16 current advisories — including 5 full closures across Pennsylvania's state parks and national parks. Confirm with the park before you go.
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
A renovation project for the nearby Comfort Station requires electrical service to be shut off. This shut off affects lighting in the spiral staircase leading up to the Pennsylvania Memorial observation deck. The staircase is now too dark to maintain visitors’ safety. The observation deck will remain closed until the C…
Updated Aug 24, 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
Sections of the Grand Parade Trail will be temporarily closed during herbicide spraying in the Grand Parade meadow beginning Tues, Sep. 22, weather permitting. Herbicide application is part of the larger ongoing Grand Parade Restoration project to treat invasive plants in the meadows. Learn more about herbicide sprayin…
Updated Sep 18, 2026Official notice ↗
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
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 Aug 20, 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
Open for comment - The goal of this project is to demolish four extraneous structures at the Wright (Guinn) Farm and the Bishop Farm. The GAOA was implemented to reduce as many excess resources as possible to ensure limited funding can be directed to the most significant resources that are fundamental to the Park's mis…
Updated Sep 15, 2026Official notice ↗
National Park Service
A limited yield was expected this year but as particular varieties approached their ideal ripeness, virtually no apples were present. Learn more about the historic orchard.
Updated Sep 17, 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
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
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 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 ↗
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