People are visiting Punxsutawney, DuBois, Clearfield, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Williamsport. ”I-80 Frontier is the gateway into how a lot of people are coming in and experiencing the Pennsylvania Wilds,” Madera said. The Pennsylvania Wilds are located about halfway between New York and Chicago. “It’s nice after you do the outdoor stuff, you deserve a little treat,” she said. Mary’s is one of the oldest breweries in the country, dating back to 1872. Sinnemahoning State Park is nearby and has a hands-on display with tunnels for children to explore. The Keystone Elk Country Alliance welcomes about a half million people to the visitors center each year in Benezette. About 1,300 elk can be found in the region of Elk County. The Pennsylvania Wilds are home to the largest free-roaming elk herd in the northeastern United States. “You could literally spend an entire day there,” she said about the attractions. Nearby is the iconic Zippo (lighter) and Case Museum, located nearby in Bradford. Visitors can spend time on about 600 feet of the bridge to view miles of the Kinzua Gorge or peek down through the glass platform at the end of the structure. What makes the park worth a visit is that the remaining structure was made into a skywalk about 12 years ago. The structure is impassable today, as part of it was destroyed in a tornado. It has a skywalk to look over the gorge and bridge, one of the tallest and longest railroad bridges in history. Outside of the forest, there's the Kinzua Bridge State Park and visitors center in McKean County.
They have a wonderful trail system,” she said. “It is this big piece of wilderness that has a lot of opportunities for people who want to go camping. The Allegheny National Forest is the state's only national woodland. If you are a couple looking to do more romantic journeys and maybe go to a winery, we have so many wineries here to sit and relax,” she said. Whether you are a single person who is traveling and really wanting to explore and do some high-energy active adventures, we've got a ton of great outdoor recreation.
“There’s so much to do here, and there’s such a variety, regardless of what kind of traveler you are.
The organization reports that’s about 25% of Pennsylvania, but only 4% of the state’s population lives in the area. The Pennsylvania Wilds includes Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, Clinton, Elk, Cameron, Forest, Clearfield, Clarion, Jefferson and northern Centre counties. “Whenever we think about the PA Wilds, what we try to do is dissect it into little bite size pieces of where people are going and what do they like to explore in the wilds,” she said about the different landscapes of the region. The Wilds includes Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, Clinton, Elk, Cameron, Forest, Clearfield, Clarion, Jefferson and northern Centre counties. There’s not a lack of things to do here,” said Britt Madera, communications manager for the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship. “Typically, people will choose the PA Wilds because it’s massive, it’s a region the size of Massachusetts.
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