Mont Alto State Park
"Visitors from Gettysburg often pair battlefield touring with a quieter afternoon at Mont Alto State Park, enjoying its cool creek, historic stone structures, and forested picnic groves away from crowds."
Mont Alto State Park is a historic, day-use Pennsylvania state park offering shaded picnicking, trout fishing, and a rustic stone swimming pool in the South Mountain region of Franklin County.
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
"Visitors from Gettysburg often include Buchanan's Birthplace State Park on regional history itineraries that extend beyond the battlefield. The park provides a peaceful, less-crowded setting to reflect on 19th-century American history."
Small historic state park in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, preserving the birthplace site of President James Buchanan with a granite pyramid monument and quiet picnic setting.