{"id":296006,"date":"2026-09-29T06:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296006\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:08:10","slug":"headwaters-park-macaroni-kid-erie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296006\/","title":{"rendered":"Headwaters Park | Macaroni KID Erie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Headwaters Park offers 70 acres of nature to explore, with more than 3 miles of walking trails winding through forests, meadows, wetlands, and along Mill Creek. Open year-round from sunrise to sunset, it\u2019s a popular spot for families and dog owners.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the Conservation District Building, you\u2019ll find a Nature Play Area, Community Garden, and picnic facilities. To the east, an ADA-accessible Pocket Park features native wildflowers, the Memorial Tree Trail, a wetland demonstration area, and a covered picnic table.<\/p>\n<p>Many trails are ADA compliant, while others have compacted soil, grass, or bark mulch surfaces. An outdoor classroom sits a quarter-mile along the main trail, and a three-season pavilion is available to rent for events.<\/p>\n<p>Park Amenities:<\/p>\n<p>Play areas: Nature Play Area behind the Conservation District Building.Trails and exploring: More than 3 miles of trails, four distinct habitats, a Community Garden, and a Pocket Park.Water and creek access: Mill Creek runs through the park and is accessible for exploring.Picnic facilities: Picnic space at the Nature Play Area, a covered picnic table in the Pocket Park, and a pavilion available to rent.Accessibility: Accessible parking, many ADA-compliant trails, and an ADA-accessible Pocket Park.Bathrooms: Portable toilets available May 1\u2013October 31.Lakefront or beach: None.Sports fields: None.<\/p>\n<p>Hours: Sunrise to sunset, year-round. Motorized vehicles are not permitted within the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Headwaters Park offers 70 acres of nature to explore, with more than 3 miles of walking trails winding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1955,734,1961,136,138,137,1756,1957,1507,1953,1962,1958,1956,726,1959,1960,289,1954],"class_list":["post-296006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-calendar","tag-children","tag-clifton-montclair","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-events","tag-families","tag-family-fun","tag-kids-activities","tag-nj","tag-parks","tag-resource-guides","tag-sports","tag-summer-camps","tag-theatre-camps","tag-things-to-do","tag-weekly-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}