Get Outdoors – September 6 – White Oak Park

This month we will hike the trails in White Oak Park. Located in McKeesport, White Oak Park sits on 810 acres and offers a wealth of amenities including a multi-purpose athletic field, shelters, a wedding garden, playgrounds, a dog park, bocce courts, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and trails for walking and hiking. Unique to the park, White Oak Park is home to many unique plant species that exist nowhere else in Pennsylvania. These rare species include trillium, wildflowers, and specific types of ground cover,. We will hike the green trail, which is a loop trail around the perimeter of the main section of the park. The guide lists it as moderately difficult. I have not hiked the trail but I suspect that regular walking shoes will work. But hiking boots are always a safe bet especially if there was recent rain.

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