Free things to do in Altoona

Outdoors

Trough Creek State Park

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Thousand Steps - Standing Stone Trail

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Juniata Memorial Spray Park

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Chimney Rocks Park

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Yellow Creek State Park

Park alongside Yellow Creek Lake, offering hiking & camping, plus fishing, swimming & boating.

Arts & Culture

Fort Roberdeau Historic Site

Outdoors

Bilger's Rocks

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Stackhouse Park

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Prince Gallitzin State Park

Large park with 1,635-acre lake offers horseback riding, disc golfing, camping cottages & more.

Outdoors

Greenwood Furnace State Park

423-acre park features a lake & remnants of its 19th-century past, including a blacksmith shop.

Outdoors

Canoe Creek State Park

This 958-acre park with a lake for boating offers hiking trails, picnic areas & rentable cabins.

Outdoors

Black Moshannon State Park

Park encompassing forests & wetlands, with tent & cabin camping, ranger programs & other activities.

Arts & Culture

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Trails follow an 1800s rail line at this park with a replica engine house & a nearby stone tunnel.

Family

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

University Park

Palmer Museum of Art

This small museum at Penn State University displays works from America, Europe, Asia & Africa.

Family

DelGrosso’s Amusement Park and Laguna Splash Water Park

Expansive attraction featuring rides, a water park, carnival games, mini-golf & go-karts.

Outdoors

Lakemont Park

Circa-1894 amusement park offers adult rides & kiddie games, plus the world's oldest roller coaster.

Outdoors

Canal Basin Park

Arts & Culture

Historic Mishler Theatre/Blair County Arts Foundation

Outdoors

Highland Park

Arts & Culture

Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark

Scenic 2,375-foot section of railway line open since 1834 accessed by funicular & 194 steps.

Arts & Culture

Heritage Discovery Center

Dynamic museum with permanent & rotating exhibits on local history, plus a 3rd floor kids' center.

Family

Tilt Studio

Arts & Culture

Railroaders Memorial Museum

Museum offering exhibits on the lives & contributions of railroad workers & their families.