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The Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area spreads over approximately 6,000 acres and is home to waterfowl, grassland-nesting birds, and wetland-dependent animals. A great display of nature is the annual snow goose migration from mid-February to early March when up to 200,000 snow geese and thousands of tundra swans stop over at the 360-acre lake created by a dam. There are more than 20 miles of hiking trails and a Visitor Center.

Mill Creek Camping Area is a peaceful, primitive tent-only campground along Mill Creek in Lancaster’s Central Park, just two miles from downtown. The 10-acre site has five campsites with water spigots, a portable toilet, and access to a clean park restroom open during the day, though no showers are available. Campers can take a short walk to the historic Eshelman Mill Iron Bridge. Camping is open from April 1 to October 31, and you must call or visit the Parks Office to make a reservation.

Great trail. Very uneven path. Lots of rocks and roots. If you aren’t a stable walker this is not your trail.

This is the Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge, one of the many covered bridges in Lancaster County. This 94-foot bridge was built in 1876 and runs over Mill Creek.

These ruins of an old home are an interesting landmark along the Elder's Run Trail. They are what remains of a home and springhouse that were built in the 1930s, but torn down about 30 years later.

This trailhead is a central point where Middle Creek Trail, Explorer Trail, and Horseshoe Trail connect. Middle Creek Trail leads to a very pleasant loop along the creek and eventually connects with Elder's Run Trail and the other end of Explorer Trail. Horseshoe Trail runs straight through the park and eventually connects to the Appalachian Trail. While this is a good junction to choose your own adventure within the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, there is no parking here. The Visitor's Center to the north or Spring Mountain Road Parking Area to the south are better starting points for a hike leading to this junction.

If you want to improve your mountain biking skills, then Heatherwood Bike Park is the ideal spot for you. The park in Ephrata offers 1.5 miles of singletrack for beginner and intermediate riders, a pump track, dirt jumps and three skills areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzbi6b0q2c