Completed in 1931, North Park is sited 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in Hampton, McCandless, and Pine Townships.

The park features the largest man-made body of water in the county, over 75 acres (300,000 m2), bordered by four miles of woodlands.

Its swimming pool was one of the largest in the United States when it opened on July 5, 1937.

[citation needed] The park also offers a golf course, a large ice skating rink that was completed in February 1961, a movie theater, picnic groves, tennis courts, basketball courts, kayak rentals, a treetop obstacle course with zipline, and several miles of trails for walking, hiking, bike riding, and mountain biking, including trails for the visually impaired, known as the "Braille Trail.

North Park is also notable for their boathouse restaurant called "Over the Bar", which has a bicycle theme.