How many state parks are in Pennsylvania?

(WTAJ) — With 122 days until summer, Pennsylvania has outdoor lovers covered with over 124 national parks in the Commonwealth.

It’s true! Pa. ranks eighth in the United States for the amount of state parks it has in the area, with California coming in at number one with 270 parks. The state parks cover over 300,000 acres of land in the Commonwealth.

Pennsylvania also has 12 national parks and sites, with one being in Altoona! The Railroad Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, completed in 1854, stretches 36 miles and was the first railroad built across the Allegheny Mountains.

The Flight 93 National Memorial, located in Stoystown, is also on the list of national sites in Pa. The memorial is a place to walk beside the final resting place of United Airlines Flight 93, which was the fourth hijacked plane on September 11, 2001.

The other parks and sites are located in Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Cresson, Farmington, Scranton, Dingmans Ferry, King of Prussia, Bradford, Warren, Milford and East Stroudsburg.

State parks in Pa. do not charge an entrance fee and provide spots for hiking, picnicking, camping, fishing, hunting and boating. For a full list of activities that you can enjoy at the parks, visit the DCNR website.

The DCNR offers an alphabetical listing of all the state parks in Pennsylvania, with information on where the park is, seasons and hours, acres and activities that can be done.