At over 3,000 acres, North Park is Allegheny County Parks’ largest park. The park includes a wide range of recreational amenities, including a 75 acre fishing lake, skating rink, pool, nature center, off-leash dog park, 18-hole golf course and the Latodami Environmental Education Center.
North Park was established in 1927. Its development via the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was an important source of local employment during the Great Depression. Visitors today would be surprised to know that buffalo were kept on the site during the early 1930s. Today, North Park is home to a variety of wildlife, including the Southern Flying Squirrel, Coyote, Mink, and Gray Fox.There are over 40 miles of single-track, multi-use trails, including the following trails:
The Dr. J Freeride Trail is an advanced trail for freeride enthusiasts. The trail is fast and flowing with elevated wooden bridges, drop-off features, jumps, banked turns, a rock garden, and skinny wooden bridge features.
The Freeride Skills Park was built to help beginner freeriders increase their skill levels for the Dr. J Trail. The Skills Park offers four short trails with features of progressive difficulty for beginners to “session” and refine skills. There is a line with drops, a line with skinnies, a beginner jump line, and an expert jump line. All lines flow to the bottom of the Skills Park, with a return trail to get to the top.
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