I grew up very close to there in Western New York.
We used to have a twice a year 20k time trial on Presque Isle so it's very good for flat TT work.

Once you get south of town and towards the NY line you can get into some better climbs with very little traffic. You'll have a good chance of seeing more Amish buggies than cars.
That time of year you may have a few days of riding outside, or you could get buried in snow. There will be salt all over the roads so you'll want to make sure you wash your bike good after rides.

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Yup Presque Isle is great, there is a road loop for cycling, and a paved multi-use path loop for running. Also running on the beach if you want.

There's a paved MUP from Frontier Park out to Penn State Behrend, maybe 6 miles? Sometimes I'd link that to Presque Isle (a couple miles on residential roads), so essentially a marathon distance if you start at Behrend. Another nice ride is the ~40 mile loop around Chautauqua Lake to the northeast.

Road/path conditions will be entirely dependent on the weather/accumulated snow. The temps on Presque Isle will be a solid 15 degrees colder than in the city, so be prepped for that. Sunglasses with orange lenses will help pretend it's not gray and dreary. :D

Thanks for input Boyd. Sounds like I better bring a trainer to Erie! Hopefully I can sneak out for an outside ride here or there if we get a string of good weather days.

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Thanks Avatar! I'm excited to check out Presque Isle - I've heard so many good things about it. Thanks for the heads up about the cooler weather out there. I've been burned (more like frozen!) by that a few times while living in a city on Lake Ontario. I'll be sure to check out that MUP for some runs too.

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I grew up in Erie and go back a couple times a year. I do all my running and biking at Presque Isle. I doubt it will be clear of snow enough to ride outside though, although I hear it's a pretty mild winter for Erie standards. For swimming I go to Fitness U on West 15th street. I'll be honest, it's not exactly a high end gym, but it has showers, a 25 yd pool that always has lanes open and it's cheap, but it is definitely rough around the edges. For something a bit nicer, I have heard that the LECOM Wellness center is nice.