# Road trips in Pennsylvania > 5 road trips and 16 hand-picked places in Pennsylvania, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/pennsylvania/ 5 road trips and 16 hand-picked places in Pennsylvania, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Pennsylvania - [Amish Country and Gettysburg](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/amish-gettysburg/): Horse-drawn buggies in Lancaster County and the battlefield of Gettysburg. - [Pennsylvania Wilds: Pine Creek Gorge, dark skies and Kinzua](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-pa-wilds/): Across the forests of northern Pennsylvania on US-6: the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, stargazing at Cherry Springs and the Kinzua Bridge skywalk. - [Laurel Highlands: Fort Necessity, Ohiopyle and Horseshoe Curve](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-laurel-highlands/): Southwest Pennsylvania’s ridges: Washington’s first battle, the Youghiogheny falls, Fallingwater, Flight 93, the Johnstown Flood and the Horseshoe Curve. - [Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b20-poconos-water-gap/): From New York to the Delaware Water Gap, the waterfalls around Milford, a boulder field, Victorian Jim Thorpe and the 21 falls of Ricketts Glen. - [Brandywine Valley gardens and du Pont estates](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b10-brandywine-valley/): Valley Forge, Longwood Gardens, the Wyeths and the mills and mansions of the du Ponts. ## Places worth the detour in Pennsylvania - [Fallingwater](https://camping-spirit.com/places/fallingwater/): Frank Lloyd Wright's 1935 house cantilevered over a waterfall. Guided tours only, and they sell out. - [Longwood Gardens](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b10-longwood-gardens/): Former du Pont estate with vast conservatories, fountain shows and themed gardens. Tickets are timed; book ahead for holiday lights. - [Leonard Harrison State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-leonard-harrison/): The east rim of Pine Creek Gorge, the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, about 800 feet deep here, with overlooks next to the parking lot. The Turkey Path drops steeply to the creek, where a rail trail runs along the bottom. - [Ricketts Glen State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-ricketts-glen/): The Falls Trail passes more than 20 named waterfalls in two wooded glens, the tallest being 94-foot Ganoga Falls. The 7-mile loop is steep and slippery; wear boots, start from the Lake Rose lot and avoid it in icy weather. - [Flight 93 National Memorial](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-flight-93/): The memorial at the crash site of United Flight 93 on 11 September 2001, with a visitor center overlooking the field, the Wall of Names and the Tower of Voices. Free; allow about two hours. - [Gettysburg National Military Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/gettysburg/): A self-guided auto tour covers the three-day battle of 1863. The cyclorama painting surrounds you at the visitor center. - [Valley Forge National Historical Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b10-valley-forge/): The winter camp of Washington’s army in 1777–78, with rebuilt huts, his headquarters and a scenic loop road. The visitor center has maps of the tour. - [Brandywine Museum of Art](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b10-brandywine-museum/): A converted mill on the Brandywine Creek showing three generations of Wyeth painters, with a riverside trail outside. - [Cherry Springs State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-cherry-springs/): A hilltop field with some of the darkest skies in the eastern US, certified as an International Dark Sky Park. Use red lights only; the public night-sky viewing area is free, and moonless nights from spring to autumn are best. - [Kinzua Bridge State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-kinzua-bridge/): The remains of a railroad viaduct toppled by a tornado in 2003; the surviving towers carry a skywalk ending in a glass-floored platform 225 feet above the valley. Free; the skywalk has been under repair until 2027 and opening only in autumn, so check first. - [Raymondskill Falls](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-raymondskill-falls/): Often called the tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania, dropping in three tiers, a short but steep walk from a lot in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The side road off US-209 is narrow; not for large RVs. - [Hickory Run Boulder Field](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-hickory-run-boulder-field/): A flat field of boulders about 400 by 1,800 feet, left by frost action at the end of the last ice age and now a National Natural Landmark. Reached on a gravel road inside Hickory Run State Park; free. - [Fort Necessity National Battlefield](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-fort-necessity/): A reconstructed round stockade where young George Washington fought his first battle and surrendered in July 1754, opening the French and Indian War. The site includes the Mount Washington Tavern on the National Road; free. - [Ohiopyle State Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-ohiopyle-falls/): The Youghiogheny River pours over a 20-foot ledge in the village of Ohiopyle, the start of whitewater trips. Natural waterslides on Meadow Run and the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail are close by; parking fills on summer weekends. - [Johnstown Flood National Memorial](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-johnstown-flood/): The remains of the South Fork Dam, whose failure in 1889 sent a wall of water into Johnstown and killed more than 2,200 people. Exhibits and a film at the visitor center; free. - [Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b20-horseshoe-curve/): An 1854 railroad curve that carries the main line up the Allegheny Front and is still busy with freight trains. A funicular or 194 steps lead from the visitor center to trackside; admission charged; open in the warmer months only. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Pennsylvania?** Popular routes include Amish Country and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Wilds: Pine Creek Gorge, dark skies and Kinzua, Laurel Highlands: Fort Necessity, Ohiopyle and Horseshoe Curve and Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen. CampingSpirit has 5 trip guides that pass through Pennsylvania, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Pennsylvania are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Fallingwater, Longwood Gardens, Leonard Harrison State Park, Ricketts Glen State Park and Flight 93 National Memorial.