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This is a list of parks in Pittsburgh. All public parkland in the City of Pittsburgh is maintained by the Pittsburgh Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Public Works. All public parkland in the City of Pittsburgh is maintained by the Pittsburgh Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Public Works.
The West Park portion is the largest of the three, and it has housed the National Aviary since 1952. A non-profit organization, The Allegheny Commons Initiative maintains the park acting as a liaison [ 5 ] between it and the city through advocacy, fundraising, and project management.
Located in the 700-acre Stone Valley Recreation Area: Silver Lake Nature Center: Bristol: Bucks: Delaware Valley: website, 235 acres with over 4 miles of trails, operated by the County South Park Nature Center: South Park: Allegheny: Pittsburgh Metro Area: 2,013-acre park, operated by the County Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve: Fairfield: Adams ...
Now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a National Park Service site; it was donated to the state for a park in 1912 by the widow of Dr. Childs. Hemlock State Forest Park [41] Perry County: unknown: Hemlocks Natural Area [42] Now part of Tuscarora State Forest (Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry) Independence Mall State Park [4 ...
Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres (150,000 m 2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, US, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
In 1889, Mary Schenley donated 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of a site called "Mt. Airy Tract" to the city of Pittsburgh, part of which included modern Flagstaff Hill. Edward Bigelow , Pittsburgh's first Director of Public Works, created a series of boulevards and attractions in the new park, renamed Schenley Park.
The park offers a wave pool, golf course, ice skating rink, picnic groves, tennis courts, and miles of trails. The South Park Nature Center offers public nature and environmental education programs year round during the week and on the weekend. The Allegheny County Park Rangers also offer a wide variety of environmental education programs.
Between 1927-1974, the resort was a Boy Scout camp known as Camp Aliquippa, named after an Indian queen, pictured here. [6] 1980-2000; In the 1980s, the park was owned by a local real estate developer. He incorporated the park, renamed it to Roaring Run Resort, and launched regional marketing campaigns like the newspaper ad shown here. [7] 2000 ...