Elk and Cameron County: Best wildlife viewing

by Jack and Nancy Felicita
(East Smithfield, PA)

If you love looking at wildlife up close, you need to go to Elk/Cameron Counties in Pennsylvania. Elk have been reintroduced to this state in these counties and they are abundant.

You can get within several feet of these magnificent animals. The racks on the males are huge and to hear them bugle is goose-bump worthy. We even had two giants run through the campground we were at a couple of years ago and we listened to them bugle for a couple of hours after that.

Great photo ops and just when you think you have seen the biggest elk you ever saw, a bigger one comes along. The third weekend in September is the Elk Fest. Lots of interesting stuff there, too. If you go, make sure you have your camera charged up as you just might see a couple of bulls fighting for the harem!