Erie National Wildlife Refuge

Hidden Gem

I absolutely love coming here! There is an amazing lookout tower near one of the ponds along the Deer Run Trail, which is my favorite trail to hike. During spring and fall migrations, hundreds of duck...

Hidden Gem

I absolutely love coming here! There is an amazing lookout tower near one of the ponds along the Deer Run Trail, which is my favorite trail to hike. During spring and fall migrations, hundreds of duck...

Don't visit in August

I'm not sure if we just came at the wrong time of the year, but I came here in August and it was borderline-awful. It seemed that the entirety of the refuge was a smelly, dried-up swamp. There was not...

Don't visit in August

I'm not sure if we just came at the wrong time of the year, but I came here in August and it was borderline-awful. It seemed that the entirety of the refuge was a smelly, dried-up swamp. There was not...

Be On The Lookout For The Black-billed Cuckoo and Scarlet Tanager.

My wife and I traveled here last October and were delighted by what we found. This NWR is located in the NW corner of Pennsylvania near the town of Guys Mills. This refuge was bought and paid for from...