National Parks & Sites in Pennsylvania

26 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

PA

The first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the final pi...

Appalachian National Scenic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV

The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pasto...

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

VA,MD,DE,DC,PA,NY

People first arrived in the Chesapeake Bay during the last ice age. As glaciers melted, diverse soci...

Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument — Pennsylvania national park

Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument

PA

More than 7,800 children from 140 Tribes went to the Carlisle School from 1879 to 1918. The National...

Chesapeake Bay — Pennsylvania national park

Chesapeake Bay

DC,DE,MD,NY,PA,VA,WV

Over 41 million acres are connected through the waters that flow to and through Chesapeake Bay. The ...

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area — Pennsylvania national park

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

NJ,PA

Situated within the most densely populated region of the United States, Delaware Water Gap National ...

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

PA

Described as horrifying, mystifying, and brilliant, Poe’s writing has engaged readers all over the w...

Eisenhower National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Eisenhower National Historic Site

PA

Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenho...

First State National Historical Park — Pennsylvania national park

First State National Historical Park

DE,PA

Famous as the First State to ratify the Constitution, Delaware was born out of a conflict among thre...

Flight 93 National Memorial — Pennsylvania national park

Flight 93 National Memorial

PA

On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the U.S. came under attack when four commercial airliners we...

Fort Necessity National Battlefield — Pennsylvania national park

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

PA

The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian W...

Friendship Hill National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

PA

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

Gettysburg National Military Park — Pennsylvania national park

Gettysburg National Military Park

PA

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

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

PA

Before Pennsylvania there was New Sweden. Discover this last historic link to a forgotten past. Visi...

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

PA

Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American landscape of industrial operations from 1771-1883, Hope...

Independence National Historical Park — Pennsylvania national park

Independence National Historical Park

PA

The park represents the founding ideals of the nation, and preserves national and international symb...

Johnstown Flood National Memorial — Pennsylvania national park

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

PA

The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devas...

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,MO,MT,NE,ND,OH,OR,PA,SD,WA,WV

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail winds nearly 4,900 miles through the homelands of more t...

Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River — Pennsylvania national park

Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River

PA,NJ

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

North Country National Scenic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

North Country National Scenic Trail

MI,MN,ND,NY,OH,PA,VT,WI

Come to the North Country. Trek the hills and valleys. Stand on the shores of lakes & streams from g...

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

DC,MD,PA,VA

The Potomac River corridor is rich in both history and recreation, offering a chance to both explore...

Steamtown National Historic Site — Pennsylvania national park

Steamtown National Historic Site

PA

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

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial — Pennsylvania national park

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

PA

Visit the house where wounded Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived and hear how this bri...

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River — Pennsylvania national park

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

NY,PA

Canoe through rapids and quiet pools as the Delaware River winds its way through a valley of swiftly...

Valley Forge National Historical Park — Pennsylvania national park

Valley Forge National Historical Park

PA

Valley Forge is the place where George Washington and the Continental Army took refuge during the wi...

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail — Pennsylvania national park

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,DC

This 680-mile-long trail follows the paths taken by George Washington's Continental Army and Jean-Ba...

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