Directions to Powder Mill Nature Reserve

From the Donegal exit (#9) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike After exiting the turnpike tollbooth, turn left at the stop sign onto Rt. 31. Follow Rt. 31 east for approximately 2 miles, past Sarnelli’s Restaurant (on right), and turn left onto Rt. 381 North. (If you begin to travel up the mountain, you’ve gone too far.) Follow Rt. 381 North for approximately 8 miles until you see a white sign with black letters on the right that says "Florence Lockhart Nimick Nature Center Carnegie Museum of Natural History". The center is on the left.

From the intersection of Rt. 711 & Rt. 30 in Ligonier, proceed east on Rt. 30. Turn right onto Rt. 381 South (there is a sign for Linn Run State Park at this intersection). Follow Rt. 381 into the SMALL town of Rector. Watch for St. Michael’s Churn on your right. Directly across the street from St. Michael’s is a road, turn left onto this road where you see the Powdermill Nature Reserve sign. (DO NOT turn up the road where you the Linn Run State Park sign.) Now that you’re on the road across from St. Michael’s, follow it for 3 miles until you come to a stop sing. At the stop sign, go straight ahead. The Florence Lockhart Nimick Nature Center is 3/10 of a mile down this road on the right.