PA Getaway

About PA Getaway

A personal project to put Pennsylvania's state parks, gardens, museums, trails, historic places and small towns in one easy place, region by region. Our sister site NJ Getaway does the same for New Jersey.

Before you go

Hours, fees and closures change. Every listing links to the place's own website; please check it before you set out.

Where the information comes from

  • Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR): state parks and state forests, their acreage, addresses and what each park offers.
  • Wikidata: locations and official websites of museums, gardens, historic sites, trails and towns (CC0).
  • PennDOT: municipal boundaries. U.S. Census Bureau: county boundaries.
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors: some locations, under the Open Database License.
  • Region names and boundaries follow the tourism regions of Visit Pennsylvania.

This information is provided as-is, without warranty, and is not endorsed by any of these organizations. Photos are our own unless a caption says otherwise.

Privacy and cookies

PA Getaway has no accounts, comments or forms, and keeps no profile of you.

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Like every web server, ours keeps a standard access log (address, page, time, browser) used only to keep the site running; it is not shared or sold. Links to other websites take you to places with their own privacy practices.

Listings last updated November 15, 2026.