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National Parks Near Pittsburgh

National Parks Near PittsburghUpdate: Please see this post on Very Local Pittsburgh for updated info on all of the national parks near Pittsburgh. 

There are 6 US National Parks near Pittsburgh. Each of these parks is about a 90 minute drive from Downtown Pittsburgh.

A National Park Designation means that this location is maintained by the National Parks Service. The National Parks Service was established in 1916. The National Parks service maintains both full park as well as national monuments and historic sites. None of the NPS locations in the state of Pennsylvania are a full National Park.

 

US National Park Location Approx Distance [Time]
from Downtown Pittsburgh
Year Established
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Cresson, PA 84 Miles [95 Minutes] National Historic Landmark 1962
Flight 93 Memorial Stoystown, PA 81 Miles [90 Minutes] National Register of Historic Places 2002
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Farmington, PA 60 Miles [90 Minutes] National Register of Historic Places 1966
Friendship Hill National Historic Site Point Marion, PA 73 Miles [90 Minutes] National Register of Historic Places 1966
Johnstown Flood National Memorial South Fork, PA 80 Miles [90 Minutes] National Memorial 1964
First Ladies National Historic Site Canton, OH 91 Miles [2 Hours] National Historic Site 2000

 

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