🥾 Hiking on public land in Pennsylvania

465 public places in Pennsylvania are listed for hiking (220 wildlife management areas, 105 state & public land, 63 open-access private land, 47 state parks, 21 state forests, 4 national parks, 2 parks, 1 national forests, 1 recreation areas, 1 trails). 67 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🌲 Allegheny National Forestfree
🏕️ Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Areafree
🌲 Gallitzin State ForestUnknown — check official site
🥾 Great Allegheny Passagefree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — 123 Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Adams Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Allegheny Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Armstrong Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Beaver Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Bedford Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Berks Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Blair Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Bradford Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Cambria Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Cameron Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Carbon Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Centre Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Chester Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Clarion Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Clearfield Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Clinton Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Columbia Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Crawford Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Cumberland Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Dauphin Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Elk Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Erie Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Fayette Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Forest Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Franklin Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Fulton Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Greene Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Huntingdon Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Indiana Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — JUNIATA Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Jefferson Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lackawanna Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lancaster Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lawrence Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lebanon Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lehigh Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Luzerne Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Lycoming Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — McKean Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Mercer Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Mifflin Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Monroe Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Montgomery Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Montour Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Northampton Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Northumberland Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — PAfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Perry Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Potter Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Schuylkill Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Snyder Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Somerset Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Susquehanna Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Tioga Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Union Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Venango Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — WAYNE Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Warren Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Washington Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Westmoreland Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — Wyoming Countyfree
🤝 Hunter Access Program — York Countyfree
🦆 Pennsylvania State Game Landsfree
🗺️ Shades Creek ParcelUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alan Seeger Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Algerine Swamp Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Algerine Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Allegheny Islands State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Allegheny Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic SiteUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Appalachian National Scenic TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Asaph Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Austin T. Blakeslee Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Awbury ArboretumUnknown — check official site
🌲 Bald Eagle State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bald Eagle State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bark Cabin Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Barrens to Bald Eagle Wildlife CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bear Meadows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bear Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beartown Woods Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beechview - Seldom Seen GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bethel GreenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Flat Laurel Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Big Pocono State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Big Spring State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Ash Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Blue Knob State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bruce Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Buchanan State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buckhorn Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bucktail State Park Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burns Run Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Canoe Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carbaugh Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Chapman State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Charles F. Lewis Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Cherry Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Churchill Valley GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🌲 Clear Creek State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Clear Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clear Shade Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Colonel Denning State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Colton Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cook Forest State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Cornplanter State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coventry Woods ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cowans Gap State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Crow's Nest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Delaware State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Detweiler Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Devil's Elbow Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Elk State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Elk State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Emerald View ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Erie Bluffs State ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Erie National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fair Hill Natural Resource Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ferncliff Peninsula Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Forbes State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forrest H. Dutlinger Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fowlers Hollow State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 French Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Gifford Pinchot State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Girty's WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gwynedd PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Halfway Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hammersley Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hazelwood GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hearts Content Scenic AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hickory Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ High Rocks VistaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hillman State ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Horseshoe Curve National Historic LandmarkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Rock Dam and ReservoirUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James C. Nelson Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jennings Environmental Education CenterUnknown — check official site
🦆 John Heinz National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnson Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Johnstown Flood National MemorialUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Joyce Kilmer Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kane Experimental ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kettle Creek Gorge Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kettle Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kettle Creek Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kinzua Bridge State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lackawanna State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Laurel Ridge State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Leonard Harrison State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Linn Run State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Juniata Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Mud Pond Swamp Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Little Pine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Jerry Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loyalsock State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marion Brooks Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Mariton Wildlife SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Martin Hill Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 McConnells Mill State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McIntyre Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meeting of the Pines Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Michaux State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Millbrook Marsh FenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Millbrook Marsh Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Miller Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Milton State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Moore GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🌳 Moraine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Moshannon State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mosside Slopes - ALTUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Cydonia Ponds Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Holly Marsh PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Logan Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Nescopeck State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nolde Forest Environmental Education CenterUnknown — check official site
🌳 Oil Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ontelaunee-Reading WatershedUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Paradise Farm EasementUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pennel Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Penns Creek Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pennypack Ecological Restoration TrustUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pinchot State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pine Creek Gorge Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pine Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pine Ridge Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pine Tree Trail Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Porters Lake Hunting & Fishing ClubUnknown — check official site
🌳 Presque Isle State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Prince Gallitzin State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Promised Land State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pymatuning Waterfowl AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Quebec Run Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Quehanna Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Raccoon Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ravensburg State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Raystown Lake Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Reynolds Spring Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ridley Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roaring Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rosecrans Bog Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Rothrock State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Russell P. Letterman Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ryerson Station State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saunders Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sheets Island Archipelago Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Shikellamy State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Simon B. Elliott State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Sinnemahoning State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Sizerville State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Snyder-Middleswarth Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Mountain PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 South Mountain State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 South Valley State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Sproul State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Square Timber Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stairway Wild AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands 217Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 100Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 101Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 103Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 104Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 105Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 106Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 108Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 109Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 111Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 112Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 113Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 116Unknown — check official site
🦆 State Game Lands Number 118Unknown — check official site

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