North Park (Pittsburgh)
North Park is a county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest in the county's 12,000 acre network of nine distinct parks.
Completed in 1931, North Park is sited northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in Hampton, McCandless, and Pine Townships. The park features the largest man-made body of water in the county, over, bordered by four miles of woodlands. Its swimming pool was one of the largest in the United States when it opened on July 5th 1937. It holds 2,225,000 gallons of water and has enough room for 5,000 people to swim. The pool is 50m x 105m. The park also offers a golf course, large ice skating rink, movie theater, picnic groves, tennis courts, basketball courts, kayak rentals, a treetop obstacle course with zipline, and several miles of trails for walking, hiking, bike riding, and mountain biking--including trails for the visually impaired, known as the "Braille Trail". The Rachel Carson Trail runs through North Park, as well. North Park is also notable for their boathouse restaurant called "Over the Bar", which has a bicycle theme.
The Latodami Nature Center offers environmental education programs for school groups, scouts, and other private and public groups.
