This neighborhood park is in the shadow of the Erie Land Lighthouse, hence the name Lighthouse…read morePark. It is at the end of a quiet street so you shouldn't have any drive bys or other traffic headache. The lighthouse is reviewed separately and does have weekend hours for visiting. A picnic pavilion with tables next to charcoal grills and a nice set of playground equipment over a mulch base. It is available first-come first-serve and there was a party setting up the afternoon I stopped by. There is street parking here and be sure not to block the driveways or fire hydrants. [Review 1386 of 2024 - 663 in Pennsylvania - 22409 overall]

This square is cute. It is home to a lot of homeless people but no one bothers you. Our kids…read moreenjoyed the fountain.

Bounded by French and Peach Streets and named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of…read morethe War of 1812 and the famous naval Battle of Lake Erie it constitutes the very heart of what is downtown Erie, known as the "Flagship City," dividing it between its east and west sides. It's really one of the most lovely and useful of small downtown city parks to be found and a walk through it with its various memorials and dedications is not only pleasant but educational as well.

Awesome place to have a calm quiet hike. The history and rock formations are so cool.read more

The park is a great adventure! From lost gold to counterfeit cash operation in its history!read more

Colonel Crawford Park or Woodcock Creek Lake as it is more commonly called, is a great place during…read morea normal year, but unfortunately in early March of 2021, there has been a malfunction in the dam water control system, and the entire lake has unfortunately been drained. I stopped to visit yesterday to see it for myself, and everywhere that once was water is now just mud and ice. Surprisingly, there was still water coming out of the outflow on the back side of the dam, my guess was ice meltoff. I feel bad about all the fish and other aquatic wildlife that have perished due to this predicament. I imagine it will take months, if not a year or more, for the water levels to get back to normal . . . sigh. On a good note, the park was packed with people to try and get a look at the empty lake, but I imagine these crowds won't last, and this will do harm to the local businesses that provide services to all the visitors during the year (especially bad for those that already lost business during the pandemic). Hoping for better days . . . .

My husband and I went around 6pm during sunset. It was $20 for 2ppl. We paid at the bar fyi. The…read moreentire course took approx 1hr, but it was so clean and near the water. There were two other groups playing as well. After our game, we sat by the fire pits that were set up at the bar and a couple of drinks.

This was a very nice course. It was tremendously well-kept and tidy. There were also beautiful lake…read moreviews to absorb while playing. There is a rooftop bar at this location, but we did not partake in that -- just golfed a bit. There is plenty of parking nearby, including some no-cost spots, but they likely fill fast during busy times. There was signage at each hole with a colorful picture and information about the area. There was a decent amount of text to read and we found out some interesting new things we probably wouldn't have ever known if we hadn't golfed here!

Sort of like how the saying goes that pork is the other white meat, Erie Bluffs State Park is very…read moremuch the "other one" in the local vicinity compared to Presque Isle. Where as Presque gets millions of visits annually, Erie Bluffs is still fairly new only having joined the PA state park system in 2004. The benefit is that the bulk of the coastline along Lake Erie is developed and this 500+ acre parcel represented the last large acreage that was still untouched. The basic premise is that the park is about 12 miles south of Erie proper in Lake City, PA. There is a small single sign along West Lake Road and there is only a single parking lot/entrance for the park (technically there is a small secondary entrance and parking area if you're going to be fishing/kayaking Elk Creek which is slightly up the road from the aforementioned main entrance). You've got some fishing/boating/off-season hunting allowed and about five miles of walking trails. I'm not going to say hiking because in reality none of the trails here that we saw should be thought of as hiking. We did a box loop by walking the start of the Transition Trail - turned left to the Black Oak Savanna Trail - right to the other half of the Transition Trail - right to the Lookout Trail - over to the Fisherman's foot path - up Wildflower Way which leads back to the Transition Trail. Now there are three points with this park worth noting: 1. The trails are not marked. Is that a big issue? Not really as everything loops/links into each other and if you have any sense of direction you should be able to figure it out although in principal you could take a wrong turn and go a few miles over to the other side of the park by accident. 2. Maybe the western side of the park further away from the parking lot has better views, but the side we (and most of the people visiting the day we were there) were on doesn't offer much. Very heavy foliage and tree cover with only limited vantage points where you can appreciate the bluffs/view of Lake Erie. 3. Another reason that it's hard to appreciate the bluffs is that part of the trail nearest them (Bluffs Edge Trail) is gone due to erosion. Supposedly the bluffs are being gobbled up at the rate of a few feet per year by Lake Erie and even though the official park map lists that trail, it's very much not fully there. With all this said, parks like these are my favorites within the PA system. Meaning I enjoy the smaller C-List places without all of the touristy junk attached to them. Just give me some solid trails with good views and especially here where it means more open space versus homes or condos and I'm all in. www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20032316.pdf

Not waste people's time making them watch a video just to not be able to ride anything. Coming from…read moreout of state, which is hours away just to be told we don't have boats for rent after being told there is 2 open boats.

Rented a kayak. Staff was personable and quick. Very reasonable price for 2 hours. Kayak was a sit…read moreon top type. Glad for that. Next time I'm wearing water socks. Downside is kayak didn't have a seat back. Don't know if it should. This old dog would've appreciated one.

Highly recommended. I've been on four trips this year and there are days that you don't catch fish…read morebut that's not because the crew isn't working for you. I've had a lot of fun and they taught me a lot that I used elsewhere.

Took my family out with Captain John and first mate Jake today. We boarded the boat at 2:30 and…read moreleft promptly at 3. After about 20 minute ride we were on fish. It was my step daughters first time on a charter and the had great time. Capt John made moves when the action slowed and kept trying to find fish when we hit a slow period. Both he and Jake did a great job netting fish keeping track of everyone's catch. Jake did great job filleting our fish. Walleye had good size and caught a couple really nice ones. Boat was clean and ran without issues. Would not hesitate to bring my family back. Recommended the perch pirate to a couple in our hotel we were staying at. Thank you to the crew!!