The Montour Preserve offers a wide range of year-round opportunities for free, family-friendly, outdoor activities. With a variety of fields, forests, and streams and features like the sugar shack, fossil pit, boat launch, fishing pier, wildlife observation blinds, visitors’ center / environmental education center, pavilions, children’s play areas, more than seven miles of trails, and more, all centered around the Preserve’s signature feature – the 165-acre Lake Chillisquaque – the Montour Preserve offers something for everyone. Enjoy ice fishing, cross-country skiing, maple sugaring, birding, nature study, photography, fishing, boating, picnicking, hiking, trail running, fossil collecting, quiet reflection … the possibilities are nearly endless!

NOTICE – LAKE CHILLISQUAQUE DAM SPILLWAY CONSTRUCTION

PLANNED FOR 2026 / 2027 SEASONS

Visitors to the Montour Preserve are advised that construction activities are planned on the Lake Chillisquaque Dam spillway during the 2026 and 2027 seasons.  During this time, temporary restrictions will be put in place for select resources at the Montour Preserve.  Please visit the Spillway Upgrade page to learn more about this project.