State park · Derry Township, Westmoreland County
Keystone State Park
Day-trippers from the Pittsburgh area come for the sandy swimming beach on this wooded lake, with boating, fishing and trails close by and cabins and a campground just up from the shore.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Biking
- Cross-country skiing
- Camping
- Cabins or shelters
- Swimming
- Beach
- Boat launch
- Canoe and kayak launch
- Fishing
- Picnic areas
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Accessible trails
Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Idlewild and Soak Zone
Among the oldest amusement parks in the country, opened in 1878 along Loyalhanna Creek, with Story Book Forest, a Daniel Tiger trolley ride, classic rides and a water park.
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art
American art from colonial portraits to contemporary work, with special strength in the artists and landscapes of southwestern Pennsylvania, in a light-filled, expanded building.
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Ligonier
Built around a green Diamond with a bandstand, a small Laurel Highlands town with shops and cafes in old storefronts, a reconstructed fort and the mountains close by.
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Fort Ligonier
A full-scale reconstruction of the British fort built in 1758 during the Forbes campaign, with earthworks, cannon and a museum of French and Indian War artifacts.
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Bushy Run Battlefield
The wooded hilltop where British troops under Henry Bouquet fought off a Native American attack in 1763, during Pontiac's War, with a visitor center and walking trails.
