Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site · PA
Caution · Photo Season
Just a reminder as the weather is starting to get nice, and people are thinking about where to take graduation, wedding, prom or formal, pregnancy, birthday, and any other type of photography or filming! We do have rules and regulations on what is or is not allowed and whether or not you need a permit. Violations may be ticketed. Please check our website under Plan Your Visit, Permits and Reservations!!! https://www.nps.gov/frhi/planyourvisit/permits.htm
More information1 noticefrom the National Park Service
Information · Hours Changing
The Visitor Center at Friendship Hill National Historic Site is now open seven days a week from 9 AM to 5 PM! The grounds and trails remain open sunrise to sunset. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 724-329-2501 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/frhi
Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time he reduced the national debt, purchased the Louisiana Territory and funded the Lewis & Clark exploration. Gallatin's accomplishments and contributions are highlighted at Friendship Hill, his restored country estate.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/frhi
- Location
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site (39.775, -79.925)
Track your visit to Friendship Hill National Historic Site
NP Tracker keeps a record of every National Park Service unit you visit — all 430-plus of them. Log visits with dates and photos, collect passport stamps, plan trips, and watch your map fill in. It's free.
Passport stamp locations
- Gallatin House
Hours
Friendship Hill Grounds and Trailstoday: Sunrise to Sunset
- Sat Oct 3Sunrise to Sunset
- Sun Oct 4Sunrise to Sunset
- Mon Oct 5Sunrise to Sunset
- Tue Oct 6Sunrise to Sunset
- Wed Oct 7Sunrise to Sunset
- Thu Oct 8Sunrise to Sunset
- Fri Oct 9Sunrise to Sunset
The Park Grounds and Trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset, all year. Please note: While the park is open Sunrise to Sunset - the Gallatin House Visitor Center may be closed. If open, the house will be open 9 AM to 5 PM.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
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- Gallatin Housetoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Self-Guided Cell Phone Audio Tour15–180 minutes · 11 stops
Tour the grounds and Gallatin's house using your mobile device and the NPS App. Using the NPS App will use recorded audio of a Park Ranger that are throughout the park! Call 585-627-4152 and listen to stops 11 through 21. The first stop is right in the parking lot, before you start up the walkway to the Visitor Center. You can follow the stops in order or do them in whatever order makes sense to you.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.