Family Recreation in Pennsylvania

Hiking, Biking, Rafting, Where to Get Gear

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Hiking and BikingTrails in Pa. Nat'l Parks

Hiking Area List Provided by recreation.gov

Baptism Creek National Recreation Trail 
0.8 mile hiking, cross-country, horse trail located at Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Berk's County.

Bear Run Nature Reserve National Recreation Trail
20 mile hiking and cross-country skiing trail located on the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy at Mill Run in Fayette County.

Black Cherry Trail 
1.2 mile foot trail located in the Allegheny National Forest. Contact: Forest Service, U.S.D.A., Warren, Pa.

Black Willow National Recreation Trail 
3.1 mile canoeing and boating trail at Loyalhanna Lake.

Bossard Creek Nature Trail 
1.5 mile hiking and handicapped trail located at the U.S. Army Corps or Engineers Woodcock Creek Lake at Saegertown.

Delaware Canal Heritage National Recreation Trail
60 mile towpath and canal, hiking, biking and horse trail in the the Delaware Canal State Park, Upper Black Eddy.

East Impoundment National Recreation Trail 
3 mile hiking and biking trail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Tinicum National Enviornmental Center in Philadelphia.

Fairmount Park Bikeway 
8.5 mile foot and bicyle trail in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

Flour Sak Battle Bicentenial Trail 
1 mile braille hiking trail. Located at the Historical and Museum Commission's Bushy Run Battlefield in Westmoreland County.

Friendship Hill National Recreation Trail 
5.4 mile hiking, cross-country skiing, interpretive trail near New Geneva. Contact Friendship Hill National Historic Site.

Harrisburg River Front Bicycle Trail 
4 mile bike and foot path along the Susquehanna River. Harrisburg.

John Bartram Gardens National Recreation Trail 
1 mile hiking and interpretive trail in Philadelphia. Contact the John Bartram Association in Philadelphia.

Kelly's Run-Pinnacle Trail 
4.75 mile hiking and horse trail at the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company's Holtwood Dam Facility on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County.

Laurel Hill Cemetary Victorian National Recreation Trail
25 mile trail and roadways in Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetary.

Lehigh Canal Heritage National Recreation Trail 
31.5 mile canoeing, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing. Contact Northampton County Parks and Recreation, Nazareth.

Lehigh Parkway Heritage Trail 
7 mile hiking, biking, horseback trail in the City of Allentown.

Pennsylvania Seaway National Recreation Trail
46 mile highway trail on Pa Route 5 by Erie.

Presque Isle State Park Multi-purpose National Recreation Trail
5.8 mile paved walking, bicycle and cross-country ski trail at Presque Isle State Park.

Potomac Heritage Trail: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail National Recreation Area 
70 mile hiking and cross-country skiing trail located in Laurel Ridge State Park.

Potomac Heritage Trail: Youghiogheny river Trail National Recreation Area 
11 mile hiking and biking trail located in the Ohiopyle State Park.

River National Recreation Trail 
3 mile long hiking and horseback trail. Located in Valley Forge National Historic Park.

Seth Meyers Nature Trail 
.5 mile trail located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lake near Sharpsville.

Switchback Railroad National Recreation Trail 
15 mile foot, bicycle, cross-country, handicapped trail. Contact: Carbon County Parks and Recreation.

Summit Nature Trail 
1.3 mile hiking trail at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Blair County.

Towpath-Bike National Recreation Trail 
7.8 mile hiking and bicycling trail in Bethlehem and Palmer Townships in Northampton County. Contact Township of Bethlehem or Township of Palmer.

Tracy Ridge National Recreation Trail 
4.2 mile foot and cross-country ski trail in the Allegheny National Forest. Contact Forest Service, Warren, Pa.

Union Canal Walking and Bicycle Trail 
2.3 mile in Berks County. Contact Berks County Park and Recreation, Sinking Spring

Woodlands Heritage National Recreation Trail 
10 mile trail and roadways in The Woodlands, Philadelphia.

Wissahickon Trail 
5.4 mile hiking, biking and horseback trail in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

Science & Natural History Museums
Academy of Natural Sciences 
Archaeology & Anthropology, Museum of
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Limerick Energy Information Center
North Museum of Natural History
Scientific Discovery, Museum of 
State Museum of Pennsylvania
Wagner Free Institute of Science

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