Directions to Wildwood Park
Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 221-0292
From Interstate 81
- Take Front Street Exit #66 (North) Exit and proceed north on Front Street
- Follow Front Street North to the first traffic light turn right onto Route 39 (also called Linglestown Road)
- Proceed to the next traffic light and turn right onto Industrial Road
- Travel Industrial Road for 1+ mile
- Look for a large green sign on the left that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn left at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the nature center parking lot
- If you go under the I-81 bridge-you have missed the nature center entrance
From Interstate 83
- Exit 43, Harrisburg, 2nd Street
- Travel north on Second Street to Division Street
- Turn left onto Division Street followed by a right onto Front Street.
- Proceed north on Front Street to the traffic light
- At the traffic light turn right at Route 39 (also called Linglestown Road)
- Proceed to the next traffic light
- Turn right onto Industrial Road and travel 1+ miles
- Look for a large green sign on the left that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn left at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the Nature Center parking lot
- If you go under the I-81 bridge-you have missed the Nature Center entrance
From Harrisburg
- Travel north on Second Street to Division Street
- Turn left onto Division Street followed by a right onto Front Street.
- Proceed north on Front Street to the traffic light
- At the traffic light turn right at Route 39 (also calledLinglestown Road)
- Proceed to the next traffic light
- Turn right onto Industrial Road and travel 1+miles.
- Look for a large green sign on the left that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn left at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the nature center parking lot
- If you go under the I-81 bridge-you have missed the nature center entrance
From Cameron Street (Harrisburg)
- Head North on Cameron Street
- Pass the Farm Show Complex (on your left)
- Turn left at traffic light (Elmerton Ave)
- Continue straight through next traffic light (pass entrances to HACC & PSECU)
- Road swings right – continue traveling North on Industrial Rd passing all entrances to HACC parking lots on your right
- After passing under I-81 underpass, look for a large green sign on the right that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn right at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the nature center parking lot
From Pennsylvania Turnpike (Southeastern PA - Philadelphia)
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From PA Turnpike (Route 76), get off Exit #19 (Harrisburg East)
- Follow I-283 North to I-83 North
- Follow I-83 North to I-81 South
- Take Front Street Exit #66 (choose North Front Street)
- At first traffic light, turn right onto Route 39 (also called Linglestown Road)
- At first traffic light turn right onto Industrial Road
- Travel Industrial Road for 1+ mile
- Look for a large green sign on the left that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn left at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the nature center parking lot
- If you go under the I-81 bridge-you have missed the nature center entrance
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Northwestern PA – Pittsburgh)
- From PA Turnpike (Route 76), get off Exit #17 (Carlisle)
- Follow I-81 North traveling approx. 16 miles
- Take Front Street Exit #66 (choose North Front Street)
- At first traffic light, turn right onto Route 39 (also calledLinglestown Road)
- At first traffic light turn right onto Industrial Road
- Travel Industrial Road for 1+ mile
- Look for a large green sign on the left that says Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park - turn left at the sign onto Wildwood Way and follow the paved road until you come to the nature center parking lot
- If you go under the I-81 bridge-you have missed the nature center entrance
NEW! Take the Bus to Wildwood Park!
Capital Area Transit now provides bus service to the Olewine Nature Center at Wildwood Park for the summer.
The weekday route runs Monday through Friday, arriving and departing the center at 9:55 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 12:50 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. The trip is an extension of the transit authority’s Route 9 trip from downtown Harrisburg to Harrisburg Area Community College.” Route 9 Serves: City Island (Park & Ride), Downtown Harrisburg, Capitol Complex, Farm Show, HACC, Wildwood Park, Blue Cross.
