Get to and Explore the PA Wilds by Road
Welcome to road-tripper paradise! The Pennsylvania Wilds is within a 6-hour drive for 50 million people. From award-winning travel routes, such as PA Route 6 “one of America’s most scenic drives” by National Geographic Travel, to efficient entry-point interstates and landscapes like the I-80 Frontier, to numerous motorcycle loops, many people say the region is best seen and traveled by road. Explore travel routes, distance times and general road safety tips!
TRAVEL TIME ACROSS THE WILDS
East to West (or West to East!)
NORTHERN PA WILDS: Scenic Route 6 extends across the northern region of the Pennsylvania Wilds.
TRAVEL TIME: Driving from Mansfield in the east to Warren in the west - via US-6 is approximately 137 miles, 3 hours driving time.
SOUTHERN PA WILDS: Interstate 80 extends across the southern region of the Pennsylvania Wilds.
TRAVEL TIME: Driving from Williamsport in the east to Foxburg in the west - via I-80 is approximately 165 miles, 2 hours and 35 minutes driving time.
Easy to Travel Miles – Popular Road Trips
Itinerary: Washington, DC to Pennsylvania Wilds to Niagara Falls
TRAVEL TIME: Washington, DC to Kinzua Bridge State Park – Approximately 300 miles, 5 1/2 hour driving time
TRAVEL TIME: Kinzua Bridge to Niagara Falls, New York – Approximately 120 miles, 2 hours and 20 minutes driving time
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Itinerary: New York City – JFK Airport to Williamsport, I-80 Frontier Eastern Entry Point
TRAVEL TIME: Approximately 212 miles, 3 1/2 hours driving time
Itinerary: Pittsburgh, PA to Historic Foxburg, I-80 Frontier Western Entry Point
TRAVEL TIME: Approximately 70 miles, 1 hour and 20 minutes driving time
Itinerary: Buffalo, NY to Kinzua Bridge State Park
TRAVEL TIME: Approximately 100 miles, 2 hours driving time
Itinerary: Pittsburgh, PA to Red Bank Valley Rail Trail
TRAVEL TIME: Approximately 60 miles, 1 hour driving time