Pennsylvania Natural Park Wonders
National and State Wonders Found in the Keystone State:
National Forests:
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Pennsylvania, known for its Allegheny Mountains that run diagonally from the southwest to the northeast (overlooking the Great Appalachian Valley), is home to the Allegheny, Susquehanna, Delaware, Ohio Rivers, as well as Lake Erie.
Let us be your guide to discovering these natural wonders. Follow the links below to obtain more information, insider tips, and pictures, as well as ideas for where to stay when visiting.
National Rivers:
Middle Delaware National Scenic River [Official Site] Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River [Official Site]
National Scenic Trails:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
National Recreation Trails:
Allegheny River Trail Bear Run Nature Reserve Trail Delaware Canal Heritage Trail Delaware River Water Trail Friendship Hill Loop Trail Ghost Town Trail Great Allegheny Passage Trail Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Heritage Rail Trail County Park Houtzdale Line Trail Juniata River Water Trail Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail Lehigh Parkway Heritage Trail Luzerne County Rail Trail Mahoning Shadow Trail Montour Trail Oil Creek State Park Multi-Use Trail Path of the Flood Trail Pennsylvania Seaway Trail Philadelphia to Valley Forge Bikeway Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway Presque Isle State Park Trail Sandy Creek Trail Schuylkill River Water Trail Susquehanna River Water Trail US Route 6 Grand Army of the Republic Highway West Penn Trail Woodlands Heritage Trail Wissahickon Park Trail System Youghiogheny River Trail
National Recreation Areas:
Allegheny National Recreation Area. Location: northwest Pennsylvania, and administered by the Forest Service as part of the Allegheny National Forest. [Official Site] Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Location: along the border of western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and administered by the National Park Service. [Official Site]
National Forests:
Allegheny National Forest. Location: Warren, Pennsylvania. [Official Site]
National Wildlife Refuges:
Erie National Wildlife Refuge John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
National Wilderness Areas:
Allegheny Islands Wilderness Hickory Creek Wilderness
National Scenic Roads and Byways:
Historic National Road Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway Seaway Trail
Pennsylvania State Parks, Campgrounds, Recreational Areas:
Archbald Pothole State Park Bald Eagle State Forest Bald Eagle State Park Beltzville State Park Bendigo State Park Big Pocono State Park Big Spring State Park Black Moshannon State Park Blue Knob State Park Buchanan State Forest Buchanan's Birthplace State Park Bucktail State Park 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 Cornplanter State Forest Cowans Gap State Park Delaware Canal State Park Delaware State Forest Denton Hill State Park Elk State Park
Evansburg State Park Forbes State Forest Fort Washington State Park Fowlers Hollow State Park Frances Slocum State Park French Creek State Park Gallitzin State Forest 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 Kettle Creek State Park Keystone State Park Kings Gap Environmental Education Center Kinzua Bridge State Park Kooser State Park Lackawanna State Forest 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 McCall Dam State Park McConnells Mill State Park Memorial Lake State Park Michaux State Forest Milton State Park Mont Alto State Park Moraine State Park Moshannon State Forest Mt. Pisgah State Park Nescopeck State Park Neshaminy State Park Nockamixon State Park Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center Norristown Farm State 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 Rothrock State Forest Ryerson Station State Park S.B. Elliott State Park Salt Spring State Park Samuel S. Lewis State Park Sand Bridge State Park Shawnee State Park Shikellamy State Park Sinnemahoning State Park Sizerville State Park Sproul State Forest Susquehanna State Park Susquehannock State Forest Susquehannock State Park Swatara State Park Tiadaghton State Forest Tioga State Forest Tobyhanna State Park Trough Creek State Park Tuscarora State Forest Tuscarora State Park Tyler State Park Upper Pine Bottom State Park Warriors Path State Park Weiser State Forest Whipple Dam State Park White Clay Creek Preserve Worlds End State Park Wyoming State Forest Yellow Creek State Park
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Blue Route Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway Bucktail Trail Delaware River Valley Exton Bypass Gateway to the Endless Mountains Governor Casey Byway Grand View Scenic Byway High Plateau Scenic Byway Kinzua Bridge Byway Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway Longhouse Scenic Byway Route 419 Scenic Byway Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
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