If you love PA waterfalls, you won't want to miss this waterfall book from Jim Cheney, author of Uncovering PA, featuring more than 180 great waterfalls. "Waterfalls of Pennsylvania" by Jim Cheney Should all your elk viewing leave you a little famished, the elk jerky in the gift shop is definitely an ironic choice. The visitor center also offers a 4D theater and carriage rides for those interested, for a small fee. The taxidermied elk inside the visitor center ensures you’ll see at least one elk during your visit.
The museum is definitely geared toward hands-on activities for kids, but it still provided me with great information about the history of elk in Pennsylvania. Inside the Elk Country Visitor Center, there is small museum filled with information on the elk herd, as well as several taxidermied animals. The grounds of the visitor center also have several trails that meander through the surrounding area that provide great vantage points for viewing the elk as they graze in pastures. An elk viewing area near the visitor center. It is not at all uncommon to see elk meandering around the grounds of the visitor center, thanks in part to the food plots and favorable habitat. Sitting on a hill above the small town of Benezette, the Elk Country Visitor Center sits in the heart of elk country. Sure, you can pick up brochures here for many of the attractions in the area, but this visitor center is actually a tourist attraction by itself. The Elk Country Visitor Center isn’t your normal visitor center.
Wanting to learn about the herd and hopefully see some elk for myself, I took a trip to the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette. While these elk are part of a different sub-species than those that used to roam the state, they have been so successful in their reintroduction that they are now a tourist attraction in the Pennsylvania Wilds. However, proper management of the species has resulted in an estimated population of about 1,000 in 2018 according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Over the coming years, the elk population would decline to a low of less than 50. The Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette.īetween 19, in an effort to rebuild the elk population in Pennsylvania, 177 elk were released in 10 different Pennsylvania counties. By the 1870s, there were no elk left in Pennsylvania. As more and more settlers pushed west, the number of elk diminished. However, before European settlers came to the Americas, elk herds roamed across much of the east coast. Truth be told, I was even surprised that there were elk this far east.
When I first started uncovering the many great things to see and do in Pennsylvania, I was surprised to learn that the state was home to the largest elk herd east of the Rockies. We will make a small commission from these links if you order something at no additional cost to you. There's no gate or wait to get in.Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. But if the line is really long to get into the visitor center, try going further along Winslow Hill Road toward the other viewing sites! I had no idea that they were there, and wish I would have explored a little more that morning! If I had to do it again, I might check out Woodring Farm Viewing Area in the morning. As I said, we did minimal planning, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The line very quickly filled up after I arrived (to the dismay of the workers.don't park too close to the gate if you're the first to get there! They need room to open it and had to make the person leave!) It's only a two lane road.so be prepared for lots of congestion. I knew I wanted to try my best to photograph the elk, so I got up EARLY! I set my alarm for 5:30am and left by 5:40am! It paid off because I was 3rd in line for the visitor center around 6:15! HOWEVER, the gates didn't open until 7:30.so I had to wait for awhile! If you're travelling with little ones, this may not work for you.
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