Halfway Run Natural Area

Halfway Run Natural Area is a 407-acre (165 ha) protected area in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Bald Eagle State Forest,^[1] and is a short distance from R.B. Winter State Park.^[2]

Halfway Run Natural Area
Location within Pennsylvania
Location	Union County, Pennsylvania
Nearest town	Rebersburg
Coordinates	40°59′48″N 77°10′41″W
Area	407 acres (165 ha)

Description

The area protects a glaciated landscape of a type uncommon for Central Pennsylvania, along both banks of Halfway Run, which has been designated as a stream of unimpaired quality.^[3] The area is known for numerous pingo scars from the age of glaciation, in the form of ponds filling pits that formed when small ice-covered hills collapsed.^[2] Wild trout naturally reproduce in Halfway Run,^[4] and in springtime various branches of the stream contribute to vernal pools that are breeding spots for amphibians.^[5]