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Conowingo Visitors Center and Recreation Office
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This is a great place to see Bald Eagle activity! Granted, it is one of the most popular viewing sites in probably all of the United States for eagles, so be prepared for larger crowds of photographers, especially on days when they release trout into the river. On a good weather day, it is not uncommon to see over 200 photographers here, with lenses from simple 200mm to top of the line professional $30,000+ lense setups. The park is laid out nicely along the water's edge, so there is usually always a place to set up your tripod and gear, but if you want to actually set up on the concrete fisherman's wharf, come early. Like 8am if possible. Most eagle activity is centered on the opposite side of the river, so you will need a good lens to really bring them in close - at least a 600mm lens. However, you do occasionally see eagles flying directly overhead and landing in trees above you, so still bring whatever camera you have and you might get lucky with a good shot. Port-a-potties are on site, and picnic tables are available, so bringing lunches is welcomed and...
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Nature and Technology. A popular spot for wildlife photography, fishing or just relaxing. Large lenses, Harleys or the Family Truckster can be seen in the parking lot. The boat ramp is available and a good place to launch for fishing. Fishermen in shorts wade in a few feet and do well with stripers near the dam. So do the bald eagles.
The park provides Porta-potties and picnic tables as well as walkways and paved shoreline gathering areas. It's a nice place to just wander and there's quite an engineering feat that's provided clean electricity for years to get a look at. And, if it rains like in 2018, it's a smaller Niagara Falls a little closer to home.
No climbing fences along the walkway and no flying drones. There's a group of vultures at the entrance and warnings that they may damage your vehicle. Never saw that happen but the sign must be based...
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This place was great! My honey & I went there to check out the Bald Eagles... We saw several! There was an eagle perched in a tree by the parking area & looking over the river... such a beautiful bird. We even saw a Falcon chasing one of the eagles near the dam.
It was a very breezy, chilly day, so we didn't take a lot of photos. We are definitely going back once it's warmer, and plan to hike the nearby trails.
The photos I'm posting today were taken in front of the visitors center. I'll be posting more photos than the ones at the visitor's center soon (visitors center photos are on my phone... the others are on my Nikon).
If you want to see a lot of raptors, this is a great place to go! Two thumbs...
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