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Parks in Pennsylvania

Explore 59 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Francis E. Walter Dam

Francis E. Walter Dam

Pennsylvania

Francis E. Walter Dam ? An 1,800-acre project, having a small 80 acre reservoir but no Corps-operated recreati…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

Pennsylvania

Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jeffer…

ParkNational Historic Site

Gettysburg National Military Park

Pennsylvania

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. …

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ParkNational Military Park

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

Pennsylvania

Before Pennsylvania there was New Sweden. Discover this last historic link to a forgotten past. Visit the chur…

ParkNational Monument

Great Egg Harbor River

Pennsylvania

The River gradually widens as it picks up the waters of 17 tributaries on its way to Great Egg Harbor and the …

Parkrecreation area
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

Pennsylvania

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

Pennsylvania

Harriet Tubman was guided by a deep faith and devotion to family, freedom, and community. After emancipating h…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Pennsylvania

Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American landscape of industrial operations from 1771-1883, Hopewell and o…

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ParkNational Historic Site

Independence National Historical Park

Pennsylvania

The park represents the founding ideals of the nation, and preserves national and international symbols of fre…

ParkNational Historical Park

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

Pennsylvania

Our namesake comes from the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy, a powerful and enduring alliance that has th…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Pennsylvania

The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated John…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Pennsylvania

The South Fork dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889 and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johns…

ParkNational Memorial
Kettle Creek Lake

Kettle Creek Lake

Pennsylvania

Surrounded by high mountains in a wild and scenic area, Kettle Creek State Park provides day use recreation fa…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River

Pennsylvania

The largest free-flowing river in the eastern United States, the Delaware River runs past forests, farmlands, …

Parkrecreation area
Mahoning Creek Lake

Mahoning Creek Lake

Pennsylvania

Situated among steep sided valleys and forested hillsides, Mahoning Creek Lake is surrounded by breathtaking s…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Pennsylvania

Establishing the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in 1938 was the first step of many to restore the area bac…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area

Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area

Pennsylvania

The US Army Corps of Engineers built the Mount Morris Dam in the late 1940s to reduce flooding on the lower Ge…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

Pennsylvania

Designated by Congress in 2008, the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area stretches from the western boundary o…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Oil Region National Heritage Area

Oil Region National Heritage Area

Pennsylvania

Oil Region National Heritage Area in northwestern Pennsylvania tells of the world’s first successful commercia…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Prompton Lake

Prompton Lake

Pennsylvania

Prompton Lake ? A 526-acre project, having a 290-acre lake. Except for a single boat launch, there is no Corps…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Raystown Lake

Raystown Lake

Pennsylvania

Here you will find boating, fishing, camping, hiking, swimming, and scenic beauty. This twisting lake, the lar…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Ricketts Glen State Park

Pennsylvania

Ricketts Glen features 21 named waterfalls, including 94-foot Ganoga Falls. The Falls Trail System passes thro…

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Steamtown National Historic Site

Pennsylvania

You'd feel heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; you'd hear the whistle, feel the ground vibrate, an…

ParkNational Historic Site
Steamtown National Historic Site

Steamtown National Historic Site

Pennsylvania

Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the "chuff-chuff" from the smoke…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area