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The park has one-mile of shoreline, 90- foot bluffs overlooking Lake Erie, a world-class shallow stream steelhead fishery, old growth forest, rare, endangered and threatened plants, exceptional wetlands and significant archaeological sites. Originally, the land was privately owned by Reliant Energy but was acquired and turned into this beautiful state park.

Now, the state of Pennsylvania is proposing to build a lodge complex in Erie Bluffs and has held several "stakeholders" meetings about the issue. This development, if it happens, would be the first lodge constructed in the Pennsylvania State Park System, a precedent the Sierra Club opposes. The last state park development plan, which was successfully opposed by the Sierra Club and other groups, would have replaced a wetland and forested area with a resort development that included a golf course.

Because there is enough private land around Erie Bluffs to give visitors overnight lodging and access to the park, the Sierra Club is opposing development inside Erie Bluffs. The Sierra Club will be fighting for the protection of Erie Bluffs through a variety of means, including local community organizing.

To learn how to help Erie Bluffs contact Jeff Schmidt at jeff.schmidt@sierraclub.org.