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Center Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm | Trail's Hours: Daily dawn-dusk | Closed Holidays »
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Central Pennsylvania, Wildwood Park is conveniently located on the edge of Harrisburg, PA.
There are endless opportunities for fun and adventure at Wildwood Park. Explore the Nature Center, walk the trails and boardwalks, ride your bike, pack a picnic lunch, watch the birds, check out the flowers and much more! There is fresh air and good times around every bend. Come and enjoy…it's fun and it's free!
Upcoming Events
4/13/2019 - 10/31/2019
Art In The Wild 2019: Exhibit Opens
5/26/2019
Flower Walk: Jack in the Pulpits and Other Spring Flowers
6/1/2019
Brownie Scout Program: Wonderful Water
6/2/2019
Tree ID Walk
6/8/2019
Volunteer Work Day
What's Happening at Wildwood Park?
Wildwood Park Improvement Projects
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Trail & Bird Sighting Info
TRAILS
May 20
Prothonotary Warbler on northern canal section of Towpath Trail.
May 14
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Tennessee Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler.
May 6
A Black-billed Cuckoo and Northern Parula were seen behind the Nature Center. A Scarlet Tanager, Warbling Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler and Cape May Warblers are down the North Boardwalk.
May 1
Orchard Oriole. Yellow-rumped Warblers continue around the nature center in good numbers.
April 30
Great Crested Flycatcher.
April 29
Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpiper.
April 26
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler and Rusty Blackbird.
April 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula, American Redstart and Grey Catbird around the nature center. Spotted Sandpiper near the South Lot.
April 24
Morning songsters around the nature center included Wood Thrush, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brown Thrasher and House Wren.
