Good road trips within 6 hours of Philly?

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Charlottesville, VA and Blue Ridge Mountains
Jim Thorpe
Washington, DC
Harpers Ferry, WV
Annapolis, MD
Any of the Jersey or Delaware shore points — consider stopping at Wheaton Village on your way to NJ beaches
Chincoteague
Williamsburg, VA and Jamestown
Solomon Island, MD
Baltimore, MD
Old Town Alexandria, VA and Mt. Vernon

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Several I’ve done spring to mind (assumes you’re mostly looking to get away from cities and this isn’t necessarily a day trip):

- Shenandoah National Park (Skyline Drive, allow more time for the Blue Ridge Parkway which continues south from the park)
- Finger Lakes region of NY, including Ithaca and Watkins Glen. Allow an extra day for Niagara or substantial wine tasting.
- Pittsburgh
- Pocono Mountains
- Catskills
- Adirondacks (OK, pushing 6 hours, but check them out sometime anyway)
- Delaware Water Gap (day trip)
- Delaware/Maryland beaches
- Chesapeake region (Annapolis, Chestertown MD etc.)
- Pennsylvania has a lot of scenic state parks. I often do fall foliage hikes in some of the parks along the Susquehanna south of Harrisburg as day trips especially during fall leaf season.

Six hours by car from Philly gets you a lot of options, and of course all of the big Northeast cities except Boston are more like 2-3 hours away.

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That town in PA with the underground coal fire would be cool to see

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Centralia. Much of it is closed, though there are a lot of YouTube videos that can probably guide how to visit with the least risk.

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Lehigh Valley - hit Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.

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So many options listed, but here’s a few more.

Hickory Run State Park- Boulder Field
Michaux State Park- WW2 POW camp
Gettysburg
Valley Forge NP
Cherry Springs State Park to see the stars
Hike the Appalachian trail over the NE extension
Ricketts Glen State Park

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