First answer says it all. Best to check the website in early spring. There is a small visitors center which I think is open year round. There are also hiking trails

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The Visitors' Center opens March 1. Allow at least one hour to tour the center and interact with displays. Add another hour if you are a birdwatcher. The Visitors' Center has a solarium to watch birds at feeders, bird habitats, and a view of the surrounding natural area. Binoculars are provided. At the center you can obtain a bird checklist and flower checklists. Driving tour takes two hours. More time is added if you decide to walk any paths. Area #2 has a path to an observation pavilion overlooking lake. Fast walkers do the path in ten minutes. Slow walkers who like to make observations may take an hour or more. Picnic tables are available at observation point. Handicapped walkers also take longer. Overall plan for a short trip of two-three hours or plan for the whole day. The traveller may enjoy eating at a nearby town such as Ephrata. Hiking trails are available at other areas. Birdwatching adds time.

Any time after sunrise when the sun warms things up, the snow geese come and go all day. Flying out to fields to eat, then returning to the water. There is no ice on the lake this year so you can see them any time during the day usuakky.

There are snow, Canadian geese and Tubdra swans there now. There are also an assortment of small ducks mixed in with the geese!!!

Yes, you can view some sort if birds year round. Blue bird boxes are posted all around also.

You are not allowed to access the road when the gate is closed. You can travel a bit further on Hopeland Road & you will come to Willow Point Trail, where you may Park & stroll out to a lookout area to see geese, ducks & deer.