We originally came to Nay Aug Park because we wanted to visit the Everhart Museum, and we did, but we had no idea that this park had so much to explore! We ended up walking our dog over to the tree house overlook and the views of the gorge and the water below were genuinely breathtaking. Along the way, we made time to check out Brooks Coal Mine which is an interesting piece of history. It's a small, shallow mind that was built more than 100 years ago and I love that there is a memorial there to all the coal miners who have lost their lives working in the mine. We walked through shaded paths and green spaces taking in the scenery and just really enjoying the vibes here. There were lots of trees and greenspace with quiet benches and so many things to look at. We actually got really excited when we spotted a bug that we had never seen before. I added a photo below and maybe I sound like a crazy person but I'm not from this area. I learned afterwards that it was a spotted lantern fly. Apparently that's not a great thing for the ecosystem and they're kind of a n invasive pest, but you learn something new everyday right? I honestly wish we had planned for more time at the park itself, but we did stay for about an hour and really enjoyed our walk and the fact that our dog was having such a lovely time here. I still feel like there was more for us to see. Parking was easy and entry was free. If you are in the area and just want to stretch your legs or take in the beautiful nature, this is definitely a place to check out. read more

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Best park ever!! It has a cafe & lots of trails and picnic tables and even a museum! You can spend the entire day at Nay Aug Park and it's a great place for a date. read more

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Beautiful park for hiking biking or relaxing. Beautiful views has a treehouse overlooking the treetops. Waterfalls throughout the gorge. Super cool place read more

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This was an unexpected find right in Scranton. I took my kids here after spending a long day at Steamtown. They love playgrounds and I love hiking. This sprawling park offers plenty of easy hiking trails and has 2 playgrounds inside (though on our latest visit in October 2024 the one playground was closed due to construction). The park also has a turtle sculpture garden and a pretty cool treehouse that you can walk to on a raised platform. This is a fantastic vantage point to see the fall foliage since it overlooks the mountains. Also on this latest visit, we saw the pool area that was under some heavy construction. It looks like that would be a great addition to the park once it's finalized and of course, a place to go in the warmer summer months. Overall, a great park that's convenient to downtown Scranton. After exhausting the kids, we headed downtown and watched a movie at the Scranton Art Haus and the kids went right to bed! read more

It was a peaceful and tranquil space in the city of scranton. Great place to experience nature.

This isnone of the most relaxing park with a waterfall. Note, it can be dangerous, the rocks to walk in are slippery, sandals are not the best option to do this walk. We found the waterfall doing a hike thru the back of the park. I still didn't figure out the front official entrance. There is no lifeguard on duty, swim at your own risk. Weekdays are more empty, Weekends there are more visitors. People do jump off to the big waterfall and it will be hard to get back up as the rocks are sooo slippery. The water feels so clean, natural, and relaxing. Oh the mosquito bites are hurtful, shower yourself with bug repellent to void being the best meal of the day to the mosquitoes as I was. read more

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I spent two days in Scranton and loved this town and its charm. Most well known as the city where The Office takes place, Nay Aug Park was my favorite attraction in Scranton and my favorite park I visited on my entire New York/Pennsylvania road trip. It's a breathtaking park. There are a bunch of trails and areas to check out but if you're looking for the greatest hits, I'd check out a few in particular. The treehouse is a highlight as it provides a great few of the gorge and the park in general from high up. Another highlights it the bridge. Regardless of which trail you choose, spend some time close to the gorge and hear the beauty of the water and nature at its finest. This is a must-visit while in Scranton! read more

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I highly recommend coming here and checking this park out. My husband and I only decided to do the tree house aspect of it , but there was tons of other parts of the park we wanted to check out. It was a bit too hot outside to walk around and do anything. We will have to come back again and do the trail to go down and see the waterfall. I would highly recommend coming here and checking this spot out. read more

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Great park for a nice Saturday adventure. So much to do here, many trails, picnic spot, pavilion, cat zoo(only on Wednesdays), waterfall, mines, tree house, garden & much more. Video below Next to it the Everhart museum so def check that out as well!! Tickets are $3 for the museum read more

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Very nice park located within Scranton city limits - packed with trails, treehouse, bridge, museum, ...even a waterfall! Our main focus was hiking down to the falls & visiting the Everhart Museum. Trails were nice - much easier than our trip to Ricketts Glen 2 days earlier. ;) We were here at just about the peak of the Fall leaf color-change season, so the park was very photogenic. Great mashup of standard metro park & wooded trails - highly recommended! read more

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One of the bright spots in an otherwise decaying town. Easy trails, a beautiful waterfall, and treehouse, among other things makes this a great place for adults and children. Too bad the pool is closed due to COVID. While here and if it's open, visit the Everheart Museum. Love that place! Free and plentiful parking makes this an easy visit and nice place to get lost in nature for a few hours. Stop by if you're ever in town. read more

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Beautiful park with waterfall. It's a nice place to walk around. Great to enjoy a nice warm sunny day. The walking trail can be somewhat icy during the winter but it's not so bad. Definitely worth visiting if you are nearby. read more

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Nay Aug Park is the largest park in Scranton. These days it's a nice local beauty spot, with trails highlighting the lovely Nay Aug Gorge. But it also has a fascinating history some guests may enjoy looking into. (The park has been the site of an amusement park and a zoo in days gone by.) I visited Nay Aug Park with my family this previous spring, and we really enjoyed ourselves. The main trails weren't excessively difficult to walk along. The more vertical foot paths weren't quite as smooth, but they weren't that strenuous to navigate, either. We liked being able to take in the views of the park from both a lower viewing platform and an elevated footbridge. Plus, the weather was perfect that day! It offered a great backdrop to the relaxing sounds of the wind and the water. It's worth noting, the park also houses picnic areas and a couple swimming pools. My family was not interested in either during our visit, but which I'm sure other guests might be! With great views, fairly accessible trails, and family-friendly areas, Nay Aug Park is well worth your time if you're in the Scranton area. It's not a particularly giant park by any means, but it's a lovely spot of green that brightens up the city. Happy trekking, park goers! read more

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As anyone who has ever visited downtown Scranton can attest, that part of the city is pretty much an armpit that stinks like hell. Shitty roads, the disappointment that is Steamtown, the mall which at this point borders on an embarrassment plus so much more. It's like the slogan of the town should be "Scranton, why bother?" With that said, Nay Aug Park is an amazing natural gem that is still the best thing in the area. The Nay Aug Gorge is easily the most well known and visited part of the park. The gorge has been cut over time by Roaring Brook and offers some really great views of that area of the park while hiking the trails. The most easily accessible spot to see the gorge is from the the Paul Kanjorski Bridge. The bridge is a short walk from the main parking lots and provides an excellent overview of Roaring Brook and the gorge. The other way to get a nice overview is to visit the David Wenzel Tree House. Not as good of a view as the bridge due to being farther away from the water and from the heavy tree coverage but none the less it's still a unique experience. Nay Aug as mentioned prior has some hiking trails but I use that term loosely because nothing is terribly difficult. The main trail is the Davis Trail which is about a two mile loop. The other trail worth hitting is the overlook trail which is a short stub off of Davis which takes you down close to the main set of waterfalls. Nay Aug also has the Everhart Museum which is the largest public museum in NE PA. I've never been but I've only read good things about it. There's a also a decent size wooden kids playground, two Olympic sized swimming pools which are open seasonally for both residents and non-residents at different prices for each group, a large Christmas light display and a good amount of parking/space for special events. Speaking of special events, what a treat it was to inadvertently show up during the Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival. All I can say about that is, Oh Boy! If you're in the area Nay Aug area, the park is worth a stop Fo Sho!. read more

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It's a huge park with plenty to see. I was there on 3/14/20, but it was easy to see how busy it could get in the Spring & Summer. Walking down to the gorge can be done through a few different trails. It would be nice if they were better marked, but you won't get lost. Unfortunately, many of the railings and fixtures have graffiti done with Sharpies. People have no respect. The foot bridge is a great place to see the waterfalls upstream and down. read more

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While checking for places in Scranton area to walk and hike I came across Nay Aug. didn't look like much online and even in yelp. My experience was great. Trails were a variety of paved, gravel, mulched and plenty of off shoots. Wide open space with limited restrictions and surprisingly clean. Multiple areas to view a decent waterfall and a covered pedestrian bridge. Multiple overlooks for all levels of hikers. Trail map is available it has decent levels and even a wooden playground for kids. All in all a great gem in an unlikely area. A must do for the area. read more

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AWESOME PARK! I absolutely LUV LUV LUV city parks! They are so fabulous. And this one is no exception. It is expansive with lots of fabulous sites along a varied selection of trails. It's also heavily shaded so it's wonderful to use during the Summer months even when it's hot & humid out! It's located up by the Hospital & the Everjart Museum of American Art. There's a public pool nearby & a fabulous waterfall. The river cuts right thru the park. read more

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Excellent. 1) This place is the best thing going for this city. 2) The best park was the Nay Aug Falls. When we went it was roaring. 3) Free and awesome. read more

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Cute little park. You would never even know it was here if you didn't live here or have Google Maps. The winter lights display is really nice and is donation-based. It's something cool for the kids that gets everyone out of the house while not having to leave the comfort of your warm car. read more

I like the wonder fall waterfall views. The waterfalls are great and so is the bridge that allows you to see the wonderful waterfalls from above. The trails are stroller friendly except for a couple spots where you have to climb down to access part of the rocks but you can easily carry a car seat down and leave the stroller 20 steps above you where there are steps.. sooo worth checking out. The kids enjoyed the park as well. We will be back tomorrow to check out the other side of the trails as we didn't finish today... you can definitely finish in one day, but we were crunching time so we had to leave after one side and the park. Look forward to returning. . read more

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A nice little summer spot for a walk or a run! If you find the waterfall, it's completely worth the visit. This was my favorite spot to get my summer exercise in when I was in Scranton. It's also a decent spot for a picnic! read more

The pool is a joke. We arrived at 145. They just opened at noon. And now the whole pool is shut down for a 15 min break while the 8 lifeguards are sitting under a tent on their phones???! WTH??? That is a rough job!!! SMH!! read more

Beautiful scenery but if you are going here , don't plan on jumping in any sort of waterfall area and stay out of restricted areas, even if they look okay to be around. Cops are watching for any trespassing because of the recent deaths going on in the park. Not worth ruining a nice day out and getting a citation. read more

Gorgeous park! Waterfalls, Playgrounds, Shady Spots to read a book... Paradise in little old Scranton :) read more

What a nice park in an otherwise drabby city. Don't expect to be in the mountains or in the great outdoors, but what they do have, they do it well. You'll find a nice treehouse, bridge over water, some train tracks, and a good amount of little trails. Though we came on a gloomy weekend, there was a lot of potential in this park for the summer months. If ever we're back in Scranton, this is a worthwhile place to visit, for sure. read more

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Although I would have preferred to give a five star, had to settle for the four because of the empty zoo (or rather a handful of animal housing facility). Nevertheless, the park has much much improved over the recent years. Its just sad that not too many people take advantage of this hidden gem tucked in one corner of the town. read more

A public park in downtown Scranton with a treehouse, a waterfall, and an Olympic size swimming pool??? This is a must visit place. I also love the different walking/hiking trails, seriously you can customize your own distance and pace. I even added rock skipping (and a little climbing) to get closer to the fall. read more

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Nag aug is a great park rather you are sight seeing, hiking, kids wanting to play, looking at the waterfall, biking, getting away to complete paperwork, walking for a stroll, or even doing portraits. It's animal friendly and absolutely a stunning park. I really love nay aug and I am so happy it's local. read more

Nice park, with paths in varying difficulty. A nice escape from the city and close to amenities. During the summer there is a swimming pool and activities for kids of all ages. read more

I had my very first date with the love of my life here, so I'm a little bit biased, but nonetheless, this park is breath-taking. Of course I have to mention the beautiful waterfall. During the summer months you can climb down the ravine and sit yourself atop it, as the river isn't too wide and you can easily jump across. And the myriad of trails that criss-cross the park are for beginners, so anyone can take a nice hike and experience the park's beauty. I also recommend taking a short walk to the treehouse so you can enjoy the views. Lastly, there are grills located on the north side of the park, past the pool and pavilion, that anyone can use and makes for a great cookout spot for a big gathering. It's right next to the playground, so great for the young kids and parents alike. Overall, this was my first experience in Pennsylvania's nature and I highly recommend for every city rat who has yet to visit. read more

Big park and nice stopping point for kids to get out and run around. It was a convenient stop for us as well...close to 81. Park is ALL in the sun though so it was HOT! A little difficult to find the way to the playground in this huge park! Surprising location in the middle of Scranton. read more

What a great place to spend the day! The big negative was all the glass on the trails as we were walking to the gorge. It's a shame people don't have more respect for nature. read more

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The park is nice the only issue is we do see a lot of people that are sketchy like homeless people and people swimming in the water I didn't think that was allowed I think that's dangerous and there is massive amounts of trash that people are not picking up I think there should be somebody walking around tracking and making sure that people clean up their trash because. That's really horrible there is kids that are around that play and also people are not picking up their dog poop I legit ran over it with my child stroller please pick up your dog poop that's disgusting and you're trash it's wrong and gross and lazy that you can't go throw your trash out because the park is really pretty I will be honest though I won't go without my husband because of the few people we saw last time homeless or whatever that we're just sitting on the bridge I just think there is illegal activity going on and it should be watched read more

Beautiful trails and scenery but DO NOT go into the restricted area and attempt to swim or jump off the cliffs. The rocks are very slippery and not safe; Police frequently watch the area and its not worth the $500 citation. Stay to the marked trails and you'll have a nice time!! read more

walking trails- check shade trees-check picnic area close to the playground-check swimming pool with a concession stand that only costs $5-check World's most coolest tree house??? Check Nice hidden gem in Scranton! read more

Very pretty park in a nice neighborhood of East Scranton great for a stroll,jog,fast-paced jaunt or swimming(even though local morons complain about paying to use the huge waterslide...a measly $5 for the whole day) The Everhart Museum is located here too and a tree house that the mayor constantly talks about! read more

Went to the pool today. The pools are huge and only had one lifeguard for each and was dangerously understaffed. The area was covered with litter and I took garbage out of the pool twice! Lots of kids are dropped off and have no adult supervision. Our kids had a great time on the slides but more than once a large group of kids cut the line. It's a shame. The park and treehouse were beautiful. read more

Nay Aug is a place that has potential beauty. The problem is its not kept up very well. Trails are littered with garbage. The pool is very nice, and the picnic area as well. Nice place to go for a walk or take kids to playground, but I just wish it was cleaned up a bit. It was really cool as a kid to go to the zoo that used to be here! read more

It's clean safe and free, except for the pool. Plenty of shade trees. Lots of little surprises. Bands play all summer and there are many other activities as well. There's a Christmas drive through display every year. It's a shame the tree for the tree house died. This town is poor so it's not likely going to be replaced. But it's a good park. read more

Best place to take a walk. Find and rehide painted rocks with your kids from scranton rocks on facebook.