The Mound

The Mound: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Mound

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.32495, -78.92947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Mound

• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~0 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~1 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~2 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buttermilk Falls Natural Area · waterfall · Indiana · ~20 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~25 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laurel Ridge State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Ligonier · fort · Westmoreland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Flight 93 National Memorial · park · Somerset · ~36 km · Must-see
• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob State Park · park · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Mound

Other parks near The Mound

• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~1 km · Must-see
• Flight 93 National Memorial · park · Somerset · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob State Park · park · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Idlewild Park · park · Westmoreland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Somerset Historical Center · park · Somerset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Keystone State Park · park · Westmoreland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park · park · Bedford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill State Park · park · Somerset · ~55 km · Must-see
• Polymath Park Tour · park · Westmoreland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Leap-The-Dips · park · Blair · ~60 km · Must-see

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