. We will try to use them again if we ever get up that way.

We loved it here while there we read up on the history of the dam. So sad to read about all the…read moretragic outcome. We do learn from history.

This was a memorable experience. Kind of surreal seeing the remains of the dam that broke in 1911…read more It's definitely an under the radar destination but we found the site interesting and strangely beautiful.

We found this playground on the internet. We weren't sure what we were going to be arriving to…read more All the children were in awe when they first arrived. It truly did the trick! They believed they were playing at a castle There even was a restroom near by that was clean. The only down fall was the arrival of someone doing an apparent drug deal. This playground was still an amazing stop during our vacation!

Super cute playground, my kiddos played hide and seek there was so much! Quiet little area! My…read moredaughter said it was just like living in a castle, to have such an imagination again! Restrooms were open and clean! We enjoyed it!