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    4.4 (76 reviews)

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    Chris O.

    My local state park that I have quite literally lived in and visited for many many years. The lake walk is beautiful and so relaxing. There are so many shelters to relax at. It's simply perfect.

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    Jon G.

    Always enjoy walking around the lake and boathouse areas. It's nice to see some of the wildlife around like the Great Blue Herons. Recently, we spotted a Mute Swan hanging out in and out of the water.

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    Tiffany Y.

    This park in the North Hills of Pittsburgh (McCandless, Hampton, and Pine townships) is nearly 3,100 acres in size, and it has a 65-acre lake for boating, kayaking, and fishing. Other amenities are a nature center, golf courses, swimming pool, ice rink, dek hockey rink, ballfields, shelters, off-leash areas for dogs, basketball courts, archery range, tennis courts, fields for radio-control airplanes, Go Ape zip lines and tree crossing, etcetera! They even have a restaurant to eat at. I have hiked the trails at this large, beautiful park many times, and I consider this park to be a blessing to the residents of the Northern suburbs and to visitors. By the way, as you can see, I am no professional protographer, but if you want to see some absolutely amazing photos of wildlife, particularly birds, from North Park, then I encourage you to follow North Park on their social media. Those photographers' bird photos are gorgeous!

    The boat house always beautiful and especially during the Fall.
    Burt G.

    I have been enjoying North Park for such a long time and it is always there for a long trek, kayak adventure, or a trail hiking outing. I love Marshall Island and the pond there and also the tennis and pickle ball courts. I have taken multiple photos of it which I will include as part of the review.

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    Margaret G.

    Check out the map I took a picture of at the park for locating the cherry blossom trees. They have a peak bloom and are so beautiful.

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    8 months ago

    there's a spilt Frappuccino there might've been poison ivy. The lake is super dirty. This is the worst park ever.

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    It's so beautiful and peaceful place to picnic and have fun. They park is so huge. There are trails which you can try.

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    NorthPark is literally in my backyard. I love this place. It's quiet, beautiful, peaceful.

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    My favorite park to bring my pets, to hike at, bike, etc. Cleaned up nice, clean roads, clean air, fun playgrounds for the kids

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    Great place for runs. The loop is nice and the scenery is great. The activities are fun as well.

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    Raccoon Creek State Park - Ice cycles

    Raccoon Creek State Park

    4.3(30 reviews)
    23.0 mi

    Raccoon Creek is a short drive from the city and an amazing escape into nature! I've camped here a…read morefew times and love how easy and accessible it is for so many reasons. The bathrooms are close by the camp sites and clean! Plus they have hot water for showering. The water pump for drinking water is fresh and better than my tap at home. The lake is so nice and the ice cream stand is the best (bring cash). Definitely recommend booking the camp sites closest to the trail that takes you to the beach. It's about a 15 minute hike, but so much nicer than driving 15 minutes to the beach.

    A very large park on Western Pennsylvania with numerous trails, camps and unique destinations. The…read moreonly negative I've encountered in this park is an angry, abrasive and unprofessional park ranger. I've been visiting this place for years and had met many kind, friendly and helpful fellow visitors. I cannot say the same for that ranger - I hope y'all never come across her in your effort to find clarity on directions. My favorite areas of Raccoon Creek are the beach and the mineral springs. When the area water levels aren't low, you'll also see a beautiful 10 foot waterfall adjacent to Frankfort Mineral Springs. The beach is lovely in all seasons, but if you can catch it during the peak of Fall foliage. The many colors of the trees reflecting from the lake surface is quite the sight! There's a boat rental and the rates are very reasonable. There's also a very large picnic area with dozens of tables, plenty of parking and restrooms.

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    Raccoon Creek State Park - Fall foliage with a reflection from the lake.

    Fall foliage with a reflection from the lake.

    Raccoon Creek State Park - A view across the reservoir from the beach area

    A view across the reservoir from the beach area

    Raccoon Creek State Park - Source of the spring at Frankfort Mineral Springs

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    Source of the spring at Frankfort Mineral Springs

    Oil Creek State Park - Visitor's Center

    Oil Creek State Park

    5.0(5 reviews)
    64.9 mi

    This one is going to be a partial review. Why partial? Well, we barely scratched the surface of…read morewhat's at this beautiful state park and I want to come back to see more. On our way from Ohio to the other side of PA, we took a detour to get a look at where the modern petroleum industry got its start in this country. One big downside is that because this was ad-libbed, we entered the per se, "wrong side" of the park which doesn't have a much to see as the other side. Let me explain: As the below map shows, the park is laid out in a thin vertical line. Instead of arriving at the northern end where the Drake Well Musuem is, we showed up at the southern tip by the Egbert Farm Day Use Area. The big problem with that goes back to the adlibbing and not knowing that the bridge that leads over Oil Creek is long term closed to vehicles. It's possible to go around but it's a PIA and we didn't have enough time. www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/OilCreekStatePark/pages/maps.aspx We saw Coal Oil Johnny's House, some of the Blood Farm Area and walked a bit of the snowy/muddy Gerard Trail before we ran out of daylight. uncoveringpa.com/things-to-do-oil-creek-state-park Jim at unoveringpa.com has a great list of stuff to do in the park and later this year I'm hoping to do a longer tour of the area and hit this place up for a few days along with Cherry Springs and Hyner Run. We didn't spend a long time here, but the appetite has been whet for more.

    This park is an intriguing blend of history and nature. This is the site of an oil boom town, and…read morethere are a number of historical indicators left memorializing it. An interpretive trail is located near the visitor's center that lets you stroll what used to be an old street in the town. None of the actual buildings remain, but the signage is great. There is a train visitor center where a train still runs through at times. There is also a nice playground and picnic tables available. The Blood Farm area is also beautiful - there's a nice large green space near the Oil Creek, with picnic tables, a playground, and shelterhouses. The Blood Farm Interpretive Trail provides an enjoyable short hike with some information about how the Blood Farm became a site where oil was discovered, and you can still find stopped off oil wells, old equipment and old farm buildings to view. Several waterfalls can be found here during certain times of year; unfortunately, the friendly staff told us that they weren't really running at the time of our visit. Very interesting park!

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    Oil Creek State Park - Train station

    Train station

    Oil Creek State Park - Oil Creek

    Oil Creek

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