National Parks in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is part of the Northeast region of the United States and is the 33rd-largest by land area and the fifth-most populous. The Appalachian Mountains bisect the state from north to south.
National Parks in Pennsylvania
There are no sites specifically designated as a “National Park” in Pennsylvania.
The closest National Park to western PA is Cuyahoga National Park in north-central Ohio.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Best Months: October, September, July & August
Hours: Open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day
Entrance Fee: Free
The closest National Park to both the central and eastern parts of Pennsylvania is the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
Shenandoah National Park
Best Months: June, July, August & October
Hours: Shenandoah National Park is always open, however, portions of Skyline Drive, the only public road through the Park, are periodically closed during inclement weather.
Entrance Fee: $30 per vehicle, valid for 7 days
National Park Sites in Pennsylvania
Even though there are no National Parks in PA, there are a handful of official National Park Service sites.
The Delaware Water Gap along the eastern border with New Jersey gets the same amount of visitors as Yellowstone, which makes it the most popular park in the state.
The most known site is probably Gettysburg National Military Park, which we featured in our trip across Ohio, PA, and Washington DC.
Here are all the NPS sites located within PA:
| Name | Designation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Independence National Historical Park | National Historical Park | Philadelphia, 19106 |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial | National Memorial | Philadelphia, 19106 |
| Johnstown Flood National Memorial | National Memorial | South Fork, 15956 |
| Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Philadelphia, 19123 |
| Steamtown National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Scranton, 18503 |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | National Scenic Trail | Harpers Ferry, 25425 |
| Flight 93 National Memorial | National Memorial | Stoystown, 15563 |
| Friendship Hill National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Ohiopyle, 15470 |
| Fort Necessity National Battlefield | National Battlefield | Farmington, 15437 |
| Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Elverson, 19520 |
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail | National Scenic Trail | Washington, 20242 |
| Eisenhower National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Gettysburg, 17325 |
| Gettysburg National Military Park | National Military Park | Gettysburg, 17325 |
| First State National Historical Park | National Historical Park | New Castle, 19720 |
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | National Recreation Area | Bushkill, 18324 |
| Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River | Scenic & Recreational River | Beach Lake, 18405 |
| Valley Forge National Historical Park | National Historical Park | King Of Prussia, 19406 |
| Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site | National Historic Site | Gallitzin, 16641 |
State Parks of Pennsylvania
As of 2022, there are 122 official state parks in the state of Pennsylvania.
The most popular of the PA state parks is Presque Isle in Erie, Ohiopyle, and Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh.
| Allegheny Islands State Park |
| Archbald Pothole State Park |
| Bald Eagle State Park |
| Beltzville State Park |
| Bendigo State Park |
| Benjamin Rush State Park |
| Big Pocono State Park |
| Big Spring State Park |
| Black Moshannon State Park |
| Blue Knob State Park |
| Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area |
| Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park |
| Bucktail State Park Natural Area |
| Caledonia State Park |
| Canoe Creek State Park |
| Chapman State Park |
| Cherry Springs State Park |
| Clear Creek State Park |
| Codorus State Park |
| Colonel Denning State Park |
| Colton Point State Park |
| Cook Forest State Park |
| Cowans Gap State Park |
| Delaware Canal State Park |
| Denton Hill State Park |
| Elk State Park |
| Erie Bluffs State Park |
| Evansburg State Park |
| Fort Washington State Park |
| Fowlers Hollow State Park |
| Frances Slocum State Park |
| French Creek State Park |
| Gifford Pinchot State Park |
| Gouldsboro State Park |
| Greenwood Furnace State Park |
| Hickory Run State Park |
| Hillman State Park |
| Hills Creek State Park |
| Hyner Run State Park |
| Hyner View State Park |
| Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center |
| Jennings Environmental Education Center |
| Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area |
| Kettle Creek State Park |
| Keystone State Park |
| Kings Gap Environmental Education Center |
| Kinzua Bridge State Park |
| Kooser State Park |
| Lackawanna State Park |
| Laurel Hill State Park |
| Laurel Mountain State Park |
| Laurel Ridge State Park |
| Laurel Summit State Park |
| Lehigh Gorge State Park |
| Leonard Harrison State Park |
| Linn Run State Park |
| Little Buffalo State Park |
| Little Pine State Park |
| Locust Lake State Park |
| Lyman Run State Park |
| Marsh Creek State Park |
| Maurice K. Goddard State Park |
| McCalls Dam State Park |
| McConnells Mill State Park |
| Memorial Lake State Park |
| Milton State Park |
| Mont Alto State Park |
| Moraine State Park |
| Mount Pisgah State Park |
| Nescopeck State Park |
| Neshaminy State Park |
| Nockamixon State Park |
| Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center |
| Norristown Farm Park |
| Ohiopyle State Park |
| Oil Creek State Park |
| Ole Bull State Park |
| Parker Dam State Park |
| Patterson State Park |
| Penn-Roosevelt State Park |
| Pine Grove Furnace State Park |
| Poe Paddy State Park |
| Poe Valley State Park |
| Point State Park |
| Presque Isle State Park |
| Prince Gallitzin State Park |
| Promised Land State Park |
| Prompton State Park |
| Prouty Place State Park |
| Pymatuning State Park |
| Raccoon Creek State Park |
| Ralph Stover State Park |
| Ravensburg State Park |
| Raymond B Winter State Park |
| Reeds Gap State Park |
| Ricketts Glen State Park |
| Ridley Creek State Park |
| Ryerson Station State Park |
| Salt Springs State Park |
| Samuel S. Lewis State Park |
| Sand Bridge State Park |
| Shawnee State Park |
| Shikellamy State Park |
| Simon B. Elliott State Park |
| Sinnemahoning State Park |
| Sizerville State Park |
| Susquehanna State Park |
| Susquehannock State Park |
| Swatara State Park |
| Tobyhanna State Park |
| Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) |
| Trough Creek State Park |
| Tuscarora State Park |
| Tyler State Park |
| Upper Pine Bottom State Park |
| Varden Conservation Area |
| Warriors Path State Park |
| Washington Crossing Historic Park |
| Whipple Dam State Park |
| White Clay Creek Preserve |
| Worlds End State Park |
| Yellow Creek State Park |
