B: www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/point/index.htm

PHONE: (412) 565-2850

Point State Park — located where the Allegheny River and Monongahela River meet to form the Ohio River — is at the tip of Pittsburgh’s “Golden Triangle.” The park commemorates and preserves the strategic and historic heritage of the area during the French and Indian War (1754 – 1763).

The French & Indian War was an extension of the bitter Seven Year’s War (1754-1763) between the Kingdom Of Great Britain and the Kingdom Of France to determine which would be the dominate power in the Western World.

Once a busy industrial zone, the area had deteriorated into a commercial slum by the 1940s. The development of a state park was authorized in 1945 and the first parcel of the 36-acre property was purchased the next year. The park was completed and dedicated in 1974. In 1975, Point State Park was designated a National Historic Landmark.

The park includes the outlines and remains of two of the oldest structures in Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne. It’s also home to the Fort Pitt Museum. The park’s iconic fountain sprays water up to 150 feet in the air by drawing upon an aquifer that passes beneath the park known as the Wisconsin Glacial Flow.

Point State Park is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR).

STANDARD HOURS:
The park is open 24-hours a day.

PARKING:
A parking lot is located along Commonwealth Place (across from the Post Gazette building) and is operated by Boulos Parking Inc. The lot is open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily for a fee.  For more information, call (412) 281-6790.

PORT AUTHORITY ROUTES:
26–27–28X–29–31–36–38–82–G2–G3–G31–P10–P13–Blue Line–Red Line

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Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United States