North Park, Allegheny County
submitted by Richard Nugent

North Park is a county park in the north hills of Pittsburgh. It covers about 3,000 acres of woods, lakes, brushy areas and meadows. There are many miles of trails and several lightly traveled roads. Some of the better areas for birding are:

• The Latodami Nature Center area, including the Braile Trail and the Upper Fields Area
• The main lake, Marshall Lake and several smaller lakes
• The North Ridge Road area
• The South Ridge Road Area
• Irwin Road (Closed to unauthorized vehicles, but open to pedestrians and bikes
• The five mile bike trail around the main lake

Directions: From Pittsburgh take Route 8 north to Wildwood road (there is a McDonalds on the right). Turn left onto Wildwood road and drive west about 2.9 miles to Babcock Blvd. Turn right on Babcock Blvd and go about 0.3 miles to Pierce Mill Road. Turn left on Pierce Mill Road and travel about 1.4 miles to the Administration Building on the left (you can pick up a map here). The map shows only a fraction of the trails and some of them are not accurately shown.