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    Riverview Park

    4.4 (26 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Spencer S.

    Beautiful place to relax and unwind. Nice spot to drive around as well. Springtime is beautiful for blossoms and fall is wonderful for the leaves too!

    Danielle P.

    Riverview Park is a beautiful place to spend quality time with nature. My husband and I love hiking the many trails throughout the park. The park is rarely busy and dog friendly, which makes it great for the whole family! If you plan on hiking the trails, I suggest printing a park map off of the Pittsburgh Parks website to help you navigate your route. Riverview Park is not only great for hiking, but also for biking, swimming, horseback riding, walking, and running. There is a playground, picnic areas, and an off-leash dog park.

    Full Moon Walk tonight was a great experience.
    Diane B.

    Since we were going to dinner nearby and had a little time before the restaurant opens, we decided to check out this little Park. So glad we did. Beautiful view with comfortable seats and a super cute playground for the kids (or for me when no one is watching). Will definitely be back.

    Snowflake Trail
    Eryn P.

    The wind rustles through the trees, you can hear birds singing, and I've got three deer in my line of vision. Who would have thought you were 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh? I grew up in the country, peace and quiet are kind of my thing. I'm so glad that Riverview Park has a nice wilderness feel while still having a "city folk" friendly side. Rascal, my beagle, and I have spent several afternoons getting lost on the wooded trails, chasing squirrels, deer, and bugs. I saw one other group of people, walking a dog, on the trail today. Other than that, we only encountered five squirrel and three deer. Too bad I didn't have my camera ready for that shot. Of course, Rascal, being the bumbling dolt that she is, scared them all away before we could get the chance to say hi. :)

    Nova S.

    I love Riverview Park! It's one of my favorite spots in Pittsburgh to hang out on a sunny day. I like that there is a circular trail around the perimeter of the park, which makes walking and biking easier for people who are not hard-core atheletes, yet the hills and grades give you a great workout, without being impossibly challenging. It's a great place to take lunch and read a book or to go to the Observatory and look at the stars. It has a great view of the city and lots of open space for kids to play or for your dog to run around. My boyfriend and I have gone here several times to paint outdoors and there are some great spots to set up shop and spend hours painting outside. We always end up meeting really nice and interesting people when we hang out there!

    Chapel Pavilion
    Jess D.

    Went to a party at the Chapel Pavilion. Wasn't hard to find for me, as I have a trusty GPS in my car (thank god). Kind of annoying that the drive is one way in the park, as the Chapel Pavilion is JUST to the left of the entrance. I'm not saying that driving around the park wasn't pretty or nice, I just had to get somewhere on time! The Pavilion itself is beautiful! Tons of colorful flowers outside. Kitchen has a fridge and sink. There's a CLEAN bathroom! Plenty of porch to sit on, grass to play on, and riverrock-like area to run around on, too. This place is great for parties. Not sure what it's like to reserve or how much, but I can say that I had a good time there!

    Sunset at the Observatory
    David B.

    A beautiful 287 acre park that features marvelous walking trails, horseback riding and pavilion rentals. In the center of the park is the Allegheny Observatory, and you can sign up for free tours, however you must call for a reservation. There is a 2 mile trail that loops around the park, however the trail is not well marked, so a trail map is recommended. There are some steep slopes in the park, which some will find charming, some will find challenging. Deer are plentiful, as are song birds.

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    Ask the Community - Riverview Park

    Does the Chapel have heating/cooling inside?

    Are there places for dogs to swim or play in the water on the trails? If there are could you please tell me which trails they are ? That way I can walk my dog along the water and let him splash and play. He loves water!! I would print a map

    No there arent

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    I got married at the chapel shelter, which is a very nice building (I think it's an old converted church) surrounded my a beautiful landscape with lots of flowers.

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    City parks in general, but Frick, Schenley, and Riverview in particular are amazing recreational…read moreassets that are unequalled in other metro areas. I was fortunate and privileged to grow up with Frick as my backyard and walked all over the place before graduating to riding mountain bikes on the trails when the sport was in its infancy. Later, I ran high school cross-country races in Schenley and trained in Frick Park. Nowadays, we enjoy the flowers, wildlife, and groomed and maintained trails. I never appreciated how unique, rare, and amazing the parks are until I moved away and it's so great to see them treated as the unique assets they truly are.

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    Absolutely incredible…read more I don't go to botanical gardens much so I don't really have qualifications to compare or rate any particular place but Phipps blew me away. I like plants. I have some. I thought seeing a bunch of plants might be fun but I wasn't expecting it to be such a wonderful experience! The place is quite large considering most of it is inside. It is organized for a few different environments and a little something for everyone depending on what your floral preferences might be. It took us about an hour and a half to go through the whole thing. Got a lot of pictures. Saw a lot of interesting and cool plants as well as beautiful flowers. Highly recommend this as a stop on any and every Pittsburgh trip.

    Pgh Candle & Phipps partnered for an evening at Botany Hall…read more We selected our scented oils and were able to create our own soy candles. The vessel was a lovely shade of green and had some weight. Simple instructions for those of us who were not-crafty. While our candles were solidifying, we were able to go see the Spring show. Lovely evening. Definitely would do again.

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    Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - Hundreds of stunning blooms fill a colorful tropical paradise at this year's Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show. Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

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    Hundreds of stunning blooms fill a colorful tropical paradise at this year's Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show. Photo © Paul g. Wiegman

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