Where are the Elk?
The 127-mile Elk Scenic Drive offers 23 points of interest in the Elk Range of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Located directly off I-80, the Elk Scenic Drive can be accessed from the west at the Penfield Exit 111 at PA Route 153 or from the east at the Snow Shoe Exit 147 at PA Route 144. Although the Elk Scenic Drive will take you around a broader loop, you may see elk within the borders of Parker Dam State Park, which is a short distance from Exit 111 of I-80, or you may take SR 879 from Clearfield to Shawville, and see them as close by as Surveyor, about six miles north of Exit 120. Most of northern and western Clinton County is a part of the original elk range established by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The Pennsylvania Elk herd numbers between 700 and 800. Winslow Hill is the most visited elk viewing site with two established off-road parking, portable restrooms (early August through October) and a pavilion for weekend presentations during the fall viewing season. Viewing site is loc
