Pennsylvania park closures & advisories

National Park Service

Due to a rockfall, the interior of the Staple Bend Tunnel is closed. The trail is still open. From the Mineral Point Trailhead, visitors can bypass the tunnel, via a path around the right side of the tunnel structure.

Updated Dec 27, 2025

National Park Service

The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is closed for a utilities improvement project.

Updated Apr 14, 2026

National Park Service

The sidewalk around the Visitor Center is closed until further notice. Please do not go into the fenced off area for any reason. Visitors still need to park ONLY in designated areas. No parking is allowed along the road. The battlefield and fort are accessible from 9 AM - 5 PM through the Visitor Center. The grounds ar…

Updated May 4, 2026

National Park Service

The David Wills House is currently closed. No known reopening date is available. Please visit our David Wills House web page for more information and a 3D tour of the house.

Updated Jan 8, 2026Official notice ↗

National Park Service

The East Trail System parking area is closed due to storm damage. (Updated 6/24/26)

Updated Jun 24, 2026Official notice ↗

National Park Service

Library Lane is closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Please view map to see pedestrian trail detour.

Updated Jul 13, 2026Official notice ↗

National Park Service

PennDOT Drainage Crew is replacing eight drainage pipes along Route 252 between Route 23 and the Knox Covered Bridge on Yellow Springs Road. Work is scheduled to resume on Monday July 13 and continue until completed. Daily daytime road closures will be in effect until project completion. All traffic will be detoured du…

Updated Jul 6, 2026

National Park Service

This is a new national park within an active military installation, which includes the current home of the US Army War College. There are no visitor services at this time. Please check back in the spring of 2025 for updates.

Updated Dec 9, 2024

National Park Service

The Tower of Voices is currently open and is undergoing windchime testing. Currently four (4) windchimes have been removed from the Tower for maintenance and will be replaced by mid-July.

Updated Jun 22, 2026

National Park Service

Jumonville Glen, Mount Washington Tavern, and the Picnic Area are OPEN until October 31st. Jumonville Glen and the Picnic Area are open daily sunrise to sunset, and Mount Washington Tavern is open every day 10 am to 4 pm.

Updated Apr 30, 2026

National Park Service

The pavilions in the CCC Camp Picnic Area are closed for the immediate future for restoration work.

Updated Nov 19, 2023

National Park Service

The Visitor Center at Friendship Hill National Historic Site is now open seven days a week from 9 AM to 5 PM! The grounds and trails remain open sunrise to sunset. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 724-329-2501 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/frhi

Updated Jun 7, 2026

National Park Service

Just a reminder as the weather is starting to get nice, and people are thinking about where to take graduation, wedding, prom or formal, pregnancy, birthday, and any other type of photography or filming! We do have rules and regulations on what is or is not allowed and whether or not you need a permit. Violations may b…

Updated Jun 7, 2026Official notice ↗

National Park Service

Restrooms are available at the Independence Visitor Center at 6th & Market Streets, the corner of 5th and Chestnut Streets, and the Benjamin Franklin Museum (museum entrance requires a fee) in Franklin Court.

Updated Sep 22, 2025

National Park Service

The Evening on the Lake presentation on Tuesday, July 28 will take place in the Visitor Center.

Updated Jul 24, 2026

National Park Service

The Isaac Potts House (Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge) is temporarily closed for a restoration project. The Washington's Headquarters area, including the Valley Forge Train Station and exhibits, Commander-In-Chief's Guard Huts, and George Washington statue, remains open and accessible during regular operatin…

Updated May 5, 2026Official notice ↗

National Park Service

The Grand Parade Trails are closed to dogs from April 1 to September 15 to protect breeding birds nesting in the meadows. Nesting songbirds see dogs as predators, which can stress the birds and lead to less productive or even failed nests.

Updated Apr 1, 2026

National Park Service

The parking lot near the Maurice Stephens house, located on Rt 23 opposite from the Washington Memorial Chapel, is closed during construction and renovation work on the house. Visitors are encouraged to park in the Chapel lot for Grand Parade trail access

Updated Oct 3, 2024Official notice ↗

National Park Service

County Line Road is closed during the week, from Monday through Friday. The closure will apply to all vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic. Please find an alternate route.

Updated Apr 17, 2023