About Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC)

Begin your Presque Isle adventure by stopping in The Tom Ridge Environmental Center and Erie Visitor Center. The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is the gateway to Presque Isle State Park and the gateway to discovery. The 65,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, green-designed facility encourages visitors to discover Presque Isle State Park and the many different forms of life that inhabit the peninsula.

Hours of Operation:

Erie Visitor Center will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m November 1 though March 31.

The first and second floor exhibit areas of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center will be open daily, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Park Office will remain open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Presque Isle State Park programs are available in-person and virtual.

Presque Isle Gallery and Gifts will be open daily from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For information contact 814-841-1567. The Sunset Café, and the Big Green Screen Theatre will remain closed until further notice.

For more information, please contact the Park Office at 814-833-7424 or email at presqueislesp@pa.gov.