Hampton Woodlands in Allison Park, our first community from our Pittsburgh team, provides a rare opportunity to build an incredible new home in a beautiful tree-lined community of only 12 homes. Located in the award-winning Hampton Township School District, this quaint community offers proximity to Route 8 for easy travel, as well as charming local restaurants and shops. We’ve compiled a list of exciting attractions found in and around Allison Park that residents of Hampton Woodlands will enjoy!
Go Ape Outdoor Adventure Park
For a unique woodlands experience, homeowners should visit Go Ape Outdoor Adventure Park, an exceptional park that offers a combination of ziplining and engaging aerial obstacles. Boasting over 3,000 acres, the fun-filled park has a wide variety of activities from kayaking on a 75-acre lake to Tarzan swings and high-ropes courses.
Created to inspire guests to live life adventurously, Go Ape provides an exhilarating experience adapted to the surrounding environment. Visitors can experience a thrilling Treetop Adventure to discover a 440-foot zipline, 39 exciting obstacles and 40-foot-high platform swings.
Open to groups of all sizes and ages, this adventure is a wonderful experience to bring the whole family together, visit the park with friends and enjoy a one-of-a-kind outing!
Three Little Birds Café & Juice Bar
Discover a cozy café with lovely staff and exceptional coffee at Three Little Birds Café & Juice Bar! The café provides a great selection of fresh food and drinks including highlights such as breakfast burritos, panini sandwiches, lattes, cold brews, teas, fresh press juices and smoothies.
As a small business, Three Little Birds is also known for supporting the community and using farm-fresh produce from local farmers. With a goal to provide items primarily from other local small businesses, café visitors can find weekly featured products from other Pittsburgh-based small businesses.
Three Little Birds offers a charming atmosphere, as well as healthy eats and sweet treats that Allison Park residents won’t want to miss!
Katie’s Clay Studio
Get creative at Katie’s Clay Studio, a full-service ceramic and art studio where guests can participate in various art classes and projects. From Paint Your Own Pottery to Pottery Wheel Throwing, Clay Hand Building, Glass Art, Wood Art, Canvas Painting and Tie-Dye projects, the studio provides a lovely local opportunity to create unique art.
With classes for artists of all skill levels, this is the perfect place to learn the basics and create special masterpieces. Katie’s Clay Studio offers events for participants of any age including art classes for date nights, various kid’s camps, family fun nights, Dad workshops and Mommy and Me programs.
With a friendly staff and an amazing selection of art programs, this studio is an adorable local gem that homeowners will cherish!
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
Connect with nature at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves and environmental education centers in western Pennsylvania. Comprised of 134 acres, Beechwood is home to more than 5 miles of walking trails and a nature center, as well as a variety of outdoor experiences such as discovery walks and in-depth field experiences.
Guests can also visit the reserve’s newer additions, Audubon Center for Native Plants and DiscoverGround. Here, visitors can take a look at various plants that attract birds and butterflies or participate in outdoor play opportunities for young children.
This nature haven is a wonderful spot to take children of all ages to explore scenic views of nature and gorgeous walking trails!
Parks and Recreation
Visit North Park, a 3,075-acre facility featuring a 65-acre lake where visitors can fish and kayak. This park offers plenty of amenities for the whole family including a golf course, pool, ice rink, ball fields, nature center, shelters, hockey rink, walking trails and even off-leash pet areas for furry friends!
Explore 629 acres of gorgeous nature scenery surrounding a 16th century Tudor-style mansion at Hartwood Acres Park. Hartwood Acres uniquely provides daily mansion tours, tea parties, an off-leash dog area, and cross-country skiing and hiking trails. On the grounds of Hartwood Acres, guests can also discover numerous sculptures, a meadow, formal gardens, a stable and an amphitheater that currently hosts Movies in the Park on Wednesday nights in the summertime!
Find the perfect place to play within Hampton Community Park! This beautiful 195-acre recreational area includes a community center, outdoor pool, nature trails, pond, playgrounds, horseshoe pit, soccer fields, baseball fields, sports complex with various ball courts and several park pavilions complete with picnic tables and charcoal grills.
To learn more about Hampton Woodlands, and other upcoming Pittsburgh communities near these Allison Park attractions, visit www.foxlanehomes.com/pittsburgh-suburbs.