• Peace Valley Park covers around 1,500 acres surrounding Lake Galena, offering visitors a great recreational venue surrounded by scenic landscape and plenty of wildlife.
  • You can go walking, hiking, or running along 14 miles of groomed nature trails that vary from easy family-friendly circuits to more remote and rugged forest trails.
  • If you enjoy cycling, you can try the popular Hike and Bike Path around the lake.
  • Although the wildlife area is not open to the public, you can observe the rich bird and amphibian life from Chapman Road Bridge, the duck blind, or the bird blind near the nature center, which offers guided birding walks in spring.
  • Picnicking is popular, and you can rent a canoe, paddleboat, or kayak to enjoy the lake.
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