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Old Mar 14th, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Pittsburgh from DC area

I am planning on taking a overnight trip to Pittsburgh from the Washington DC area. I would like to camp for the night in the mountains at a state park near Pittsburgh. I would like to see the Flight 93 Memorial, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and Mount Davis. Which order would be the best to do these in? In Johnstown, I would like to check out the Flood Memorial, maybe the museum, and the incline. In Pittsburgh, Point State Park, ride one of the inclines, etc. Mount Davis is the highest point in PA. Where would be central to everything to spend the night? I would like to camping somewhere remote in the mountains.
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Old Mar 14th, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Actually, Im going to take Johnstown out of the equation. So, basically I want to goto Pittsburgh and then either on the way back or on the way there, go see the Flight 93 Memorial.
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Old Mar 14th, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Frankly, I don't think you should be allowed to ask any more questions until you write a trip report for at least one of all the other places you've been!
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Old Mar 15th, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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The Flight 93 Memorial is basically on the way from DC to Pittsburgh if you're driving, so you could stop there either on the way there or back. Not too far from Shanksville are Kooser, Linn Run, Laurel Hill and Laurel Ridge State Parks, all of which have camping. Check out the Pennsylvania DCNR website for amenities.

If you're only planning on staying one night, your logistics are going to be pretty tight. It's 5-ish hours from DC to Pittsburgh (obviously dependent on where in DC), so you'll either have the whole trip to Pittsburgh, spend the rest of the day there, do the incline, see what you can of whatever museaum or Point State Park (FYI the fountain is closed for 2010 for repairs/upgrades), the drive the 1.5ish hours back toward DC to a state park near Shanksville for the night and do the memorial the next day before heading home. Probably a better choice would be to do the memorial, camp, then hit Pittsburgh first thing in the morning, but that would leave a 5 hour drive home after. If you added a second night, you could use the campground as 'home base' since it wouldn't be too bad to drive back there after Pittsburgh.

I'm sure there are lots of folks who will give you suggestions about the best way to spend your time in Pittsburgh, especially if they know how long you have to spend there.
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Old Mar 16th, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Thanks- Mapquest says its 4 hours, which isn't too bad. Im thinking about getting up early, driving straight to Pittsburgh, spend the day there, and then drive to a state park 1/2-1 hours outside Pittsburgh to spend the night, then hit the Flight 93 memorial on the drive back the next day. Since time is short, im just doing Pittsburgh and the Flight 93 Memorial.
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